Produce, Mix, Compose, Bass

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Communication. That's what it's all about, right? You want to speak directly to the listener, say something worth hearing, and inspire them not just to listen but to become part of the art you created. Do it right and the music becomes a shared work, owned just as much by the people who love it as those who created it in the first place.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Passion. There's more music out there than ever before. The tracks that rise to the top have an X-factor—a quality that inspires true emotion and keeps fans coming back again and again. My art is creating that inspiration.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Step one is listening: listening to the original idea of a track and to the artists who've created brilliant music that sounds similar. From there, we collect sounds, loops and recordings that feel like they're already part of the whole, that they always have been. We go for an airtight groove. It doesn't matter what kind of music it is, it needs to feel good and make the listener move their body. The sculpture is already in the marble, we just need to set it free. Vocals and groove often get the most attention. We build everything else to support them. I love the process. The journey is the destination.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I love the flexibility of digital, so I've built up an amazing library of synths, samples, loops and FX. I have a thing for classic synths, which I get from Arturia's amazing collection. My hardware is all UAD, and their incredible reproductions of legendary EQs, compressors, etc is a part of my regular workflow. At the center of it all is Ableton Live. I've worked with all the others in the past, but Ableton simply feels more creative than the rest.

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

A: I love artists who challenge themselves to create every aspect of a song or record. Prince is the classic example—he had his hands on everything, and you could hear the result in the way every shred of his art supported a long, winding story. These days, it's artists like Fred Again..., Porter Robinson and the late, great SOPHIE that have really created something special.

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

A: Working together to bring a song from initial inspiration to release-ready. We can start as small as a simple melody or as developed as a full demo. From there, we work together to create and record everything the song needs—we bring it life together. When it's ready, we mix, master and set up distribution.