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[Herb Steiner]

I believe my friend Michael Johnstone has penned the most accurate description of the parameters, techniques, marketing devices, and general qualities of rap/hip-hop music I've ever read.

Bravo, Michael. Bravo.

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[Rich Weiss]

Amen, Michael. You oughta send your reply to some newspaper for their op ed page. You have touched an eternal truth.

[David L. Donald]

I was in Sam Ash NYC looking for a scoring program.
I asked the sales "kid" what was the difference or benifits between Logic and Digital Performer, which I use.

He said he wasn't sure. I asked how he could be demoing the tools if he didn't know what was good or bad about them.

He said" well I am not a musician, so I can't tell you, but I do edit tracks..

He then said, "well, many of the best producers can't play either, so, so what if I can't."

It says a lot about that segment of the innner city music scene that a salesperson in a major outlet actually believes that getting a Grammy for editing a rap song qualifies someone as a "great Producer".

Tell that to David Foster, Danial Lanois, George Maritn and Quincey Jones.

They know that editing is a tool to save or expand something, not the motus operandi of producing music.

[Mike Perlowin RIP]

Moi?

[Chris Forbes]

Mr. Johnstone, thanks for the good chuckle!! Kudos to you.

[b0b]

<SMALL>He then said, "well, many of the best producers can't play either, so, so what if I can't."</SMALL>

He's wrong, you know. There are few good record producers who are not also good musicians. Ask him to name some.

I was always impressed by the harmony vocal on Shania Twain's records. Then I learned it was her hubby/producer Mutt. Duh!

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[Theresa Galbraith]

I think Mutt sounds like Dwight Yokum on harmonies.