To me, the producer is there to make sure the album gets done and gets done as good as possible. So if that means that you have to help write a bridge or help write a part, that's what you do. If that means you help tune the guitars, then that's what you do. If that means all you do is tell the band their takes are good and they should stop f——— with things, then that's what you do. If it means you don't do anything except make sure the band doesn't fight, then that's what you do. Sometimes it's a little more stressful than others, but for the most part, you just don't complain about it and you just get it done.
Roger Waters isn't a "great" singer but he's always able to communicate this intense desperation. At times he's not even singing, but shouting. There… - John Congleton
Roger Waters isn't a "great" singer but he's always able to communicate this intense desperation. At times he's not even singing, but shouting. There…
- John Congleton
To me, the producer is there to make sure the album gets done and gets done as good as possible. So if that means that you have to help write a bridg… - John Congleton
To me, the producer is there to make sure the album gets done and gets done as good as possible. So if that means that you have to help write a bridg…
I'm just a music fan. I like pretty much all types of music, and I feel like I can get something out of everything. It just makes work a lot more fun… - John Congleton
I'm just a music fan. I like pretty much all types of music, and I feel like I can get something out of everything. It just makes work a lot more fun…
I can pinpoint the moment when my first band recorded, when I was 14 and 15 years old. I always enjoyed writing songs and playing, but there was some… - John Congleton
I can pinpoint the moment when my first band recorded, when I was 14 and 15 years old. I always enjoyed writing songs and playing, but there was some…
Before I started making music I felt like I couldn't affect anything in the world. - John Congleton
Before I started making music I felt like I couldn't affect anything in the world.
Songwriting is not particularly easy for me. I think it would be easy for me if I didn't have such high restrictions and feelings about what I want m… - John Congleton
Songwriting is not particularly easy for me. I think it would be easy for me if I didn't have such high restrictions and feelings about what I want m…
I feel just as creative focusing on just the sounds and getting the photographic representation of where the sounds should be. But it's all the same … - John Congleton
I feel just as creative focusing on just the sounds and getting the photographic representation of where the sounds should be. But it's all the same …
I think I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still have a desire to play and write songs. I… - John Congleton
I think I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still have a desire to play and write songs. I…
The only thing I say I consciously do is I definitely make an effort to work on different styles of music: not working on too many post-rock bands, o… - John Congleton
The only thing I say I consciously do is I definitely make an effort to work on different styles of music: not working on too many post-rock bands, o…
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