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Originally Posted by Ken Lewis 
But for alot of beatmakers who really wanna get those chops to become full on "producers" if you cant effectively produce a vocal, your not yet a producer. One of the most important personal things when producing, engineering, etc... is to exude confidence. If the people around you dont feel confident in you, you'll never get anything done and they will question every decision you make. Its your job as producer to put EVERYONE, especially the artist at ease and in a comfort zone. So if you start producing a vocal, a musician, whoever, even if your not confident, even if your scared $hitless, FAKE IT. ACT. its your job to guide the ship. guide it confidently (not arrogantly). Everyone makes mistakes and makes bad decisions. if you make one, change it and move on confidently. If you have ideas, have the vocalist try them, but make sure to try their ideas as well.
OK, time to go have a life for a few minutes. take care ya'll
-Ken Lewis
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THIS RIGHT HERE IS A PERSONAL JEM! I have recently been working with a young lady who is an amazing vocalist and arranger. Her ear is crazy, she is accustomed to working with pro level engineers (which I am NOT lol) and signed producers, I tend to let her produce her vocals for 2 reasons.
1. Her ear is amazing and better than mine.
2. She is an extreme perfectionist.
I have just tried this "confident" approach with her and it worked. She likes our music and we vibe well but she is always second guessing her & my suggestions and we never get a complete song. i finally just treated her like everyone else and was more definitive and super encouraging of our vocal production and it worked. She always would say "produce me Zay", now its
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Ken I appreciate you sharing, its hard in philly to find people who actually will just talk to you and share their experiences,except for PSM, Storyville & FoundSound (but I found them on this forum) . I appreciate all the positive, straightforward and inquisitive people on this site. i have been a member for over a year and just usually research and read EVERY post I can. Recently I have decided to post and share my experiences with the forum, hopefully a future question or post will help someone else.