American producer and youtuber reflects on the music industry and points to the particularity of a singer who considers “a great star”
Not that it is unique to the present times, but it is increasingly rare to find great artists who really create their own songs. According to Rick BlessedIn fact, nowadays only one singer does this in the pop world: Billie Eilish.
According to American producer and youtuber, it is an exception in an environment whose rule is to select and buy successful songs from other composers – usually market professionals who live on it.
Blessed exemplifies your thesis by citing Sabrina Carpenter. In new video in Youtube (via Ultimate Guitar), the producer stated that the hit artist “Espresso” symbolizes this music industry well purchased almost artificially:
“When an artist like Sabrina Carpenter is recording a new album, she chooses the best songs from the biggest composers on the market. She finds all the songs she wants, already knows what the singles will be, and just records and produces.”
According to Beato, Sabrina “doesn’t touch her recordings,” although he knows that “she plays guitar, piano and everything else.”
“These things are created by the producers. Then they work on what the image for the music video, for the album. Sabrina is a pop star. Many people do not realize, but they are things created by huge groups of people. They are not songs that come out of Sabrina Carpenter’s head. She sings all the lyrics, I could not say, but that’s that ‘and then they put the credits. composers need young artists who are vehicles for their songs. “
The observation about Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish, in turn, breaks this logic. Beato says that the 23 -year -old, author of hits like “Birds of a Feather” and “Ocean Eyes”it really has the talent for composing great songs in an authorial way and consistent with its own longings.
“The only person who is doing this out there, which is a great star, in fact, that I can remember my head, is Billie Eilish. She and her brother make up the songs together. Not only do they compose them, but he plays all the parts. They are one of the few people.”
The same composers, according to Rick Beato
Apart from Billie’s songs, Rick Beato mentions that most successful pop singles in pop are composed by the same studio musicians. Amy Allen and Jack Antonoff They are cited as examples.
The producer and youtuber also points out that the seemingly unfair division of composition credits has been “since the beginning of the music industry”. He reflects:
“For your music to be recorded by a big star, you need to donate a piece of it – even if they have not composed anything, and it’s really terrible. Especially when there is so little money on the market today, compared to 25 years ago.”
Name forgotten by Rick Beato
Rick Beato made it clear that he cited the name of Billie Eilish as an exception within what he was able to remember when he recorded the video. There is, however, another case of pop artist who escapes this rule: Taylor Swift.
Although it works with external authors – as mentioned Jack Antonoff -, the artist, according to reports, participates in the whole process of creation. Several of their songs have authorial credit only, including an entire album, Speak Now (2010).
Imogen heapwho worked with Swift in “Clean”even revealed a little about the method of composition of the popstar. In an interview with PeopleShe said they met at her house and that Swift arrived with just a sketch of a song. The composer stated:
“She [Taylor] He arrived with a flawless look and we didn’t know well what to do. “But she had an idea on her cell phone, touched me and I thought, ‘Good. Let’s record?”
From there, everything unfolded very fast, highlights heap. British artist, Pioneer of Electropop, says Taylor Swift differs from knowing exactly what she wants in the studio. So they have already left this session with the music “Clean” ready. Imogen declares:
“And then, when she left, we had managed to compose the song, produce music, record the music, talk, have fun, have tea, sit near the fireplace, have lunch, dinner, make a whole recording alone.”
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Source: Rollingstone
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
