Q. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.

        

A. My name is Christian Wright and I'm an audio engineer, music producer, and keyboardist.  I’m from the DC area, and I’ve been doing music for over 15 years.  During that time I’ve worked with many of the local bands, most notably the band “Mambo Sauce”, who created the catchy local hit “Welcome to DC”.  I’ve also worked with some other local greats, such as the late Chuck Brown and Chucky Thompson.  I’ve recently made the move to Atlanta in hopes of taking my music career even further.

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Q. What was your formal introduction to engineering and what about it did you find alluring?

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​A. My introduction to engineering was actually sort of informal.  I kind of taught myself out of necessity.  As a young producer, I would have to go into studios to work with engineers.  A lot of the time they were too busy, so I found out the equipment that I needed and got it.  After a lot of reading, research, and trial and error, I taught myself how to engineer.

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Q. Did you foresee a future where you would be incorporating engineering into your everyday life?

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A. As someone who creates and records music daily, I will always use my engineering skills.  It has become vital to my process to use what I know about engineering to achieve the sounds that I have in my head.  Also, it saves me money and time as I don’t have to hire someone to engineer my sessions.  I feel that as long as I’m working as a musician, those skills will always come into play for me.

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Q. How are you using this aspect of STEAM to make your very own mark on the world?

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A. My goal is to create timeless music.  Music that will make a mark on this world.  Undoubtedly I’ll be using my skills as an engineer to help make this happen.  Engineers are much more important to music than most people know!  Hopefully, I can shed a little light on that.

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Q.  Regarding technology in your field, what would you like to see in the next ten years?

​A. If I could introduce the work of any engineer to the minds of the upcoming generation, it would have to be the legendary Bruce Swedien.  He’s most known for his work on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”.  His techniques are still widely used today in many different ways.  He changed the way popular music is recorded and mixed.  There are many great engineers that I’ve studied over the years.  But I’d have to say that Bruce Swedien may be one of the most important to the craft IMHO.

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Q.  How can you be reached?

​A. I can be reached @chriswbeats on Instagram.

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