Audio Mixing and Mast Engineer

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

A: The latest project I worked on I’m real proud about was about a month ago Hey soul with SouthSideSu called. Ochie Wally freestyle I’m proud of us all because you got like 20,000 views in like three weeks and that was like one of the first songs we release my role Was the audio engineer I record it mixed and mastered it

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Right now and I’m working on A album with SouthSideSu an EP with Ke’ Nasty and some tracks with Laroo tha hard hitta.

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

A: I don’t know them personally but I seen a lot of good great engineers on here that I would might recommend I just can’t think of their names at the moment but there’s a lot of great engineers on here

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: For me Analog it just as a thick rich sound I feel can’t be duplicated in the digital realm

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

A: I promise to deliver.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Making the client happy you know when they complement me And them having the finished product they could be proud of

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

A: How long I’ve been doing this. For a long time

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

A: Am I allowed to be creative or do you already have a vision of what you want

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: Am I allowed to be creative or do you already have a vision of what you want

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

A: This is no longer just your project, it just became our project.

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

A: Headphones a keyboard a multi track recorderMicrophone and the power generator

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

A: I’ve been mixing says the late 90s early 2000‘s my career path been a very good one I myself released the album in 2003 release a compilation and 2005 with multiple different artists on there which I was the audio engineer. I did two albums for a guy name Kapoet. Work with numerous of artists and just released an EP this year 2018 by an artist name SouthSideSu. So you know I’m just working and I’m currently still barbering

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Clean Banging uniqueSome say even different but overall I just give you me

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

A: Once I said Jay Z. But I would say Kendrick Lamar the man creativity his Passion For music his innovation as a lyricist is just fucking awesome I would love to sit down and get inside his brain. The guy is smart.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Yes and I feel is a very important one over allLeave here from the mastering at least -6 to -4 dB I know most people say -3 dB I’ve just gotten a lot of good results with negative for

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

A: Rap music some R&B But I wouldn’t mind venturing off into different genres of music

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill set would have to be providing a very polished detailed and clear mix that resonates to the Listener

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Creativity understanding and life

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: First I listen to a song are track to get the vibe on where the artist are beat maker is taking they’re music. Once I get the feel of the vibe I get from the music are so to say see they’re vision I get to work. Using the necessary tools I feel that is needed to help translate the feel and vibe of the music through signal processing.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I have a nice home studio, I have a Mac Yamaha monitors Apollo twin in the face complete waves plug-ins slate digital Plug-ins and UAD

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

A: Recording Mixing and Mastering

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

A: I'm inspired by guys like Young Guru, Tony Maserati,Dr. Dre, Chris Lord Alge

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: what are you working on, what do you need done, how soon you need it done, how much is your budget.

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

A: Have patience, and get ready for some good music.

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

A: laptop, interface, Neve preamp, u87, headphones

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style, T-FATS A.k.A 3ple Fat you know make it dope. I like to find the sonic signature of the song and bring that sound out, no 2 songs are the same to me,

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

A: Jay Z, the man lyric game is crazy.. and I would like to take him out the box of the conservative vocal mix he use to.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Listen with your heart and ears.

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

A: Hip-Hop, R&B

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Vocals and FX.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A professional skill set and tools to accomplish whatever required to bring out the best of the song..

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: My work process consist of 100% focus completely immersed in the song. listing to identify the problems, Brian storm solutions, tying solutions, evaluate the results.

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

A: I'm inspired by guys like Young Guru, Tony Maserati,Dr. Dre, Chris Lord Alge

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

A: Recording and Mixing