This is....weird:
^^^I'm not sure what to make of this guy yet... The credits list on his About Me is impressive, although not as much so as some of our members (who aren't nearly so...enthusiastic about who they are), and I can't easily find any source mentioning him outside of said About Me page... Odd, given that list, but I'll reserve judgement for now, since he didn't say anything wrong, really - just kinda weird. That signature seems to imply that all the other members who are record producers don't help out (when they clearly do), and that all the members who happen to work at Guitar Center are trying to sodomize people (which they clearly don't...at least not here, lol), and then an advertisement for a book that happens to have an author of the same name...hmmmm... Controversial is never boring, at least. Welcome to HR, Jason...
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I didn't mean to offend with my "The record producer who gives back" comment. I know many other producers who couldn't care less about independent musicians. I was not implying that was the producers on this forum. Perhaps I should re-word that. With regards to the book; ofcourse it is my book and I want people to read it. I am not spamming, nor did I mean to mislead anyone. I wrote a book that has helped many of my independent musician friends, and I would like to help as many people as possible with it. In fact, I made the book free for Kindle Prime members and 99cents for everyone else (which is the lowest amount Amazon will allow me to charge). As I have seen a lot of colleagues laid off from record companies, I believe that it is important for me establish a network within the independent community. Again, nothing I have written is meant to mislead anyone. However, if you feel that I should re-word something, I would be happy to entertain any suggestions.
With regards to Guitar Center... I worked there when I first moved out west. It was a long time ago, so maybe things have changed. However, when I was there, the employees regularly screwed over customers to increase gross profit (or "gip" as they called it). I could share many stories about customers who spent a fortune on equipment they did not need. The problem is that the customers viewed the employees as experts in the field. But during my tenure, the employees that lasted were good salespeople and not good engineers or musicians. If fact, I have never encountered a single sales associate from there since I have worked in the professional recording world.
Lastly... there is tons of information about me online, so I am surprised you could not find anything. If you would like me to provide you with specific times, dates, and a list of professional referrences, I can. Although, I think that would be a little extreme. Ultimately, I hope that my posts will speak for themselves. I don't think that impressive resumes mean much in this business, as I know many producers and engineers who can name drop for hours but still don't have anything valuable to contribute.
Going forward... I will do my best to provide good information and clear explainantions about my knowledge and experience. I have worked in a very small network of studio artists and professionals, so it is not uncommon for people to question my experience. I promise you that I am genuine, and as long as the moderators will allow me, I will continue to prove it.
Greetings to you as well.