…where were we? making a plan, right? i hope that was clear enough because it’s really important and, by the way, producers do that as well. it’s not just a rookie-thing.

i mentioned discipline and calmness as good habits already and i’d like to get more into this. i wanted to title this entry (part I to be precise) ‘good manners cost nothing’ but then i drifted off (again)…

i found out that one of the most important things in a studio is to be nice and easy to work with. no ego at all! no ego at all! no ego at all! maybe i’m repeating myself myself. the studio people work there. for you it might be anything but for them it’s work. so try to make things easy for them and they will be thankful. they have the power to make it sound good (or bad for that matter), so becoming friends is a good thing. and one more thing: they do this every day, so who knows better how it works? ask them about recommendations, maybe they want to do a certain song first, maybe they don’t like the take you really dig. another take would take about 5 minutes, discussing about it could easily take 10… as long as you’re not a pro yourself, who really knows about studio work (in which case you might not have read this post anyway…), let them do their thing – it will pay off…

and of course rule #1: relax !!!