Frequently Asked Questions

My office hours are 10AM to 6PM, Monday through Friday. During these hours, I’ll be fully focused on bringing your project to life. I’m happy to make exceptions for scheduling recording sessions and rehearsals. However, other work outside of these hours will incur a surcharge. Your project is planned out and scheduled in sprints so we’ll rarely have to consider that as an option.

• is focused on the long-term results of your music instead of chasing trends and virality
• makes music that impacts both minds and hearts
• is very collaborative and wants a creative partner
• can handle constructive criticism and their ideas being challenged
• draws from Jazz, R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, or Gospel (not much of a CCM fan — sorry not sorry lol)
• actually has a sense of humor and can take a joke (this matters when you’re neck deep in hours of studio work)

If that sounds like you, then I say we should hop on a call to see how I can maximize your music’s potential.

With the exception of recording sessions, you can get work done outside of my operating hours for a surcharge if I agree to the work. In almost all cases, this is not needed because we’ll have prepared a plan and schedule to stick to for your project.

We’ll communicate via email mainly and use phone or video calls as needed. I stick to email to ensure that you have a smooth and professional experience. So, please don’t text or DM me anything related to your project. If something is really urgent, then it’s best to call me.

If you ghost me for 30 days at any point during our project, then I will pause your project until a date to resume work is decided.

We will not be locked into an exclusive deal. While I’m working on your project, I can also take on other clients.

We’ll set up a clear set of boundaries to keep the project focused, manageable, and within your budget. This includes limits on pre-production, rehearsal time, session hours, studio sessions, and musicians.

Additionally, there are caps on how long a single recording session can last, how many consecutive days we can book for long sessions, and how many audio files we’ll handle per master. This ensures we stay efficient without overextending resources.

Every song and project is different so things vary. But if I’ve reviewed your project in depth, then you should have a ballpark idea of how things should go.

If we haven’t talked yet, then you should know that on average my process takes 25 to 35 hours to fully produce a song from start to finish. Sometimes things can be shortened when I have batches of relatively similar songs to work on.

I like to break up projects into sprints and schedule things to correspond with your payments if we have a retainer situation. Together, we’ll set clear milestones that outline the project’s start, pre-production, recording, and post-production phases. Delivery will be scheduled around these milestones, ensuring we stay on track and on time.

This will be a tentative schedule because life will ‘life’ hard sometimes. I like to keep room for flexibility in those cases. And I cannot control how fast you work or communicate.

You can cancel or reschedule a session without incurring any fees if you provide at least 72 hours’ notice. Too little notice will result in a surcharge for rebooking. I understand emergencies can happen so I usually make an exception once per project.

Most of the time the answer is yes. Some of the recording studios I use has a limit on how many people can be present at once. Also anyone that impedes the session, meeting, or our ability to work will be asked to leave.

YOUR TEAM: If you want to bring your manager, or label rep, then they are welcome to our meetings and sessions. For writing sessions, please only invite people that are going to be co-writers of course.

GUESTS: If you want to invite people that’s not involved in the production to in-person, studio sessions, then please clear that with me prior to the session. They are not welcome in any other type of meeting.

If you need anything beyond what’s outlined in the agreement, just ask. We’ll handle those as additional services with extra fees, and I’ll provide estimates where needed. If I anticipate that we need more work/service outside our initial scope, then we’ll have an honest discussion about how to move forward.

We’ll talk it over — and if I agree — then we’ll adjust our plan. For additional services, I’ll make sure it’s doable and reasonable for your goals while also considering the time my other clients need before agreeing to the work. Your investment and schedule will be adjusted accordingly.

I’ll send you the deliverables in batches for your feedback based on the phase we’re in. You’ll have two weeks to share your thoughts for each batch in a single response. Any other decision-makers in the project will have to filter their feedback through you and include it with your response.

After that, I’ll provide a revised version within one week. We’ll close all revisions once the mixing is approved and we’re ready to start mastering. 

My goal is to make sure your vision is fully realized. So, I don’t have a preset limit on how many rounds of revisions we can do. However, if I notice that requests are becoming excessive, I will likely pause the process to ensure we’re aligned on our goals. Also if you want any revisions after mastering has started or the project is closed, then that is charged on an hourly basis.

If you’d like to get feedback from others, I’m happy to accommodate that! Just make sure they follow my instructions. Remember, I’ll only respond to you, so it’s important that whoever you get feedback from understands this. Any feedback not coming directly from you or that doesn’t follow my guidelines will need to be ignored.

Every song is different. Some songs just take a sprint to complete and others need a flight around the world. That means if we agree that any song needs like 12 rounds of revisions, then it’ll get 12 rounds of revisions as part of the original payment.

However, it’s just as likely that something may be wrong if we have to significantly pass a third round for any song. In those situations, I’m going to slow down to ensure that we’re on the right track. If it’s my fault that we have to do an extra round, then I’ll take responsibility for it — no questions asked.

There are two situations when I do charge for extra revisions. First is if you insist on unnecessary revisions. This is NOT about differences in creative opinion because I’m here to serve your vision. This would be like artists not making up their minds about what they want or changing the scope of the production at the last hour.

Second is if my directions are not followed. I’ll give a warning because everybody makes mistakes. These will be billed based on an hourly rate with a two-hour minimum. I’ll provide you with an estimate, and any extra charges will be handled by invoice.

If you find yourself in the unfortunate scenario where you might have to stop a project, then let me know ASAP — preferably before the issue gets that far. I’m committed to seeing your vision through, so I want to consider all options before you abandon a project.

The initial Booking Fee is non-refundable. If you cancel or postpone, the amount paid up to that point is non-refundable too. If I need to cancel for any reason, you won’t owe anything beyond what you’ve already paid.

As far as files, you’ll get whatever has completed until that point unless we have to finalize a songwriter split sheet first. However, incomplete and drafted work, session files, and rejected materials will not be delivered.

Let’s clarify extending the schedule versus halting indefinitely. I’m happy to adjust the project’s schedule to work for both of us so long as you give me enough notice and communication.

Life will ‘life’ hard sometimes so we have to adapt. Ideally, you’d let me know as soon as you’re considering putting the brakes on your project. That way, I can still try to find a way to achieve your goals.

Now things are different in the other case. If we’re really pausing your project, there’s a postponement fee. You’re allowed one postponement, but any more than that and a new contract with updated rates will apply.

Resuming your project is subject to my availability and I don’t turn in files until the project is done and you’ve paid in full. Also, if the new project dates fall in a different calendar year, you’ll be subject to new rates.