What Producers Do

By Jan Smith Studios

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The HUB from Musician’s Friend recently interviewed Jan and other top producers about their role in making artists sound the very best. Some of what Mama Jan said is excerpted below, and be sure to read the full interview for more insight and great advice from all involved.

I am an artist first and a musician, so I feel like my relatability is as one of them. I cut my first record when I was 15 years old, and that was before every teenager on the planet was writing songs and making YouTube videos, much less recording via Pro Tools on a laptop. And so, I jump right in there on guitar or piano and work through whatever the process calls for. A producer is rather like an orchestrator of sorts who has the responsibility of a music project or recording from start to finish.

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