How I work.

The process I follow across music and digital work. Direct, async, and deliberately simple. No account managers, no templates, no middle layer.

Music

From first message to final master. 2-3 days per song on average - depends on the genre, the track, and especially the vocal.

01

Brief

You tell me what you want, what references you like, and where you are in the project. Short message, one call if needed. No long onboarding forms.

02

Direction

I confirm the production direction, what I'll handle, and the rough timeline. If we're not aligned here, we don't move forward.

03

Production / Recording

Production from scratch, or recording your vocals into an existing session. Comping, tuning, editing - all in scope.

04

Mix

Full mix pass. I share a reference version for feedback.

05

Revisions

Two standard revision rounds included. Extra rounds depend on the situation - I don't count them when the work is real.

06

Master

Final master once the mix is locked. You get the release-ready file.

Digital

How I build software for Legacies and client projects. Same principle - clarity first, then execution.

01

Problem

What are we actually solving? If the answer takes ten minutes to explain, the scope isn't clear yet.

02

Scope

Smallest version that proves the idea. I'd rather ship a v1 in two weeks than a v5 in six months that nobody uses.

03

Build

I write the code. Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres, self-hosted. I don't hand work off mid-project.

04

Ship

Deployed to my VPS or yours. Live, measurable, real. No staging purgatory.

05

Iterate

Fixes and improvements based on real usage. The first version is never the last version.

Ground rules

  • Async first. Messages over meetings. Calls only when they actually unlock something.
  • Direct access. You talk to me. There's no assistant, no producer team, no A&R in between.
  • Contracts. Depends on the situation. For bigger projects, yes. For everything else - clarity in writing.
  • One standard. The bar is the same for a single song and a full software product. No filler.
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