Today I watched a second interview with Young Guru on Pensado’s Place, once again Young Guru talked about some interesting production techniques and some important professional practices he does.

When asked about the fear of work getting leaked,at 21:42 Young Guru said he “never transfers files over the internet” followed by “I take the main computer offline” at 21:56. These basic acts ensure the security of the work Young Guru is producing with these famous artists such as Jay-Z. Although I am not working with famous artists I still believe I can learn from Young Guru. I believe the concept of security/privacy for an artists work is very important and are an essential professional practice for any producer. Therefore I will make sure I back up all my studio sessions on my USB just in case my files ever get corrupted.  I also will refrain from posting these tracks on my social media, to respect the artist’s approach to release their own music in any way they see fit.

At 33;54 when asked about whether he cuts the low end of a record for commercial levels Young Guru replied said “I present the song the way I want it”, he went to say if the record needed any changes he let someone else do it. I think it’s very important to have faith in the record you produce, because mixing is a very personal thing and even though you compromise with the artist in the creative process. If you are both happy with the result then I think it is important to just believe in it even if others don’t straight away. I will be applying this mentality to my work and hopefully it will allow me to grow in confidence as an artist.

This post relates to learning outcome 5