Originally Posted by Andrew Aversa
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The new way produces jacks of all trades but masters of none.


I guess I just disagree. My best work (JPF-winning, placed on national TV, hundreds of thousands of YT views, etc.) is stuff I wrote and produced myself. When I produce for other people, the end result just isn't as good. My production is always best if I'm the songwriter, no exceptions.


Very few people are true one man bands few can write great songs, plus perform great songs, plus record edit and master great songs and promote themselves all on their own. That is why most people assemble a team of experts and specialists who contribute in the areas they excel in to pull resources. Even top music legends realise their own limitations and utilise the help from co writers, session musicians, specialist engineers, backing singers etc etc etc etc. You must be the exception to the rule and a very unique talent.....or a jack of all trades.
Do not stop what you are doing...but think about how others more succesful than you may or from different fields of music do things. The first thing that happens when someone hits the big time is they hire a team of top people.
An important point worth considering is that the style and genre of music you mostly produce has its own unique and distinct way of doing things. That way of working is completely different and to a certain extent irrelevant to the way more conventional bands or singer/songwriters operate.
As I said earlier your way of doing things only works and applies to a narrow field of music.

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