Production + Songwriting
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Hey there, welcome to my production tab. Let’s get into it. A little about me as a producer… I'm a keys-first multi-instrumentalist dabbling in piano, guitar, saxophone, and violin (I could never actually perform violin, but for production purposes I can make it work pretty well). I'm constantly learning and that's what I love about production—most of the time the best ideas are things you've never actually done before. You just kind of stumble onto them. As a songwriter first, I loved the way each song came together differently from the last, and I love that production can add even more variance to that process; for that reason, I'm a huge fan of letting the production inform the songwriting, and vice versa. I believe the best records require the best out of the songwriting, production, and the marriage of the two.
This all started with my own artist project (click any other tab for more) as I started going into Degraw Sound in Brooklyn at the end of 2020 to make records with producer Harper James. I still do and I'm always trying to learn more. Over these last few years, what began as a desire for more fluency in the language of production and recording turned into an infatuation. Eventually, I started collecting gear of my own to see what I could do—really just because I wanted to spend more time making music—and I've been adding to it ever since. Then finally, I moved to a new place in Brooklyn with the intention to put together the perfect space. And while it's a perpetual work-in-progress, it's even more than I could've hoped for. I call it Arcade Sound.
Arcade SOund - Brooklyn, NY
The ultimate “bedroom” studio located in Williamsburg Brooklyn right off of the Metropolitan Av-Lorimer St subway station (L/G trains). Founded in 2023, this is the first iteration of what is sure to be a string of future professional spaces for me. With an emphasis on organic sounds and eclectic arrangement, Arcade Sound's ever-growing collection of instruments and gear has been curated to further inspire the inspired artist, and stumble into those happy accidents you can only find in a studio.
Gear List:
Recording:
Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD
Monitoring/Headphones:
ADAM A7
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
Microphones:
Shure SM57 x2
Shure SM7B
Stam Audio SA47 MKII (Neumann U47 clone)
Outboard:
Universal Audio 6176 (610B Preamp + 1176LN Compressor)
Keys:
Mellotron Micro
Moog Minimoog Model D (1976)
Roland Juno-106
Teenage Engineering OP-1
Yamaha B3 Piano
Guitars & Other string instruments:
Fender American Telecaster
Fiddlerman 5-string Master violin
Gibson LG-1 (1964)
Wind instruments:
Hohner Performer-37 Melodica
Selmer TS44 Tenor Saxophone
Drum Machines:
Korg Volca Beats
Pedals:
Boss RV-6 reverb
DigiTech Dirty Robot
Strymon BlueSky reverb
Plug-ins
Antares (Auto-Tune + Harmony Engine)
Fabfilter
iZotope RX Elements
Ozone 10
Soundtoys 5
Universal Audio (1176, Pultec, Fairchild, LA-2A, etc.)
Waves (various)
+ more
REleased WOrks:
Services:
Production - the whole enchilada—making a record. In-studio collaboration, with additional remote work as necessary, with all the toys in the studio at our disposal. It looks different every time, but we'll find our way to the promised land.
Additional Production - remote or in-person, whether it's layers of synths, stacks of sax, scratchy strings, percussive piano, etc. I'll try to elevate what's already there with fresh ears and a unique production perspective.
Songwriting - back to basics, my first love. Let's work together to fine tune something you already have or write something from scratch—nowadays I mostly co-write as part of the production process, but I'm always open to writing a great song.
*contact me below to connect and we can talk approach, process, rate, etc. in full detail