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Originally Posted by silent-sam  Doing your own mixes isn't a bad idea.....
I know this is a really frustrating situation to be in..... It's not fair at all.
but I guess part of being an engineer / producer is to help the artist realize their goal, not your goal for the project.
Defiantly a shame that all the hard work ends up being screwed with...... but I guess if thats what the client wants....... It's your job to talk him out of it otherwise...... If he won't listen to you then you have done all you can. |
I would have been happy to work with the client on picking a mix engineer we could both be comfortable with and then work with them to accomplish our goals but the client was getting increasingly anxious and controlling due to his investment and agenda, and got in the way of a smooth facilitation of the situation.
I know one very experienced producer/engineer who has evolved wording in his contract that insures that no one other than him gets any producing credits, and that he has final say on everything. It seemed harsh when I first heard that but I get why now. I don't expect I'll take quite that route but at the very least my preproduction conversations with my clients have definitely been more informed in this area.