Producing a song can seem like performing magic.
What music producers do — that’s smoke and mirrors right there. It’s like they pull awesome tracks out of their pockets.
Nah, it’s really not that complicated, once you break it down.
And in this post, I’ll break down the basic stages of putting a song together, from conception to completion.
It All Start With the Songwriting
If your fully produced song is a building, think of the songwriting as the foundation. It’s the cement and support beams and the dirt floor. Everything else relies on it being solid.
That’s why great production can’t make a terrible song a good song. Yeah, you could make it catchy, but the song will be, as Bob Dylan says, “blowin’ in the wind.” Here today, gone tomorrow.
So if you’re the songwriter on a track, you’ve got to deliver.
If you’re the producer and you’re working with a songwriter, choose wisely.
If you want a song to be great, don’t pick a songwriter because they’re your friend. Work with them because they craft the kind of songs you want.
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