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Originally Posted by wreckd  Though I would like to know, what do you do when the artist says "Its fake/manfactured if we do it like that!" . When we all know full well very few people can deliver brilliance in a few takes. |
you say "If you dont have a recording that truly catches people and makes them want to listen over and over again, why on earth would they want to come see you perform live anyway?"
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"Look, this is the way alot of major label records are made. If you want to compete on that level, this is what you do. if you want to stay amateur and sound amateur, keep doing what your doing".
From my own perspective, I do not take commercial bookings at my studio from people who just wanna come in and book time to do whatever, so fortunately, i dont have the dilemma's of people looking at the clock and worrying if comping vocals is going to cost them too much money.
Word of advice to young producers. If you are producing something, quote a flat fee for your services. Make sure its a flat fee you are willing to live with. Once the business is settled, do everything under the sun in your power to make the best god damn record you can possibly make. your career might depend upon it, and even if it doesnt, the experience you gain practicing on songs that you think may not go big, but that you still put your heart and soul into as a producer, all of that will prepare you for that opportunity when it DOES matter. You sure as hell dont want your first big potential break to be the first time you ever tried to comp vocals. Like anything else, you get better at it the more you do it.
-Ken Lewis