How does a song go from Demo to Recording?
October 21, 2014 6:23 AM

Are there any documentaries/podcasts, etc. that track the evolution of a song from demo to recording? I want to see what role a good producer plays, and what the engineer and mixer actually do. Rock on!
posted by smelvis to Media & Arts (5 answers total) 10 users marked this as a favorite
Wow what a specific question that has only a single answer!

Song Exploder on the Max Fun Network.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:25 AM on October 21, 2014


Check out the Classic Albums series of documentaries. The episodes are not solely about the role of producers, engineers etc but they do cover this.
posted by cincinnatus c at 7:31 AM on October 21, 2014


A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica lets you see a lot of what went into making the Black album.

Also, Tom Dowd & the Language of Music provides a great historical perspective on the recording process.
posted by doctord at 8:46 AM on October 21, 2014


Sweet! Thanks everyone.
posted by smelvis at 11:25 AM on October 21, 2014


Probably tangential to what you're looking for, but parts of Goddard's film, Sympathy for the Devil, included the Stones working through the song. The viewer gets a pretty interesting sense of how the song evolved from its "demo" sound to where it ended up. The clip is available on Youtube.
posted by homesickness at 4:34 PM on October 21, 2014


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