Less is more

November 4, 2009

Whenever I get to a place where adding or changing small items do not help to bring out the best in a song, I tear it down and build from the foundation.

Leave the vocal and the most important instrument to convey the emotion of he song, then add parts one at a time that are really necessary and do not fight each other. Less parts mean each can be louder and have it’s own space.

Be ruthless and do not hold on to the past.