BrentDomann
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It's not just the chat for me, though - if I am going to have another set of ears, why not someone who clearly knows how to craft a tune?
EDIT: This question I think actually gets at the heat of the argument in this thread. There are guys who think producers are a joke and there are guys on the other side. Perhaps my thread title is misleading, but I'd agree that at some point a producer gets so popular or gets so in-demand that he/she wouldn't have to do a damn thing to a record and it would carry a certain "air" (er..."stigma"?). Those people can phone it in and ride on the coattails of their own accomplishments, and would be worse than useless for a band looking for input. I think for every producer on the same career trajectory, there is a risk that that point has arrived or passed.
But there are certainly folks in the industry who could lend a helping hand. They might not be as big a name as others, but they're talented.
I guess I agree that I wouldn't be happy with some of the really big names because they could give me the lousy 45-minutes-a-day treatment, but even if it means trading a few beers for a listen by a good buddy I'm up for opinions pre-mixdown.
EDIT: This question I think actually gets at the heat of the argument in this thread. There are guys who think producers are a joke and there are guys on the other side. Perhaps my thread title is misleading, but I'd agree that at some point a producer gets so popular or gets so in-demand that he/she wouldn't have to do a damn thing to a record and it would carry a certain "air" (er..."stigma"?). Those people can phone it in and ride on the coattails of their own accomplishments, and would be worse than useless for a band looking for input. I think for every producer on the same career trajectory, there is a risk that that point has arrived or passed.
But there are certainly folks in the industry who could lend a helping hand. They might not be as big a name as others, but they're talented.
I guess I agree that I wouldn't be happy with some of the really big names because they could give me the lousy 45-minutes-a-day treatment, but even if it means trading a few beers for a listen by a good buddy I'm up for opinions pre-mixdown.