My Side of The Glass

An ongoing recording series with Producer Brian Charles & songwriter Aaron Perrino of The Sheila Divine. Each week, they assemble musicians from the Boston Music Scene to create a new song based on recording techniques of a seminal moment in music history

Check out this post which gets into the details of how to get the legendary sounds of Memphis Soul…be sure to check out the audio clip at the end of the post.

When I decided to start a record label last year (records.zippah.com), I was excited by the resurgence in popularity of LP Records. I am of an age that I can remember making major decisions in life (like moving to a new apartment) based on if I wanted to go through the hell of moving my record collection.

In this age of DIY budgets, it often turns out that bands are quick to decide that they can save money by opting to not use a producer. This probably stems from the basic fact that many people don’t know what a producer actually does. A producer? Isn’t he the guy who sits in the back of the control room and barks commands like “print it”, and “rolling”?