Music Production Takes Teamwork

You can’t expect smooth sailing without it!

Doxter S says: Teamwork is as important in music production as it is for these Log Canoe Sailors. Setting out from St. Michaels’s on The Chesapeake Bay’s wonderful Eastern Shore, these weekend warriors challenge themselves to win.  These traditional boats are constructed from 3 to 5 logs, with a wide beam and lengths from 30 to 40 feet. Sailing these once utilitarian watercraft demands teamwork to prevent capsizing. There is a small crew, but each member knows his/her job is as important as any, including the Captain.

Writing original music does take time, attention to process, inspiration, and dedication. Recording and producing it takes teamwork. The writer must coordinate and direct other musicians, singers, recording engineers, and producers to record the music as intended, with multiple takes as needed to get suitable tracks for the mix.

Mixing is an art form that must balance the vocals and various instrumental track to compliment rather than detract from each other. A good mixing engineer will work with the producer to create a mix that stands out, has clarity, punch, and enhances the feeling intended by the writer. The Mastering is usually done by yet another team member with the goal to proceed a “Radio Ready” song.

Publication of the song is a cooperative process involving artwork selection, liner notes with song descriptions, and some biographical notes about the artists. Marketing puts the new song out for public consumption, up against every other new song in a similar genre. Not to mention the multitude of successful hit songs that have already been topping the charts.

Doxter S composed his original song “Nothing” and went on to lead a team of vocalists, recording and mastering engineers, and publication specialists to get this song out on the air.