Eno or Albini?

BubblesErotica36 · 06-19-2014, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hate paper doll

Who is the superior producer?

I have to go Albini, I think it's really cool that he isn't in it for the money. Plus he doesn't get that involved with the creative process. Eno's great, the Talking Heads albums he worked on are great, but it seems like he considers himself an actual member of whatever band he works with and pushes his vision on them to an extent.

Discuss?

Albini isn't in it for the money? The guy won't even talk to you unless you're willing to drop 700 a session. That isn't including the tape you have to buy, and mixing and mastering. You're looking at about $1400/day to record with him.

You may be referring to the article written about him how he feels that the music should be given away for free because it's not about the money.

Music = Free
Albini = Still getting paid.

Easy for him to say that.

~~hate paper doll~~ · 06-19-2014, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblesErotica36

Albini isn't in it for the money? The guy won't even talk to you unless you're willing to drop 700 a session. That isn't including the tape you have to buy, and mixing and mastering. You're looking at about $1400/day to record with him.

You may be referring to the article written about him how he feels that the music should be given away for free because it's not about the money.

Music = Free
Albini = Still getting paid.

Easy for him to say that.

I was referring to the letter he wrote Nirvana outlining his vision for working with them on In Utero.

“I do not want and will not take a royalty on any record I record. I think paying a royalty to a producer or engineer is ethically indefensible. The band write the songs. The band play the music. It’s the band’s fans who buy the records. The band is responsible for whether it’s a great record or a horrible record. Royalties belong to the band. I would like to be paid like a plumber. I do the job and you pay me what it’s worth.”

Obviously he wants to get paid, but he's not unscrupulous about it.

Moss · 06-19-2014, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hate paper doll

I was referring to the letter he wrote Nirvana outlining his vision for working with them on In Utero.

“I do not want and will not take a royalty on any record I record. I think paying a royalty to a producer or engineer is ethically indefensible. The band write the songs. The band play the music. It’s the band’s fans who buy the records. The band is responsible for whether it’s a great record or a horrible record. Royalties belong to the band. I would like to be paid like a plumber. I do the job and you pay me what it’s worth.”

Obviously he wants to get paid, but he's not unscrupulous about it.

Exactly, I was being sarcastic. Albini has never been one to chase the money. What, is he supposed to do **** for free?

~~hate paper doll~~ · 06-19-2014, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Exactly, I was being sarcastic. Albini has never been one to chase the money. What, is he supposed to do **** for free?

I know you were, no worries.

But yeah, he's also fully prepared to forgo his 450 per day fee if a band runs out of money or can't afford it, he'd rather finish an album than leave it halfway through.

**Janszoon** · 06-19-2014, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblesErotica36

Albini isn't in it for the money? The guy won't even talk to you unless you're willing to drop 700 a session. That isn't including the tape you have to buy, and mixing and mastering. You're looking at about $1400/day to record with him.

Assuming a session is a regular-length workday, $700 per session is only $87.50 per hour. That's not much at all for an internationally renowned specialist.

~~hate paper doll~~ · 06-19-2014, 07:15 PM

Albini's all about getting it done quickly too, in his mind two weeks is wasting an artist's time.

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~~hate paper doll~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 423	Albini's all about getting it done quickly too, in his mind two weeks is wasting an artist's time.