Celemony Melodyne 5 Studio v5.0.0.048-RET

I must admit that after being a producer since around 1991, I DO prefer working with singers that "do nothing", which I take to mean that they don't write lyrics, compose music, play any instruments, or know anything about audio engineering. The simple and obvious reason for this is that the more decisions that I myself make, the quicker I can get done with a project and on to the next one.

This is not a hobby for me and I HAVE to generate enough money to pay my bills EVERY month. The more that a singer can "do", the more creative leverage they'll have and therefore the LONGER the project will take due to the increased amount of compromise and weighing of ideas to find the strongest one. If we're, let's say, working on the transition from the 2nd verse to the bridge and we agree that their idea is the strongest and decide to go with it, that can open up the door to HOURS or even DAYS more work. Whereas if we go with MY idea, I guarantee you that it's not gonna take ME but a few minutes to quickly compose, perform, and arrange the transition.

I'm aware that this sounds selfish on my part but I'm actually a VERY personable and popular producer. But I STILL must secure AND complete an average of three(3) projects a month just to keep my head above water. As far as the singer "taking all of the glory", they can HAVE it for all I care. I like my anonymity and I'm ONLY interested in being known by people who are looking for a producer/music instructor/session musician.

There's been a MAJOR breakdown in academic competence in Amerikkka and we simply cannot deny that FACT as statistics also mirror that sentiment. My Dad was a college professor for 43 years and he said that every year he had to account for a diminishing collective academic performance level in his students. He told me that when he started teaching, there was no such thing as "multiple choice" questions on exams but ONLY the "fill-in-the-blank" type. Either you know the answer or you DON'T. No guessing or "stimulating" your memory. He said that by the time he retired, he could give OPEN BOOK TESTS and there would STILL be MANY students who would score poorly. He believed that this was NOT the result of people becoming less intelligent, but rather less committed and accountable.

Surely this breakdown in the creative expression of ideas has carried over into songwriting and I must also agree that MOST of the lyrical content that makes it to radio reflects this breakdown. Now I don't know if the lyrics of today are generally "overrated" or not, but they SURELY lack the depth, sensitivity, morality, nuance, and sophistication of previous generations.

Does this mean that there are NO good songwriters anymore? Of course not. But you generally have to SEARCH for them as they're NOT the bulk of what's being forced down "our throats" on the radio.

Some TV series have the talent to reveal or to make us remember " no so well known artists ". AFAIC, it started with " HOUSE MD ". This past confined days it was thanks to " The Deuce " , " Dead to Me " ...