Saturday, December 8, 2012

A Business Endeavor

I like playing guitars.  They're fun.  But while traveling around on a bus with a bunch of dudes that play notes is fun, it was always a means to an end for me.  My ultimate goal has always been to be a music producer.  So I basically wanted to go on the road so I could get off the road.  And then I wanted to be a session player so that I could quit to be a producer.  In all of my planning it never dawned on me to just skip ahead to what I want to do....

So here I am.  Music producer.  Awesome.  What does that mean?  I don't know.  Ask 100 producers what they do and you'll get 100 different answers.  Here's my best answer.  I work closely with an artist to create a product that fully retains his or her musical and artistic vision.  Whoa.  How'd that sound?  Hopefully good.  I spend at least 7 minutes thinking it up.

Here are the facts.  I work from home.  I am not rich and, therefore,  I don't have a $50,000 gear collection.  So it is pointless for me to say I can create a product that is sonically comparable to records on the radio.  But what I do have is musical talent and vision.  My focus is ALWAYS on helping an artist develop the songs.  I spend lots of time arranging and writing parts that enhance the message or story of the song.  That way, when they decide it's time to drop the bucks on a "pro" studio or pitch their songs to publishers, nothing will be lost in translation.

Listen to this...