You’re working with Superior Drummer 3 on a daily basis. To you, which is the standout feature that you can’t do without?
It’s just such a perfect tool. It can sound great straight out of the box, but has an unparalleled level of detail and control. I’m still finding things now that allows me to perfect my sound, like routing the bleed of a particular drum in a particular mic to a separate output to process it individually.

You often use the program all the way from idea to finished production. With that in mind, total creative control must be important?
Yes, and the ability to swap out kits and even individual drums is fantastic. Along with the layering and routing options and the various SDX libraries it really is the perfect all-encompassing virtual instrument for drums.

Out of all the different avenues you write for (TV, commercials, film, etc.), is there one you specifically favor? And is there a big difference to your creative process depending on what the track is for?
Movies often have temporary scores already, so you have a clear direction of where you are heading. Sports themes can be wide open and require you to come up with a lot of different ideas before finding the right vibe. I often have clear ideas in my head about music, before sitting down to write, so the creative process is pretty much the same. I love scoring to picture, but in my recent themes for NHL on TNT and MLB on TBS, I got to work with a full orchestra, which is just a dream.