It’s in every musician’s best interest to develop themselves
A&R reps at labels used to develop artists, then managers, now producers end up with the job, soon it’ll be up to the shrink. But I’m seeing a lot of great musicians take matters into their own hands and successfully defining their own careers. If you want to get into this racket, that’s what you have to do.
We’ll Fix It in the Mix – Overcoming Bad Production/Engineering Habits in the Era of Unlimited Tracks
Carl Beatty, a veteran engineer and Professor of Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music, discusses how the era of digital recording, with its presets, wizards and unlimited tracks, encourages novice engineers and producers to get lazy about capturing performances that are musical and tight enough for the final mix. He also describes how people who are serious about their recording careers can re-visit the studio techniques of the analog age to learn some recording best practices that work equally well in an analog studio as on a home ProTools setup.
