Mix / Master / Record / Tune

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Currently working with a new artist named Roxanne.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both have there uses. Analog works great on the front end during the recording stage, where digital works wonders in the mixing stage, especially when i can have 20 1176's(compressors that cost a few thousand) all doing different things. I have yet to experience a studio with more than 8 of these wonderful compressors. Also, analog modeling technology and algorithms are becoming very accurate, so it makes using digital plugins a bit easier

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

A: I promise to work with you to make sure your dreams and goals are realized, without making things stressful. Creativity, i find, happens when someone is relaxed, which is the attitude i bring to my work, but just because i am relaxed does not mean i am lazy. I keep up with the pace, as well as maintaining an efficient work flow that is practical.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Music is something that is a part of my life, and has been since before i was born (unusual story there), so working in music is the one thing that i just like breathing to me.

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

A: How long will this take? Mixing is about 1 day, maybe 2 before we get into revisions. But that is all schedule dependent. Vocal tuning is about 1 day, depending on the amount of vocals. Editing, and almost everything else, is about a half to full day, depending, again, on the amount of tracks, length of song, and technical detail needed.

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

A: I went straight from graduating college, to interning and working my way up to an in house engineer at Platinum Sound Recording Studios. I then left Platinum after 4 years of not sleeping, and moved to Atlanta where i currently freelance, recording and mixing at a privately owned studio.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Listening to others and understanding what they are hearing, and want to hear

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

A: Most of my work involves mixing, however i still record, edit, and tune vocals on a frequent basis. Live band recordings happen sporadically, but are always a lot of fun

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

A: Yes, Lance Powell and Pablo D'Yviore are both talented engineers who i have personally worked with, and learned from.

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

A: have everything organized, and provide a few reference mixes that will allow a mixing engineer to hear your musical vision. Also, do not be afraid to communicate exactly how you feel. vague answers get vague results. the more precise you are, the more precise the fix will be.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What record(s) do you want this project to sound like, and what records do you want this project to beat? What would you say is the defining characteristic of your music? Who are your musical influences?

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style is about connection and quality. How a song connects to a listener is important, and your songs emotional connection has to be right. Once the connection is there, then it needs to be sonically, and stylistically, accurate.

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

A: Apogee Symphony 32x32, Uad satellite octo, Computer, Lexicon 960L, and SSL K9000 console. console is gear, so give me that and we are good

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

A: There is not one style that i usually work on. In one month, i went from country, to gangsta rap, to conscious hip hop, to singer songwriter, to alternative rock, to european electronic, to indie electronic/rock.