tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868973675509841116.post6644204591814076218..comments2013-03-27T20:25:14.441-04:00Comments on My Side Of The Glass - A Blog By Record Producer Brian Charles: You Can't Afford A Producer?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637967160770038043noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868973675509841116.post-45288815821242152732013-03-27T20:25:14.441-04:002013-03-27T20:25:14.441-04:00I totally agree with this post. A good producer is...I totally agree with this post. A good producer is a great people person - part psychologist, part technical wizard, 100% believing in your artistic vision and talent. A good producer knows what's missing - whether it's another instrument, a different arrangement, or more emotion in a performance. And they know how to get it. As a vocalist, I know I can rarely be objective about my own performances, because singing puts me in such an emotional place by definition. And let's not even get into the mix - suffice to say, an objective ear is crucial for any band. Every player always thinks their part is too quiet in the mix, don't they ? A producer keeps the peace and minimizes the drama, focuses the work and gets it done. Self-producing can be cheaper, but rarely produces the best product, in my experience.Songstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413996300955347555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868973675509841116.post-38262383654772400822013-03-20T17:29:30.281-04:002013-03-20T17:29:30.281-04:00Man, that sucks. Man, that sucks. BPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140042096926322136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868973675509841116.post-2633958021503694072013-03-20T17:25:11.100-04:002013-03-20T17:25:11.100-04:00Those situations can be tricky. A producer's d...Those situations can be tricky. A producer's decisions have to be made with the greater good of the record in mind, I will say, that bringing an artist to tears hardly serves the greater good in my opinion. I obviously don't know the specifics of her situation…but if I (as producer) thought that the artist's piano playing was a hinderance to making the record great, I would try to help her see this point and remind her that we both want the same thing. If the decision was the right one to make, I'd bet she would realize it pretty quickly. You have to be sensitive to an artists feelings in my opinion…and it sounds like this was handled in a tactless way with lame communication (that's my guess anyway).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637967160770038043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868973675509841116.post-29989529773708819692013-03-20T17:08:38.605-04:002013-03-20T17:08:38.605-04:00I just had lunch with an artist who had a producer...I just had lunch with an artist who had a producer on her last album who wouldn't let her play the piano on her own songs. She went home and cried after the session player recorded her parts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com