On hi-hats and top end: "I like to be relatively gentle and chiming rather than harsh. It's good to hold the beat on a well-chosen warm snare and let the hats and bass wander. "

And on the relationship between kick and bass: "Sorry, I was a drummer I can never get used to calling it a 'kick'... I edit hard... That is, I take stuff out, because it can always be simpler".