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Ryan Slowey

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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2010, 10:20:32 AM »

Friend of mine works in a studio out in LA where a lot of HUGE hip-hop artists go to work. One particularly HUGE mega-star dude (who I won't name) actually had a guy in his crew, whose sole purpose, was to be sure that [huge mega-star dude] had a fresh blunt in his hand. [Huge mega-star dude] did not stop smoking the entire time he was there.

My friend also told me that [huge mega-star dude] worked harder and got more stuff done in the course of a day than anyone he's worked with. Pretty sure he used the word "shocked" in regards to his work ethic.

Just sayin'. Not ALL pot-smokers are burned out losers who can't get the job done. Not saying that it isn't a problem for a lot of bands, but there are exceptions to every rule.

Honestly, I've found alcohol to be SIGNIFICANTLY more problematic than weed. Especially in regards to it's negative effects on performance.
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2010, 11:42:08 AM »

Ryan Slowey wrote

Honestly, I've found alcohol to be SIGNIFICANTLY more problematic than weed. Especially in regards to it's negative effects on performance.





...Duuude...



-wait, -what?
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MDM (maxdimario) wrote on Fri, 16 November 2007 21:36

I have the feeling that I have more experience in my little finger than you do in your whole body about audio electronics..

Ryan Slowey

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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2010, 11:44:05 AM »

ssltech wrote on Thu, 14 October 2010 11:42

Ryan Slowey wrote

Honestly, I've found alcohol to be SIGNIFICANTLY more problematic than weed. Especially in regards to it's negative effects on performance.





...Duuude...



-wait, -what?


http://www.wyvern.org/gallery/d/1924-1/Dude+wait+what.jpg
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Ryan Slowey
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2010, 12:08:02 PM »

When I was about 21, we started working on an album in a studio run by a guy who came really, highly recommended by everyone in the region.

I didn't smoke or drink at the time.  And the first day we came into this guy's studio, he walked out in front of the console and pulled out a bong from the cabinet he had there.

He packed the bowl...lit it up right there in front of us all.  As he pulled the smoke through, he reached over and flipped switch on the wall, which fired up an exhaust fan directly above his head....where he blew the smoke as he exhaled.  Blew it straight out the studio to the outside.  Couldn't smell a thing.  Crazy.

I got REALLY uncomfortable...but being young and pretty much scared to death of anyone, I kept my mouth shut.

To my astonishment, as the day moved along, it seemed that the more he smoked, the better he got.  And most certainly, we were getting free time....so that was cool by me.

And as the weeks went by, I learned to trust the guy so much that even I would encourage him to hit the bong once in a while.

By the end of the project, I was so comfortable with the guy that I didn't even go listen while he mixed it.  He knew where we were going with it.  And man...his mixes were SO MUCH more than I thought it would be.  What a talented guy.

Subsequently...he moved on to Los Angeles in the 90s and engineered/mixed/mastered several platinum and gold albums.

Probably stoned the whole time.

But I'd guess he's the exception....not the standard.  Right?
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James Hook
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2010, 03:32:13 PM »

thats a great story,

someone correct me if I'm mistaken, I'm under the impression that depending on the person, being stoned on pot can either cause convergent thinking, (enhanced ability to focus) OR divergent thinking (enhanced ability to run off on tangents)

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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #20 on: October 14, 2010, 09:44:25 PM »

yeah, it seems to depend on the person.

some people will get silly or not be able to maintain
a line of thinking very long...
some will just hyper-focus on the task at hand, just
gittin' into it.

the thing i think is a bad idea is to do any thing bad to
yer nose.
you can't f-up your sinuses without f-ing up your ears.

remember it's all connected.  that's why there are
ear,nose,& throat specialists.

i love coffee, but when mixing, i try to keep that consumption low...
& maybe counter balance a little, with some focusing agent.
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #21 on: October 14, 2010, 11:34:00 PM »

Bet you wouldn't let this dude into your studio.

index.php/fa/15620/0/
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #22 on: October 15, 2010, 03:35:05 AM »

I knew some guys that were playing with Stephan Grapelli and even at close to 80, he would smoke a doob before going onstage. Didn't seem to have a negative effect on him.
Doesn't work that way for everyone though.

I find that pot can really mess up sessions with players, especially when trying to learn new stuff and the pressure is on. It can have a good effect sometimes when people know the tunes and are bored with them. But not for learning new stuff under deadlines and clocks and money.

I remember recording a reggae band years ago many of whom were rastafarians. The building my studio was in was the bottom floor of a commercial 7 story building downtown full of different businesses including law offices. And all 7 stories reeked of pot smoke that week.....
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #23 on: October 15, 2010, 07:20:55 AM »

mikeconrad wrote on Thu, 14 October 2010 22:34

Bet you wouldn't let this dude into your studio.

index.php/fa/15620/0/


Yeah....cuz that guy is dead.
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #24 on: October 15, 2010, 07:22:44 AM »

QUEEF BAG wrote on Thu, 14 October 2010 20:44

...focusing agent.


Haha....love it.
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #25 on: October 15, 2010, 09:15:51 PM »

mikeconrad wrote

Bet you wouldn't let this dude into your studio.

index.php/fa/15620/0/


Actually -not that long ago- I engineered a session for Paul McCartney.  -Produced by none other than George Martin, as it happens.

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/312361/2172/

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MDM (maxdimario) wrote on Fri, 16 November 2007 21:36

I have the feeling that I have more experience in my little finger than you do in your whole body about audio electronics..

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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2010, 02:26:59 AM »

Guess the point I was trying to make was the predjudice that many here seem to have against weed-head artists. You have to admit that a huge chunk of some of the very best music ever recorded was done under the influence.
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Re: HELP! Im recording stoners!
« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2010, 01:17:26 PM »

mikeconrad wrote on Mon, 18 October 2010 02:26

You have to admit that a huge chunk of some of the very best music ever recorded was done under the influence.



And not just weed. I imagine the amount of heroin and cocaine abused during the record making process over the years could fill the Grand Canyon.


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