Recording and Directing
How is this.... similar to this.... So I have been pretty busy these last few weeks recording ex-bandmate Paul McGranaghan's latest album - currently entitled 'Carry The Torch'. It's the first time in over a year that I have been back in my studio working and recording with other musicians and, after so much time spent directing and working on plays, it struck me how similar to the two disciplines - music production and theatre directing - are. Both are about getting people comfortable and ready to be creative. In recording this is about making sure things such as a headphone mix is as good as it can be, that the musicians can see one another and that there are as few boundaries (such as playing at a certain volume) in the way of working as possible. Unfortunately in my studio there are a number of limitations in place but we do our best to get everyone as comfortable as possible. I believe the same kinds of thing are important in directing...