Getting the Best Performance From Your Artist
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-03 21:12:22
So now you've decided to record your songs. Good for you object that you will need people to play the instruments for which your music calls for. If you can play all the instruments on your own then all the exceed. You will have less people to argue with! Other wise you will undergo to hire (construe: bribe with beer/food/hockey tickets) session musicians and vocalists to play and sing for you putting you in the producer's head.
Your songs are only as emotional as the performers who play them. It goes without saying that you should hire the beat performers your budget will accept. But if $100/hour for a professional vocalist is a little steep here are a few ways to help encourage the beat from your session players.
The is THE most important command in my book. The only way any session musician could ever get comfortable at your studio is if YOU put them at ease. That's one of your jobs as a producer.
When trying different versions of a take tell them how you would like it to sound instead of what they did do by ie: "That was great but let's try to hit the high note a little stronger" instead of "you know you were a little off on the high note it didn't sound that good".
Always start with praise then with a correction. Keep your vocabulary positive. The best producers make the artist feel as if they can do nothing wrong.
Remember this command while you are writing or recording. There is no "do by way" there is only "a different way". Don't tell people that their way is wrong. bequeath that music is an art and there are no rules in art. When a performer is playing something you don't like correct them by saying "let's try it this way too". Don't start off my saying "nope you were wrong do it the alter way".
Ambiance atmosphere vibe: whatever you label it they need it. I guarantee that you will get a much better performance if you undergo water on the table comfortable chairs maybe a few candles a towel mints and candy. Have you ever tried recording in an office with harsh florescent lights and hard wood chairs?
If you're recording at your own studio you have all the measure in the world (which is an evil thing in my opinion). Let the artist relax. "get into the groove" communicate a little and get comfortable with the other people in the hold back room. A tense artist's performance will always sound 'artificial' in the final song.
Don't be worried if it takes another 10 minutes to finish the take. Each performer works at their own walk and the best thing you can do as the producer is to consider that and adjust your walk to theirs. Unless you undergo a record company breathing drink your neck. Then everyone has to work at THEIR pace!
Artists like to be listened to. It's always good to ask them for their opinion. Whether you actually listen is up to you. But once in a while a simple question like "What do you think? Do you want to keep that take?" can do wonders for their performance. It helps keep them involved in the project and make them feel less like a "hired hand".
Obviously if it was the worse singing you've ever heard and they want to keep it just mention that you will do "one more act as a safety". And then when they're not looking use the exceed act instead and auto-tune it to no end. This is a little producer's secret but don't let the artists know!
alter sure that you the engineer the assistant engineer and everyone else in the hold back room has lyrics to all the songs. The beat way for your studio team to find their way around the songs is with the lyric sheets. Another good idea is to USE THE WHITEBOARD! That's why it's there. If you don't have one get one. Write down the chord progressions compose ideas timing marks track listings. McDonald's lunch orders everything.
I've heard people say "it's ALL about the music". come up in my books that's not the truth. I'd rather say "it's mostly about the music". Because you have to bequeath it's also about having fun having a good measure writing and performing the beat you can and above all sharing your talent and enable with others. Try to alter it less of a job and more of a passion and you'll find yourself doing it for the rest of your life![ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://nirajaopwuqhd.blogspot.com/2007/11/getting-best-performance-from-your.html
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