Songwriter, Producer, Mixer

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

A: I produced a bunch of music back in 2014 for a documentary called "Crack In The System" about the involvement of the CIA in the crack epidemic in LA in the 80s and 90s.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: Jazz Guitar

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

A: I just got here

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Analog is best sounding, digital is most practical

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

A: We will stay true to the song

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: Being creative

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

A: Q: How much? A: Whats your budget?

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

A: That it should take a long time

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What are your goals? What music has influenced you the most? What are three reference songs that can capture the vibe of what you are going for?

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

A: Be open minded and lets work!

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

A: 2 Acoustic Guitars, 3 Hand Drums. No electricity right?

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

A: I have been involved in music over 30 years

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Ever-changing

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

A: So many

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Using white noise can sometimes help balance a mix quickly.

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

A: You name it!

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: Empathy

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: Perspective. Often times the artist is so close to their work that an outside perspective can help bring the project to vision.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Talking with the client to get a feel for their needs, goals and general vibe of the project and then going from there to develop the song. Everything must serve the song!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I currently am working on Mac using mainly Logic Pro and Protools.

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

A: Jimi Hendrix got me into guitar. Reggae and Funk productions from the 70s is what got me heavy into Bass guitar, Drums and Production.

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

A: I would say the most common type of work I do for my clients is taking their rough lyric and melody ideas and working with them to create complete, fully arranged, mixed and mastered radio ready tracks.