impeachment
Two or three updates ago some essential components ceased to work and I was in the middle of jobs that had to be finished. Would have ruined what other people […]
Producing
A&R motto
There was this one record company whose A&R department’s motto was “cacophony forever”. Supposedly this was closer to perfection than live off the floor.
now the hendersons have the bomb
I was in a music industry meeting and I made a critical remark about the all pervasive drum machine sensibility in popular music. My colleague became a little on fire […]
pretend it’s your movie
Nobody is right or wrong, taste is opinion and opinions change. That’s what is so awkward about writing music for a film or producing another artist’s music. Is it about […]
close but no sitar
I’d like to pitch a radio show where me and a millennial play music to each other each week to try and blow the other away. Started making a pilot […]
the predictable
ghost: what did you expect? writer: this. ghost: exactly. writer: at least one can hide irrelevant comments. ghost: exactly. writer: it triggers people. ghost: […]
don’t need a producer
There was a guy who was very resentful when the band he was in hired a producer for their album. They never worked with a producer before. His position was […]
whatever you think you know
When I first heard about click tracks I immediately thought it was a contest between people and machines and just as quickly I chose people – any drummer I admired […]
no plot percussion
Was talking with someone about Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty then re-explored it online. Didn’t realize that the opening swell is a synthesizer not a guitar but more interesting was […]
the computer age
In years past, the engineers at Metalworks always knocked me out when I could afford a recording session there. Their knowledge and talent and kindness were so impressive. Once in […]