marijuana and mixing

trodden · Post by **trodden** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:28 pm

Michael Gregory Bridavsky wrote:if you are doing this professionally, as in a band is paying you to make their record, it is foolish, irresponsible and ridiculous to be high or drunk when doing it. I get offered smoke (i don't smoke anyway) and beer all the time and i refuse to even have a single beer when working on somebody's record. I find it next to impossible to be critical, attentive and rational when high, drunk or even slightly buzzed. Once the day's work is done, I will gladly enjoy a beer with the band.

Back when I enjoyed the smoke, I created some of the most god awful mixes I have ever assembled.

hell 6 beers over 8 hours isn't even going to put a dent in my tolerance.

TA · Post by TA » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:31 pm

I created some of the most god awful mixes I have ever assembled.

Yeah, me too. I used to listen way too loud, that was one of my bigger problems.

I dont really smoke much anymore. I definity will NOT when working on someones record. You wouldn`t just show up to work all stoned or drunk now, that would just be stupid!

Some people can get a way with it, I guess? I would rather save it as a night cap, when work is done.

I just had this funny image in my head when I read orbb post.

TA · Post by TA » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:33 pm

I dont really smoke much anymore

Well thats not entirly true

jonathan · Post by **jonathan** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:24 am

I stopped smoking and recording when I realized people were paying me for my services.

Doing a late night mix session while stoned is something else....

knobtwirler · Post by **knobtwirler** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:55 pm

I did a session with a vocal producer and a singer who bought some of the strongest weed they could get delivered to the studio after asking and begging to get some from anywhere. The producer insisted I smoke with him, handed me a joint, then as I handed it back he said, "no man, that's yours", as he proceeded to roll one for himself. After about 20 minutes I realized I had never been so high in my life while working. My mind was completely focused and I was making suggestions before the producer did about vocal strategies and stacking backgrounds, etc. For whatever reason, they were like Cheech and Chong and I was on top of everything. Your frame of mind and the quality of the weed has everything to do with it.

Knights Who Say Neve · Post by **Knights Who Say Neve** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:52 am

I personally hate pot but I've heard great work done by stoned people.

ryanlikestorock · Post by **ryanlikestorock** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:41 am

I've decided to finish this record I'm working on TOTALLY sober. All natural foods, no booze, pot, etc etc. My mind feels clearer than it ever has in my life.

Regardless of which method is "right", flipping back and forth between pothead and very very sober has been educational.

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:51 am

Richard Buckner, always the diehard, took up cigarette smoking for the recording of "Since" so his voice would sound a little different on that album. After he got the album done he methodically quit right away.

Or so I have read.

lyman · Post by **lyman** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:39 am

Tatertot wrote: After he got the album done he methodically quit right away.

how do you do something methodically and also right away?

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:05 am

lyman wrote:
Tatertot wrote: After he got the album done he methodically quit right away.

how do you do something methodically and also right away?

The proof is left to the reader.

lyman · Post by **lyman** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:32 am

Tatertot wrote:
lyman wrote:
Tatertot wrote: After he got the album done he methodically quit right away.

how do you do something methodically and also right away?
The proof is left to the reader.

i'll get stoned later today and think about it. it's totally gonna blow my mind!

Autodidact · Post by **Autodidact** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:10 pm

The Beatles, as we all know, experimented with drugs on their songs.

Did Geoff Emerick experiment with drugs while he engineered them?

Russian Recording · Post by **Russian Recording** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:24 am

Perranfulo wrote:The Beatles, as we all know, experimented with drugs on their songs.

i don't even know who the beatles are.

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:39 am

My friend's dad, who is about age 55 and who has a bona fide music PhD, cannot name the four Beatles. He is from Canada though. Maybe he'd do better if we asked him to name the three human and one non-human members of Rush or something....

ryanlikestorock · Post by **ryanlikestorock** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:25 am

Tatertot wrote:My friend's dad, who is about age 55 and who has a bona fide music PhD, cannot name the four Beatles. He is from Canada though. Maybe he'd do better if we asked him to name the three human and one non-human members of Rush or something....

I assure you it has little to do with him being Canadian. We're all aware of the Beatles over here. Forget the PhD... what about just being a teenager in the 60's? You'd think he would have heard of them then, no?

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