ARRANGING, PRODUCTION & WRITING
ARRANGING - I can flesh out your song into a working arrangement for multiple instruments, and write additional parts for your music such as backing vocals, horn lines, keyboard layers, or synth solos.
PRODUCTION - I can work with you to produce your track according to my signature style or your vision.
COMPOSITION & WRITING - I am open to commissions, and available for cowriting lyrics and/or music.
LIVE & STUDIO WORK
LIVE - I am available to hire for your live project, suitable for R&B, soul, pop, singer-songwriter, jazz, rock, & hip hop.
STUDIO - I am able to record vocals, keys and woodwinds from my home studio with high-quality results, or come to your session.
MUSIC DIRECTION - I can support artists and facilitate rehearsals and project development by providing a combination of services, including transcription, chart-writing, arranging, compiling resources and references, communicating information and parts to instrumentalists and vocalists, and leading rehearsals.
CONSULTING, TRANSCRIPTION & MORE
CONSULTING - I can provide professional feedback consultations on your work in progress, spanning songwriting, arrangement, and production techniques. Consultations can include detailed written feedback and example demo recordings.
TRANSCRIPTION & CHART-WRITING - If you’re a singer-songwriter and need your original songs transcribed into sheet music or chord charts, I can do that for you.
WEBSITE-BUILDING - I am knowledgeable in using Squarespace to build straightforward websites (like this one) and can help artists establish themselves on the web.
SPOTIFY PROMOTION - If you are a new or independent artist looking for someone to promote your single to Spotify playlists, I can do that for you.
OTHER - Open for inquiries about voice over and other commercial work.
LESSONS
UNDERSTANDING MUSIC - Jazz styles & interpretation, theory & improvisation, reading chord symbols & notation, analytical listening, learning by ear, transcription.
MAKING MUSIC - Songwriting, composition, chord progressions, arrangement, beat-making, DAW recording & production.
SAX - Embouchure, breath, articulation, rhythm, pitch, scales & patterns, tone-building, style, and repertoire.
VOICE - Jazz, R&B and pop technique, aural skills, breath, diction, rhythm, pitch, warm-ups and exercises, self-accompaniment, and repertoire.
KEYS - Aural skills, articulation & touch, phrasing, music analysis, scales & chords, pop piano and repertoire.
GEAR LIST
Nord Electro 5D 61 stage keyboard
Yamaha Reface CP mini keyboard
Native Instruments Kontrol A49 MIDI controller
Focal Shape 50 studio monitors
AKG C414 XLS multipattern condenser microphone
Aston Halo reflection filter
Sennheiser e935 dynamic cardioid microphone
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd gen audio interface
Tenor Madness TM Custom 500CL tenor saxophone
Haynes Amadeus AF700-BOF flute
Tambourines, shakers, miscellaneous percussion
SOFTWARE LIST
Ableton Live 11 Suite
Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Keyscape, Trilian & Stylus RMX
Native Instruments Komplete 12 Select
FabFilter Pro-Q 3, Pro-R 2, Pro-C 2
Soundtoys Effect Rack
Drum packs by The Kount, Efa Etoroma Jr. and King Chino
And much more…
CLIENTS
I have provided professional services to many artist clients across Canada and the United States, including:
Caylie Staples - chart-writing
Mayraki - session recordings
Sean Trudeau-Tavara - session recordings
Starship Mantis - session recordings, original verse
Elle McAndrews (Prod. Daggerss) - session recordings
Roman Riccio - session recordings, production consulting
Katherine Wilson - music direction, co-writing, chart-writing, website creation
Please use the form below to enquire about hiring me for your project!