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Jerry Harrison

(1949) Record Producer United States

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Jerry Harrison is a record producer from the United States, best known for Something Lovely.

Quick Facts About Jerry Harrison

Born: February 21, 1949
Nationality: United States
Profession: Record Producer
Notable works: Something Lovely

About Jerry Harrison

Jeremiah Griffin Harrison is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for the new wave group Talking Heads. In 2002, Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jerry Harrison

Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative…

Be creative

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I think that technology has both introduced new sounds but also allowed an increasingly painterly approach to recording music as you can…

Approach

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But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.

Doing things

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Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.

Band

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My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

Advice

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I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.

Band

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It's really exciting working with a new band when you feel like you hit something that's great, and you helped them bring…

Band

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What's nice about being a producer is you get to roll the dice more often, and you get to be involved with…

Dice

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I had previously been in the band the Modern Lovers with Jonathan Richman.

Band

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Most bands have a sound that they're already identified with, so for the producer it becomes a process of helping them find…

Band

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For a young band about to make a record, make sure you get the vocals right.

Band

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That said, everything's important, and every musician who plays on the record is an integral part of it.

Every

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I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and…

Arguing

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Some artists want a producer to be a kind of svengali - someone who actually creates a sound for them.

Art

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I think being eclectic is bad when you're just starting out.

Eclectic

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I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.

Confidant

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Brian Eno taught us how to use the Recording Studio as an instrument.

Brian

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The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.

Draws

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I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about…

Conscious

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