• Efficiency - Time is never on your side in the studio, so I take pride in working efficiently to make sessions as productive as possible. Whether that be through detailed session plans or simply making sure equipment is up to spec and ready to go, I always aim to maximise the amount of time spent actually recording.

• Context - Each session is unique, and there's no blanket solution to get the appropriate sound for a track. Genre, tone, emotion and time period play a huge role in microphone choice, placement, and processing, as well as how a session is ran. Some genres suit live tracking well, others rely more on overdubbing for a particular sound - it's all about context.

• Experimentation - Sometimes finding the right sound might require unusual methods - I'm always open to try new ways to capture the sound an artist has in mind. I have an interest in using space in recordings, so will often experiment with a range of room microphones.

• Accuracy - My ultimate goal is to capture the best version of a performance. Even if I'm working in a genre I'm not familiar with or don't understand, I will always respect artistic choices and accurately translate them to a recording.

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