Hey Colin,

I'll go with MaxG on this one. The coach analogy pretty much sums it up.

I've worked for producers as a session muso, had them work for me to record my stuff, and produced other peoples work myself, a lot of the time where the running costs were averaging over $1000 a day. I don't know if that's "big" but certainly pro standard.

Bottom line is, you need someone in charge. And that someone is responsible for the end product. It's an involved job, and covers just about every aspect of the recording process.

Keeping all the egos in check is another story, but no less challanging. smile

So what role does he play ? "Head honcho not to be fcked with" , I think fits pretty well. smile

cheers, niteshift