Brutally Honest Advice for Producers in 2024

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[@AdamSliger]

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[@Tryptaminez]

that last one got me. I gotta treat myself better...

[@AdamSliger]

Start today 🤘🤘

[@Tryptaminez]

will try my best haha

[@Izzy_Beats]

Love the humor too

[@HowiSpangler]

Great advice, dude!

[@AdamSliger]

Dawg thank you!!! Just saw you’re doing Jannus next month I’m gonna have to slide!!

[@HowiSpangler]

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[@MarteenMayjer]

Really love your style of presenting. Not that you touched on this explicitly, but something that occurred to me when you mentioned how artists aren't going to care about how expensive your gear is was the idea of staying focused on one thing and having a single goal in mind. I think the word "producer" is thrown around so frequently, that it's difficult to understand what it actually means. I mean, everyone is gonna have a different definition, but I think a lot of us "producers" really wanna be considered artists and this plays into the whole "do things to for artists and not other producers" bit you opened up with. I think without the clarity on what your particular flavor of music production entails, you can think that you're doing something for other "artists" who are really "producers" and are likely just as lost as you are with their goals and direction. Maybe this only applies to me, but I had that realization recently after taking a long break from music and coming back. I called myself a producer, but I didn't really have interest in producing other artists. I just liked the technical aspects and the potential of the toolset for creating music that producers are usually associated with, but deep down, I just wanted to be an artist. That said, I don't think these are mutually exclusive. There are plenty of artist-producers out there, but I think ultimately what distinguishes them is their focus on the vision they have on what it means to be a producer or artist. Anyway, I'm rambling lol. I really like your vids and you seem to have lots of great wisdom to share. Thanks! :)

[@AdamSliger]

Hey thanks this is a lot of good stuff to think about!

[@ProducerJosh]

Keep up the good vids dude! ❤

[@AdamSliger]

Appreciate it!

[@spacedout_bae]

These vids r great for my brain...thank you...keep it up your awesome ❤

[@AdamSliger]

Appreciate it!!

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[@AdamSliger]

You’re too kind!!

[@Izzy_Beats]

I love this I'm a KZbinr myself I love your editing and music production/business ideas. Love it keep it up!!!

[@AdamSliger]

Thank you! Will do!

[@oscarrivas7240]

You were brutally honest, but you smiled the whole time, so I’ll let it slide. 😘

[@spacedout_bae]

I started watching cuz I also have adhd so that video pulled me in but the things you go over r really helpful all in all😊

[@AdamSliger]

Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@heinrichsmit2]

Hey Adam, I use a focusrite scarlett solo 3rd gen, I used to have the itrack solo and I record with the mic that came with that. After much troubleshooting, it came down to the actual vocals recorded that matters. After 6 years of doing production, gear honestly doesn't matter. Infact having too much gear can hold you back and then you get choice fatigue.

[@AdamSliger]

True!

[@muriois2957]

I agree with all of this

[@AdamSliger]

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[@williamillington]

A+

[@AdamSliger]

🙌

[@jacoblee8181]

I’ve never made music professionally, only personally. I like to write and produce my own songs but never felt like I need to put it out there because I have a steady full time job, and I only do music as a hobby. I’ve always felt like I’m missing out though, like if I spent my time with music I could do something with it. On the other hand I love my job currently, make good money, and couldn’t easily get it back. Anyone else sit in that crater?

[@AdamSliger]

That’s a tricky one. I don’t have much experience in that scenario but I think a good idea would be to try the weekend warrior thing for a bit and see how far you get. About half of my sessions are nights and weekends since a lot of artists are in your boat, so you could do a little double dipping and see where it goes! Might still cover this in a video but if not that’s what I got for ya 🤘

[@MaxFury_Official]

....unless they're Kurt Cobain. The record 'In Utero' on some tracks you can barely hear his vocals. In fact most of the songs the vocals are really 'in the music' rather then being clearly heard. But that's just the philosophy for some guys, i suppose. I mix vocals differently all the time, it's nice hearing them, but sometimes maybe they shouldn't be so loud and present? Depends on the music and the feeling you're trying to achieve. For the record 'Nevermind' is how i wished 'In Utero' sounded. Much better sounding!

[@unsampled]

your microphone and lens link are the same in the bio, mic is going to the lens. I was going thru the list lol not nit picking or whateva. thanks for the content, good stuff.

[@AdamSliger]

Hey thanks honestly I don’t think anyone has actually used those links until you 😂 prob just make a google sheet and link to that honestly cause the gear has changed since then

[@AndrewMasters]

You at producer Josh’s studio or is he at yours.. I’m so confused

[@AdamSliger]

would you believe it's actually neither?

[@milkimadeit]

y'all listen to this man. As a long time producer who ain't made it yet, that health stuff is important. Take care of your backs fr 😂

[@AdamSliger]

🙌🙌

[@itsberzerk9279]

Yall actually earn money from music production???

[@AdamSliger]

Yeah it’s been my job since like 2012

[@cyberspark4206]

4. You are probably losing work because you completely changed a part on someone else's song because you thought it sounded better. It isn't your music even if you think it sucks. Had that happen to me. Will not ever go to that guy again.

[@MaxFury_Official]

....unless they're Kurt Cobain. The record 'In Utero' on some tracks you can barely hear his vocals. In fact most of the songs the vocals are really 'in the music' rather then being clearly heard. But that's just the philosophy for some guys, i suppose. I mix vocals differently all the time, it's nice hearing them, but sometimes maybe they shouldn't be so loud and present? Depends on the music and the feeling you're trying to achieve. For the record 'Nevermind' is how i wished 'In Utero' sounded. Much better sounding!

[@AdamSliger]

From what I understand he was pretty insecure in the studio lol. I was saying more that you shouldn’t mix to highlight your “cool production” but I don’t think I explained it well enough haha

[@MaxFury_Official]

@@AdamSliger It's hard via text sometimes, i explained myself poorly aswell. What i meant was just that he was an exception to what you were saying. Nothing wrong with your explaination at all. Aren't we all a bit insecure dealing with quote Daniel Ek "Content", lolool. Onlyfans is content for godsake, frickin' beepface(!!).

[@OX1OX]

Steve Albini buried vocals for most of the bands he recorded. Nirvana had several of the 'radio-friendly' tracks remixed.