The visual power of an SSL console in the control room should also not be understated, Jackson says. The ORIGIN in A1 is especially impressive, having been fitted with 19-inch bays to either side, for an onboard patchbay and convenient access to the most-used outboard equipment. “The way I’ve designed the desk, it looks like a 64-channel version,” he says.
Jackson was born in Kansas City, MO and over the years has worked in both Atlanta and Los Angeles, including with the L.A.-based Underdogs production team of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas (who is also from Kansas City), as well as with Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def record label, to which he was signed. Over the years he has built an impressive list of clients and hits, working with Queen Naija, Mary J. Blige, 2 Chainz, T.I., T-Pain, Britney Spears, Tyrese, K. Michelle, Ludacris, Ciara and Usher.
Jackson’s challenge now, he says, is finding time for his own projects in the production facility that he’s built, as the Einnor calendar fills up with outside bookings: “The current joke is, ‘You built this amazing studio — so where are you going to work?’