OOC: A nice read there :)

I’m a fan of your work (Steph smiles warmly in appreciation). You seem very passionate about this new engineering stuff? What is the most exciting part about engineering your own album?

Thank you David! Well it’s not just engineering stuff to me (laughs). This is the architecture of music. Most and I mean most artists and bands nowadays are built around top engineers, without them they are nothing. So it’s a big deal. The whole excitement of it, It’s just fun. I just simply enjoy doing it. It doesn’t really go beyond that. You have to love it, to do it.


You’ve recently revealed that you suffering from a disorder called Schizophrenia. Does that in any way challenge your abilities as a sound engineer?

Yeah….. It challenges me in everything I do. It could be writing, or just simply putting something together. Schizophrenia didn’t really hit me hard until last year. That’s when I really began suffering from it and started taking medication. But I’m off of it right now. But for people who don’t know, people with Schizophrenia have trouble processing thoughts and you start go a little crazy in the head and the first thing that comes into your mind, which might not a be a reality of what you wanted, you tend to grab on to it, in fear. Which can be pretty dangerous, luckily, I doesn’t affect me majorly like I’ve seen it affect other people. But it affects my abilities, because sometimes, I have the idea in place, and I can’t process it well. This is why I always have a hard time finishing certain things, interviews, or anything in general. I might begin a project and just leave it in the dust, because I can’t continue for some odd reason. I have it there, it just doesn’t come through….

That’s one of the most frustrating things ever. This sort of thing affects your mood, your life in general. It’s not the best thing to have.




Good question! The way I constructed this album, I pretty much took it song by song. Once I wrote the lyrics of a song, I would go and record it immediately after. There was some pre-production involved, for a more detailed explanation, you can check out on my website, but basically to summarize everything, I created a machine that allowed me to create unique sounds and music pieces that mimic other instruments that I had already had composed. I applied that when necessary to most of the songs on the album. That pretty much touches base on the pre-production.

Everyone works differently, especially if you’re working with someone who has more knowledge of the art and can guide you through. I did this completely on my own, so the process is not something I’d recommend to anyone just yet, but it works for me.
But basically, once I finished recording a raw cut of the song, I would listen to the acapella piece over and over until I grew sick of it…….until I lost trust in my own voice and in my own message. I think what happens when you write a song a lot of ideas start to flood into your creative side of the brain and if you suffer from Schizophrenia, it becomes difficult for you to process all of it. So you have to take a second off that rushing moment and be realistic with yourself. And arrange those ideas and process them carefully. Which once again Schizophrenia doesn’t help at all (laughs)

But once that is finished I pretty much just experimented with the concept of the song and applied it to sound board. I looked for the tone, and what type of instrumentation would be cohesive and make sense with the song, and that pretty much brings the song to life. I had to make a connection with song and machinery. That takes time, you have to sit and look at every bit and re-arrange it until it's right. You have to look at things from all ends.

If you’re running, your heart beat grows faster. If you’re angry, you’re heart beat grows faster. If you’re lyrics are angry, there has to be a lot more going on in that sound board. That sort of thing created the sound of “Free”. What you will also notice with the album, is that it progresses. It’s a journey deeper into the atmosphere I created. In the end, the listeners will face off with the “Poetry Monster” track. It will feel like you’re falling backwards, and takes you back to Track 1. It’s a pretty cool experience. that sort of thing connects everything together.



As I’ve said before, this album is not something you can get into, but get out of. I didn’t make the album to please anyone’s opinion about me, I made the album for myself, for you to listen to it and possibly connect to it. So it’s almost like listening to me through you.


Well thank you for taking time out, to do an interview with a random website like us. (I laugh shamelessly at the truth) We honestly did not expect you to stop by, since we’re no Rolling stone or anything of that. So we are more than honored. Is there anything else you would like to say?

It's my pleasure. People like to put others down from their proclaimed pedestal or point of view. Well if you look at my album, it could not be made in the 80’s or before that. It's pretty modern, I will agree. But take time to listen to it, and look out of the perspective. After all, it's my album, and my vision. It's been a pleasure to be here, be easy and stay fierce (giggles)!

OOC: Part 2 was just as good as part 1 :)