A great mix can make a mediocre song stand out above a great song, and a great song stand much much farther above others.
It is the difference between them hearing it and feeling it. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?Ī: Mixes make all the difference in the world when it comes to how a listener will perceive your song. If that's the case, they wouldn't be changing anything. Once the song is mixed, it should sound exactly as the mixer intended. Getting it loud is one thing, but mastering requires the average of two sets of ears as well as two rooms. And no matter what anyone tells you, a real master is NEVER done by the person who mixed the song. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?Ī: Mixing and mastering are two COMPLETELY different things. Helps create depth, harmonics, and impact that digital just cant quite capture.Ī: I love the feeling of playing an entire project through from start to finish, hearing the continuity, and saying to myself "I did that." I take a lot of pride in helping others' visions come to life. At some point, I feel there should definitely be actual audio components in the chain. There is only so much that 1's and 0's can do when it comes to sonics. There are things about both that are all valuable parts of the process. Phenomenal songwriter and really dope vocalist.Ī: Both. She's actually who told me about this site.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?Ī: Actually, there is. Q: What are you working on at the moment?Ī: Currently mixing Kat Deluna's new album, including the single "What A Night" ft. It debuted as the #1 album in the country on Billboard and had 4 top 5 singles. What was your role?Ī: Definitely Jill Scott's "Woman" album. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?Ī: Would love to work with Bruno Mars. For the most part, I listen to what they send me as a demo and try to work around their original instincts. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?Ī: Sometimes I will ask if there are particular things mix wise that they want to achieve or if they have any particular songs they want me to reference during the process. Also, I value anyone that trusts me with their vision. And I would always want to be spoken of highly. I put the same care into an up and coming independent project that I would into any of the top major label projects. My reputation has been built on not cutting corners. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?Ī: My promise to my clients. It's about how what you hear makes you feel. If I was to have 5 pieces of gear, I would have to pick (aside from my computer and plug-ins) an SSL X-Rack for summing, my Black Lion modded Avid HD I/O interface, Neve 1073, Tube Tech, CL1 B compressor, and Telefunken ELA M 251 microphone.Ī: Musicality. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?Ī: Technically, If I were stranded on a desert island, there probably wouldn't be any electricity so none of it would probably do me any good.