Here's what Kev the Cave has written on his latest blog entry:
Was in town yesterday to mix a song (amongst other sad things, some fiscally related as above!), and some of the stuff I get to mix is so badly recorded, it's shameful. It's always the music that comes first, and sometimes with a little alchemy in the mix, the songs help lift mediocre recordings, but it's such a pity people (and some record companies that I deal with) cheap out on that part of the process. I have been involved in mixing and remixing some really old recordings, like Zeppelin, Maiden, Journey etc; and there is always time spent taking care of the quality of the recording aspect. Nowadays, people think anyone with a ProTools setup on their laptop can record. Well, they can - but would you ask a mechanic to fix your teeth, or a hairdresser to do your plumbing! It's an insult to people in our craft, that those fucking label morons think that anything recorded is worthy! Apparently there is no art to it! But they'll still charge the same for the CD and run up their expense accounts like it doesn't matter! It's like when Instamatic cameras came along, and then digital cameras - everyone's a fucking photographer all of a sardine! Just point 'n click! I think not. And no one takes rock photographs like Ross!
Now, I'm bound to get all manner of abuse for knocking recordings, and bands etc. because it seems you can't criticize mediocrity without getting up someone's nose, but I think we should. There are a lot of people out there who don't particularly like my work, and they let me know - but it's also nice to know that being serious about it has influenced a number of people who want to do the same thing, and thats very gratifying! Because I am serious about it. I am so disappointed at the lack of quality records around - and there is so much talent and so much technology - that it is inexplicable that there are so few ground breaking musical moments.
I agree with him mostly.
Cheers
Was in town yesterday to mix a song (amongst other sad things, some fiscally related as above!), and some of the stuff I get to mix is so badly recorded, it's shameful. It's always the music that comes first, and sometimes with a little alchemy in the mix, the songs help lift mediocre recordings, but it's such a pity people (and some record companies that I deal with) cheap out on that part of the process. I have been involved in mixing and remixing some really old recordings, like Zeppelin, Maiden, Journey etc; and there is always time spent taking care of the quality of the recording aspect. Nowadays, people think anyone with a ProTools setup on their laptop can record. Well, they can - but would you ask a mechanic to fix your teeth, or a hairdresser to do your plumbing! It's an insult to people in our craft, that those fucking label morons think that anything recorded is worthy! Apparently there is no art to it! But they'll still charge the same for the CD and run up their expense accounts like it doesn't matter! It's like when Instamatic cameras came along, and then digital cameras - everyone's a fucking photographer all of a sardine! Just point 'n click! I think not. And no one takes rock photographs like Ross!
Now, I'm bound to get all manner of abuse for knocking recordings, and bands etc. because it seems you can't criticize mediocrity without getting up someone's nose, but I think we should. There are a lot of people out there who don't particularly like my work, and they let me know - but it's also nice to know that being serious about it has influenced a number of people who want to do the same thing, and thats very gratifying! Because I am serious about it. I am so disappointed at the lack of quality records around - and there is so much talent and so much technology - that it is inexplicable that there are so few ground breaking musical moments.
I agree with him mostly.
Cheers
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