Working with a producer saves time, removes guesswork, and helps ensure your music meets a professional standard. I bring experience, technical skill, and an objective creative perspective that’s hard to achieve when you’re doing everything yourself.

On top of that, trying to learn and execute a dozen different disciplines (writing, performing, recording, mixing, marketing, sales, etc.) is stressful. Each one can easily be a full-time job. There’s a reason top artists rely on different people for different roles.

It’s not because they have unlimited budgets. If cutting people meant saving money and keeping professional quality, they’d do it in a heartbeat. They rely on independent experts, because they know nobody can be a master of everything.

Bottom line: you should be making music, not giving yourself ulcers.

I understand every artist is working within constraints. I offer scalable services and can tailor a plan that fits your needs, whether that’s full production, mixing-only, or phased work over time.

Not at all. My job is to understand your artistic intent and amplify it, not replace it. You stay involved every step of the way.

AI can do some impressive things, but it can only mimic what others have created before. It is useful for sketching ideas, but can’t replace creative collaboration, emotional intelligence, or taste. It doesn't know how evoke human emotion by manipulating effects, EQ, compression or volume in reaction to each song's demands.

AI is like an emotionally stunted parakeet with a huge vocabulary; it can copy and sometimes combine what others have done before, but that's about it. For you, and for the next person, and the next, until everyone sounds flat and indistinguishable.

I bring human judgment, nuance, and experience that elevates your music. AI offers none of those things. It has never touched grass. It has never been in love, been happy, angry or sad. It has never been stranded in the wind or rain.

And the difference is not subtle. The musicians and industry pros whose attention you seek can spot an AI-generated production in a heartbeat, and I bet you can too. Your audience certainly can, or will soon be able to.

I want your legacy to mean more than that, and will make sure that your production reflects those gifts that make you unique, human, and unforgettable.

Every project is different, but I always provide clear timelines up front. I also build in time for artist feedback, revisions, and test mixes to make sure it comes out right, not rushed.

Definitely. “Raw” doesn't have to mean unpolished or unprofessional. I can preserve your vibe while making sure the final mix still translates well across all platforms.

Mastering:

- Usually, a  stereo, 24-bit 44.1kHz WAV or AIFF file, with a -6db peak. No Clipping!

48-bit  or 96-bit files are acceptable, also

- No limiting or other processing should have been done on the mix bus

- Reference track(s)

Mixing:

- 24-bit 44.1kHz WAV or AIFF files

48bit or 96 bit are OK also, but don’t upsample to get there

- ALL processing removed, except where it is critical to the sound.

Send dry and wet versions, if unsure

- All tracks start at zero, regardless of where the instrument starts playing

- All tracks edited, aligned, and properly labeled (no tracks labeled ‘audio 17’, etc.)

- Tempo, Key and Time Signature

- Relevant notes for the mix

- Reference track(s)

Full Stack Production:

- Songwriting is 90% or more  finished.

- All difficult parts have been learned and practiced

- Some form of demo recording has been created.

- An open, collaborative mindset. Expect to be pushed / challenged occasionally, not flattered.