What do you look for…

[john]

What would/do you look for in a songwriter?

 

What would/do you look for in an artist?

 

What would/do you look for in a producer?

 

on a separate note…

 

What would/do you look for in a collaborator?

 

and on another separate note…

 

What do you look for in a music community?

[Steve Mueske]

12 hours ago, john said:

What would/do you look for in a songwriter?

 

What would/do you look for in an artist?

 

What would/do you look for in a producer?

 

on a separate note…

 

What would/do you look for in a collaborator?

 

and on another separate note…

 

What do you look for in a music community?

 

People say I overthink things, but my answers may vary based on context.

 

For example, question 1. Do you mean as a listener? As a collaborator? As a musician? I'm generally not into commercial artists because I get bored with the formulaic chord progressions. I guess, though, when I'm listening to "songs" (i.e. music around 3 minutes that has strongly identifiable common structures (verse, chorus, bridge, etc, regardless of genre)), I look for things like personal embellishments, key changes, clever (if understated) ways of going beyond the confines of form, anticipation, release. 90% of the time, though, I'm listening to production choices.

 

[will add to this and expand later].

Edited October 7, 2021 by Steve Mueske

[Clay Anderson Johnson]

For any of these Industrious,  Imaginative, and Talented should not need to be mentioned.

 

What would/do you look for in a songwriter?

Lyricist: Emotional depth, command of language, originality, universality

Music: The ability to express emotion without words, versatile, resourceful, skilled, knowledgable 

 

What would/do you look for in an artist?

Originality, ambition, drive, tenacity, optimism, enthusiasm

 

What would/do you look for in a producer?

Someone who wants to understand and convey your vision. Not someone who tries to tell you how to do it.

 

What would/do you look for in a collaborator?

Knowledgable and educated with a wide perspective, open, honest, original, committed

 

What do you look for in a music community?

Participation