A lot of people still aren’t quite sure what I do. That’s understandable. I wear a lot of hats, and I don’t always explain things clearly. So I figured I’d answer a few of the most common questions I get behind the scenes. This is FAQ #1.
Q: What exactly do you do?
A: Mostly, I contribute to the creation of song recordings – Intellectual property. Either by writing, composing, producing, contributing vocals, mixing, and sometimes mastering. Anything it takes to create a completed sound recording intended for commercial use, I’m in the room.
Q: Why don’t you do live performances?
A: No interest in that side of the business whatsoever. While I understand that many people know me as an “artist” - because I release songs on my own, my main objective in doing that is partially to create a resumé via song catalog and sometimes it’s for the sake of pitching to sync opportunities (more on that in another post). Also, I look at the vocalist in a song as the main instrument in the song recording. Sometimes I’m the best instrument for that particular song 🤷🏽♂️.
Q: What style of music do you make?
A: Because of my voice texture and the fact that most people know me as an artist, I usually get placed in Alternative R&B. However, I have my hand in many pop songs, Christmas music, a little taste of Folk and Jazz (as a mixer) and even J-Pop (Japanese Pop)!
Q: Why haven’t you “blown up” yet?
A: Blowing up isn’t always the goal as it doesn’t automatically equal success in the music industry. That said, I’ve had my fair share of opportunities but missed them for various reasons. I’ve had some wins that wouldn’t register to people outside the industry, but they were major moves for me.
Q: Do you still release new music?
A: Yes. Not nearly as frequently as a dedicated artist but I try to do at least a few songs per year. You can keep up with this particular aspect of me by following me on ANY of the streaming platforms and Insta.
