houses and overdubbing bass on tracks they had. It is so unsatisfying to do that. But, this past year we have been going back to doing full albums with live players in the room and that is the best. That is where the juices flow as far as creativity. When I first started, it was like guerilla music. Now it is BUSINESS! Not always run by people of passion for music but rather lawyers and accountants. Their process is so different. In the old days you had to bring it to the table and perform. Now, you can get sort of close and then they can fix it and make it correct. Like seeing models in ads and knowing that they do not look like that in real life. When you make music you should be able to do it with no bells and whistles. Get your ass in front of the mic and DO IT! I miss album art. It was always so special. I miss programming an album. A side/B side. How do you create emotion with the sequence of
the songs, etc. Much has changed but there is a lot of very talented people making music and for that I am happy. The hardest thing is how do you get your music out there to the people once you have recorded it and how do you make money? It’s a different world.
What are your hopes and fears for the future of music? I have good hope for the future. It is the busi- ness that needs to be addressed. How do peo- ple make music and get payed so that they can do music full time. There is a new blue print being created now. I just feel so very blessed to still be a first call musician in Los Angeles and loving what I do today as much as I did the first time I walked into a record- ing studio.
What has made you laugh lately and
(Rob Shanahan Photos)
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