Here’s what a day with George Massenburg will teach you.

The magic has not left the studio.

When you sit for hours on end, lining to a grid, tuning, the compressing the soul out of music it takes it’s toll on you. Not only is it not fun, the end product sucks, and who wants to put in all that time for something that sucks.

Play live, play together. Feel the music being born together. That’s when the magic happens. That’s what I learned this past weekend with George Massenburg.

Is it perfectly timed and tuned? No. Will it be timeless and magical? Yes. Look at all the classics. It’s the little imperfections that give them character. Life. Personality. Magic is born, powerful moments in music are not created mechanically, they are created organically.

I am very inspired to 1) up the level of my tools. 2) Record in high resolution, 3) Record music live, everybody playing together, and 4) Make some magic that will last forever!