Session guitarist, producer

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

A: Mac Tire is offering sound design, compositions and session guitar/bass services here on SoundBetter! Check him out, he's super creative in sound design and has a unique style of playing guitar and bass. Here's the link to his profile: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/218179-mac-tire

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

A: One of the most interesting recent works is the composition of the music for a videogame. I composed a lot of music for that project and it was really challenging, but super funny!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Based on my current setup, digital! Analog is definitely more fascinating, good analog stuff is expensive. I prefer smarter solutions and now the digital reaches really high levels!

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: The recording/editing process. I really like that.

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

A: They usually ask me what kind of guitar tracks I can record. The answer is: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar. No music genres limits!

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

A: I don't only put the jack in my guitar and record. I spend time on my customer's request, studying the best solution for his project, then record the guitar track and then edit the tracks to improve their sound. So, even a few seconds recording, can take some hours of work.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I always ask for references, to figure out what the client is looking for.

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

A: Don't hire the fist provider you find in the search results. Take a look to some profiles and find out the best provider for your needs.

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

A: I've been doing this for about 6 years.

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

A: Jacob Collier, because he's mind-blowing.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Don't be predictable.

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

A: Acoustic, Rock, Pop

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Playing guitar and arranging songs!

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I'm working on 2 different music releases for my personal projects. Then, I just finished to make the music for a videogame, it was funny.

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

A: You'll love what you'll get, I promise that.

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

A: Acoustic guitar, macbook with all my stuff on, audio interface, jack cable, hard disk. That's all the essential stuff I need to work.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Polyhedric.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Groove, appeal and feeling.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I ask for references to get an idea of what my customer is looking for, I study the references and find a way to make something original and super-modern starting by that. I love music harmony, so I often use harmony tricks to create unusual chords progressions.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I work on both Logic Pro X and Studio One. I mainly use a Breedlove acoustic guitar (amazing instrument) and a PRS electric guitar. For the composition works, I use a professional sound library used by the greatest composers in the world.

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

A: I recently discovered Billie Eilish that really blows my mind out with that kind of music production. Then, I find inspiring Tal Wilkenfeld, Petteri Sariola, Joni Mitchell and so many others.

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

A: I usually do guitar recording and composition works.