Clients From Hell
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Loren Littlejohn
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bryan_kilco
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LOLOLOLOL
I'm pretty sure a few of these have been posted before in a similar thread as I recall this one and the "I don't give a fuck" one. Jesus. Fuckass.
HollowmanPL
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Once I had vocalist that during his first session ever he stopped singing and said "Dude did you add something to this track? There's something weird in it..."
So I turned off the metronome....
Just funny situation with a very nice guy
So I turned off the metronome....
Just funny situation with a very nice guy
JeffTD
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Once I had vocalist that during his first session ever he stopped singing and said "Dude did you add something to this track? There's something weird in it..."
So I turned off the metronome....
Just funny situation with a very nice guy
I get this all the time from guys when I'm listening back to parts, them asking me to turn off the click and every time I have to respond with "huh? OH that thing" because I just absolutely do not notice the click anymore.
ArthurD
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Once I was recording a local band...
The vocalist asked me to turn off the lights.
Then he lay on the floor to sing. Gosh
The vocalist asked me to turn off the lights.
Then he lay on the floor to sing. Gosh
I completely understand the lights but why the hell did he lay on the floor?
Concerning the lights, plenty of vocalists record in a dark black room with candles, such as Serj Tankian from System of a Down and Attila Csihar from Mayhem etc.
I've also recorded drums in a huge empty warehouse with some blue led spotlights bringing some mood hehe.
scorpio01169
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There was a video on Youtube of the band I was talking about. My friend was doing sound for this band and I was kinda helping him out. Well after the band was done, it was caught on video that same drummer refusing to shake my hand. I can't show the video because it shows the name of the band.
Machinated
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I have WAY to many stories to even scratch the surface. Had all the impatient people ringing incessantly 20 times just to ask how it's going.
I've worked with some lovely people who have weird social habits and kind of speak before they think so things come across a bit annoying. I can deal with that.
I can deal with most of the crazies (had one guy literally just show up at my house asking if we can sit and and chat on the studio unannounced).
The things that drive me mad are the subtle bad habits that become more and more noticeable. People that breath unnecessarily heavy REALLY gets me. Bad personal hygiene. Saying things under their breath.
I had one band that wasn't anywhere near tight enough for what they were trying to achieve. I tried helping them out with technique, worked my bollocks off doing extra hours editing and they got really defensive rather than trying to improve. Pretty horrible to work on but unfortunately it was one of those experiences you have to encounter at some point......
I've worked with some lovely people who have weird social habits and kind of speak before they think so things come across a bit annoying. I can deal with that.
I can deal with most of the crazies (had one guy literally just show up at my house asking if we can sit and and chat on the studio unannounced).
The things that drive me mad are the subtle bad habits that become more and more noticeable. People that breath unnecessarily heavy REALLY gets me. Bad personal hygiene. Saying things under their breath.
I had one band that wasn't anywhere near tight enough for what they were trying to achieve. I tried helping them out with technique, worked my bollocks off doing extra hours editing and they got really defensive rather than trying to improve. Pretty horrible to work on but unfortunately it was one of those experiences you have to encounter at some point......
abt
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I completely understand the lights but why the hell did he lay on the floor?
That's actually a thing, I can't remember, something to do with posture and lining everything up. I could be completely wrong (to lazy to google), I think John Lennon used to track his vox this way, people thought it was because he was stoned but he learnt it from someone and said he could sing better. I've heard singing upside down also works.
JeffTD
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FrankTheSmith
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This must be shared haha
I've had someone refuse to shake my hand before. Just looked at my hand then direct eye contact and just kept talking to the person I was with while I stood there with my hand out. My palms were sweaty, knees weak arms are heavy, mom's spaghetti. There was vomit on my sweater already mom's spaghetti, I was nervous, but on the surface I look calm and ready, mom's spaghetti.
Also
Had a band break up right after recording 8 songs back in 2011. They only paid half so I didn't give them the songs. The guitar player and drummer kept messaging and texting me the same thing. "Don't give him the songs, I wrote them and I'll pay you the rest. Give them to me". After a while I posted one of them on youtube and somehow it was posted on 4chan and got thousands of views and hundreds of comments and dislikes in a day. The guitar player replied to every single negative comment with something like "I'll kill you!" or "I'll murder you for talking about my songs like that!". It was sweet.
abt
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