The Dark Side of Modern Music Production – Are Vocals Overproduced?

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Are today’s studio recordings "musical catfishing"? 🤯 Do modern vocal productions enhance artistry, or are they making live performances sound disappointing? In this video, we compare recorded vocals vs. live performances from top artists (including myself!) and dive deep into whether vocals are overproduced in modern music.

We’ll explore:
🎤 The massive differences between studio vocals and live singing
🎧 Is tuning, layering, and compression cheating or necessary?
🤔 Should artists match their live performances to their studio tracks?
🚀 How modern vocal editing (tuning, timing, and comping) affects how music is consumed and created

🔊 Featured Comparisons:
✅ Brad Johnson (my own studio vs. live performance)
✅ Joe Keery – The End of Beginning
✅ Blink-182 – One More Time
✅ The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

Whether you’re an artist or a listener, this discussion is for you. Where do you stand? Should vocals be raw and real, or should they be polished to perfection? Let me know in the comments! 💬

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🚨 Timestamps:

01:42 - Support the channel!
03:24 - Song #1 (My own original)
05:07 - Song #2 (Djo - End of Beginning)
07:04 - Song #3 (Blink 182 - One More Time)
10:09 - Song #4 (The National)
11:20 - My thoughts on overproducing vocals