The first take is the deepest

Lamorna on Rick Rubin & what book publishers can learn from music producers

In a packed car on the way to the Black Mountains this January, I asked a music producer how he creates the conditions that best serve his artists in the studio. ‘Really,’ he said, ‘it’s all about setting them up for the best possible first take.’ More often than not, that first demo will be the strongest version of the track they produce all day, becau…