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Old 11-09-2011, 08:10 AM
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"Over-production" first became a big issue in the wake of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band." Suddenly, all kinds of people starting adding string sections and symphony orchestras to their songs where it just wasn't appropriate, because the Beatles (and George Martin) had done it so successfully.
There are a lot of things a good producer can add to a song or an album which actually enhance the performance. Conversely, there a lot of things he can do which simply add to the cost of the project. The trick is not only to find a producer who is sympathetic to your musical vision, but to communicate with him honestly.
Now that a lot of Miles Davis outtakes are becoming available, we are finally beginning to realize the genius of Teo Macero, Miles' long-time producer at Columbia Records... and he didn't do much at all (but what he did was significant).
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