Hi, my name is Dawid. I've been working in sound engineering for over a year. During this time, I've been working and honing my skills in the Polish market, and now I'm moving to the international market. 🙂 I mainly work on rap tracks, but I'm open to new sounds.
I just joined this platform—is my profile empty? That doesn't mean my skills are either! I've been working on music for three years; I'm passionate about it and constantly developing new skills to improve my skills. I completed a sound engineering course in Poland, which gave me a solid foundation. For over a year, I've been working with artists from the Polish hip-hop underground, and to develop my skills, I'm also opening up to the international market!
All details are negotiable, I am open to cooperation proposals 🫡
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Languages
- Dutch
- English
- Polish
Interview with Dav
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I never finish too quickly. In fact, I mix in a few hours, but then the song matures like wine. Every day I sit down with fresh ears and pick up new things that need improvement. I compare it to the reference track and bring it closer to perfection until I sit down and find new things to improve.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: It all depends on its character. A more relaxed or old-school sound works well with the warmth of the bass, and it's worth sacrificing some clarity for the warmth of the overall sound. Modern rap, on the other hand, demands high clarity and special effects; here, everything depends on the client's requirements. Some parts can be sung from behind a fog, while others can be distorted along with the bass.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: First, basic processing, which means trimming the vocals and adjusting the volume. Then, the lead vocal, emphasizing its desired, well-sounding characteristics and reducing unnecessary frequencies and harshness. Then, I adjust the mix to match the other vocals, sung in different keys, deeper, or more dynamic, and set the boosts to emphasize important moments without reducing the overall clarity. Then, using sample compression, I blend the vocals with the beat. I add some space to the whole thing with the verb. Then, the master, where I further blend the vocals with the beat, adding clarity. Finally, I adjust the sound to the platform standards.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I'm still in school, so I work in my room, on a Mac and Logic Pro. It has legal plug-ins, but I always prioritize the quality of a few plug-ins over many inferior ones. Outside, I have small JBL104 monitors that fit the room's layout, headphones that I sometimes use as reference for my productions, and a keyboard for beats. A simple setup—upp—but incredibly effective, driven by passion.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: As a music lover, I draw my influences from many sources, from techno like Crystal Castles, to reggae like The Congos, to the compositions of Isao Tomita. However, it was rap that made the greatest impression on me, both from my native Poland like Żabson and Yung Adisz, and from foreign sounds, both old-school like Eminem and Snoop Dogg, and modern like Travis Scott and Childish Gambino.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I am responsible for mixing and mastering, i.e. processing the sound through a DAW, giving it a sound that is suited to the concept of the track. Classic old-school sounds sound good with a warm bass, while modern, aggressive tracks blend well with rough vocals.
