Modern Pop Producer/Mixer

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: I am the executive producer for the Dark pop female artist Chymes and have been a key part of developing her sonic world! Her most recent EP was produced/Mixed by me and was loads of fun to work on!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I’m currently mixing/mastering a female synth wave pop song, producing/mixing/mastering a dark pop UK Garage style track for a Korean artist and producing/mixing/mastering a Dark pop French cinematic trailer. :)

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Matt Harris! Love his YouTube content

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital! Flexibility, reliability, features and new technology!

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: That I will be 100% invested in helping you reach your artistic vision when working on your song.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: I enjoy helping bringing an artists vision to life so their audience can experience the song the way they intended!

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: How would you like me to deliver the song? I request the demo mix, and the stems without heavy mixbuss or group processing and the vocals wet and dry. I have a PDF that I send to each customer that explains these requirements in detail and answers additional questions for a smooth process! :)

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: That I can make the song something it isn't. :) . It is difficult to make a bad recording sound like a great mix. I will always try to be upfront with people what I can actually do with the source material provided.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I like to know what DAW your song is currently in. I also ask for the without any heavy mixbuss and groups processing so I can bring the most out of your song. I recreate the energy in the reference mix with specific techniques to keep the hype and forwardness of heavy processing in a mix but without the song overall feeling small or "choked".

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: Let me know what your artistic vision is and what you feel is missing from your current production/mix.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: Metric Halo Channel Strip
 Pro-MB Pro-Q4 Schepps Omni channel Ghz Faraday Limiter

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I have been producing, mixing and mastering for 15+ years. I grew up in a musical family and during my school years I was in countless bands as a guitarist. I then studied music at university with a Double Major in Guitar and Creative Production and have been writing, producing, mixing, mastering ever since.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: The style I strive towards is refined, spacious and modern sonics with production that grooves and makes you feel something.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: Right now it would be Mako (Arcane TV Series executive music producer) as I love his musicality and dark pop/ cinematic elements. Would be amazing to work with him as a producer.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Less is more! If you want something to feel larger, before you add more layers, try adding reverb/delay effects to the sound and turning everything else down!

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: I usually find myself working on all genres of electronic music from Pop or Dark Pop all the way to modern cinematic trailers or EDM.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: To interpret the artists musical goal for the song and not get In the way of the artists vision.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring modern production techniques to enhance the emotionality and musicality of the song while also adding the final polish to add the “sounds like a record” feel.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: The process really depends on a song by song basis, but for example when mixing, I like to hear where the current mix is at and hear any references the artist has for their tracks sonic vision. From there I’ll rebuild the gain structure to feel fuller, more open and more exciting. From there I then rebalancing the mix toward the reference track but within context of what works with their current songs musicality. I usually request the lead vocals with and without processing as I feel the quality of the vocal processing really determines the quality of the overall mix and requires additional attention to detail. :)

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: My studio setup is streamlined with the latest and greatest software plugins for music production and mixing (1200+ plugins lol) . I work in Ableton Live and Studio One with Genelec 8431A speakers, Fostex Th900 Mk2 headphones and an RME interface.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: Im inspired by Ian Kirkpatrick, Manny Marroquin, Luca Pretolesi and of course, Serban and Alex Ghenea

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I find myself mostly working with other producers or artists to help develop their sound in the mixing or production process to elevate the sonic quality of their music and through unique modern production techniques.