Unlocking creativity : a producer's guide to making music and art / Michael Beinhorn.

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Here, record producer Beinhorn reveals how to deal with interpersonal issues record producers face when they work with artists one on one or in small groups. The situations and solutions are based upon the author's personal and professional experience working with a variety of different artists, such as Herbie Hancock, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul Asylum, Hole, Soundgarden, Ozzy Osbourne, Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, Social Distortion, Korn, and Mew.

Beinhorn's unique methods and perspective, applied to record producing and music making in the studio, opens the door to successful collaborative efforts. The author shows you how to find what he calls your sensory connection to the creativity process, which ultimately helps you find the intent behind your creative choices. You can read dozens of articles and books that feature a hundred different people talking about what microphones they used when they recorded Record X or how they set their stereo buss compressor, but you will never find out what prompted them to make these choices. Beinhorn's focus on collaborative effort enables record producers and artists to find solutions while working as a creative team.

This perspective is especially valuable as it is transdisciplinary and can be applied to many occupations and modes of creativity outside of record production.rompted them to make these choices. Beinhorn's focus on collaborative effort enables record producers and artists to find solutions while working as a creative team.

This perspective is especially valuable as it is transdisciplinary and can be applied to many occupations and modes of creativity outside of record production.rompted them to make these choices. Beinhorn's focus on collaborative effort enables record producers and artists to find solutions while working as a creative team.

This perspective is especially valuable as it is transdisciplinary and can be applied to many occupations and modes of creativity outside of record production.rompted them to make these choices. Beinhorn's focus on collaborative effort enables record producers and artists to find solutions while working as a creative team.

This perspective is especially valuable as it is transdisciplinary and can be applied to many occupations and modes of creativity outside of record production.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. 1)
• 1 The Record Producer (p. 9)
• 2 Prep Work (p. 23)
• 3 Preliminary Pre-Production (p. 31)
• 4 Pre-Production (p. 43)
• 5 Who, and What, Is an Artist? (p. 51)
• 6 Meditation and Relaxation (p. 97)
• 7 Artist Manipulation (p. 107)
• 8 What Is This Song About? (p. 113)
• 9 Deconstructing "Feel" (p. 119)
• 10 The Physiology of Feel (p. 133)
• 11 Drums and Drummers (p. 139)
• 12 Some Guidelines for Vocalists (p. 147)
• 13 The Significance of Creative Work (p. 157)
• 14 Creative Expression as Communication (p. 161)
• 15 Communication in the Creative Environment (p. 165)
• 16 Delusional Thinking from the Depths of the Music Business, and Beyond (p. 179)
• 17 Harmonic Layering and the Creative Use of Distortion (p. 183)
• 18 The Contract (p. 191)
• 19 The Inner Voice and the First Step (p. 193)
• 20 How Do You Perceive Sound? (p. 201)
• 21 Supplemental Activities (p. 207)
• 22 Free Yourself from the Need for an Expected Outcome (p. 209)
• 23 Idling Down (p. 215)
• 24 Intent (p. 217)
• 25 Identity (p. 221)
• 26 The Blind Terror of Performance (p. 241)
• 27 What Is Artist Development? (p. 247)
• 28 The Other Creativity Crisis (p. 253)
• 29 The Three Forms of Creativity (p. 265)
• 30 An Idea Is a Start Point, Not an End Point (p. 267)
• 31 Objectivity, Incentive, and Ownership (p. 273)
• Abridged Discography (p. 281)

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