Do you wear different hats as sound designer, musician, remixer and DJ/live performer?
It’s funny because I totally have to switch my way of thinking when working in these different modes. When I do sound design I am usually working on projects with other companies, and have to do a fair amount of research into different musical scenes, and try to find the sounds that work consistently across many different genres. So I treat it like a research project where I research the target market audience, and then go in and try to create the most inspiring sounds to that audience. If I am working on my own sound design, I switch gears, and try to create the most unique interesting sounds that haven’t been heard before. As a musician I also have to research quite a bit about art and new technology, as it helps me be more creative within my own musical compositions. I try to stay as cutting edge as possible with my musical architectural sonic works, to keep the musical experience as unique as possible. With my live shows, I am constantly testing new things, and experimenting with n