Your Songs: A Producers Perspective with Stephen Webber
Stephen's seminar
on Production for Songwriters was outstanding and truly wonderful - he's a
master of communicating a pretty daunting message - for not only the basics of
recordings - but also nice little techie treats for all the tech-geeks in the
room - Which wasn't me by the way - but gave me enough of it as to inform me -
but not make my eyes glaze over - a rare talent when talking production
techniques. Once again - your awesome
seminars have given me a tanker-load of useful info, techniques and strategies
to take my songs and music biz to the next level. Thanks for all you do to help us songwriters get the
relevant stuff we need to advance our music. Zelda Sheldon (Sydney)
Great workshop
with Stephen on the weekend. Thanks for making it happen. He is a wonderful
presenter. Engaging, funny and skilled at imparting his vast knowledge. I
really enjoyed his anecdotes as well.Great stuff.
Michael (Sydney)
Really well done,
I loved it and have twittered, facebooked and myspaced what I thought. We are
just about to start recording the next CD and this is a great start to
organizing my thought before taking on the project.
Stephen is very
insightful and I really thank him for some affirmation of my previous thinking
and also the inspiration of some new ideas. Steve (Melbourne)
Thank you
for organizing the workshop last weekend. It was very informative and
highlighted very important points to consider when creating music and lyrics.
The production / engineering tips and potential pit falls were good to be made
aware of so as to create the best possible listening experience.
I especially
liked the emphasis on the quality of the product, the examples such as the
Bonnie Raitt "I can't make you love me." Truly awesome.Myself and my producer (Steve Manovski)
thoroughly enjoyed this weekend's experience.
Steven Tagliaferro
(Sydney)
Lovely to meet
you and Stephen.His seminar evoked a
lot of positive thought for me.Listening is such a simple exercise and yet it gives
one so much knowledge. Stephen really reminded me about the power of listening.
I listen to a lot of music and I forget that there are ways to add to the
experience to continue to grow. Katie Scott(Sydney)
Stephen truly is
a gifted teacher.Both the weekend
seminar and the apra seminar captivated me the whole time - that takes skill -
and I learnt heaps in the process.He really has added to my artistry and I know my future work.
Maz...xx:):) (Sydney)
I went to the
APRA night on Thursday where Stephen spoke and just wanted to let you know that
I got a lot out of the experience. I put some of his techniques to work
straight away and got immediate results. Thanks to you and APRA! Paul Appelkamp (Melbourne)
Just a note to
say thank you for holding the event with Stephen last night. It was great to
meet him, and the messages he gave really spoke to me. Being a blues
singer/songwriter, sometimes I second guess myself about my choruses being too
repetitive. Therefore it was a good reminder that people respond physically and
emotionally to repetition when used well. I am currently getting the first
drafts of my EP mixes sent through, but am reserving my first listen to a time
when I am undistracted. As Stephen says, you only have the one opportunity for
a first listen, so that was another timely message for me.Thanks again
Shalom (Sydney)
Compliments on an
informative and practical seminar. I found all of the subjects we covered to
have relevance to my circumstances and found Stephen to be one of the best
presenters I have had the pleasure of listening to.
The outstanding
thing was that not only did he have the experience to back up the points he was
teaching and give practical examples but he treated each of the people whom he
was working with respectfully and whether it was presentation or critique, his
caring attitude came through and ensured there was adequate discussion on the
points that were important to us as a group.
One of the most
important things I learnt on the weekend had nothing to do with songwriting -
but rather how to comment or critique another person's song. I have always felt
uncomfortable doing this and watched others unsuccessfully try to do it as
well. Stephen's manner and approach I feel resulted in both the artist and the
audience feeling comfortable that the songs could be improved but not
threatened or embarrassed by the act of it being done.Excellent!
Russell
(Brisbane)
I really loved
Stephen.I think he is the best
one you have had out here in Brisbane that I have seen.He had a sensitive approach and he
really touched on aspects that I had not thought of before in his content.He did not waffle on all day about
himself or just give a concert of his own stuff, he was much more sensitive in
his approach.I would definitely
tell all my songwriting friends to come to him if you can bring him back…And he
gave me great insights for recording my next album as well as great tips on
songwriting.He is as good as (and
even better in some ways) than Pat Pattison.As you know I love Pat so that’s a huge compliment.
