> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elson Trinidad [mailto:elson@westworld.com]
> I've always wondered about this, people that make music [in
> self-sufficient
> digital environments] these days hesitate to call themselves
> "musicians" and
> prefer to be "producers." While they indeed produce, is the use
> of the phrase
> done as a reaction against stereotypical traditional musicians (i.e. jaded
> attitudes, flakes, snobs, people who leech off their significant
> others' living
> quarters, people that miss rehearsal and show up late to the gig and still
> demand X amount of money for the night...), people with ego and
> communication
> problems, etc).
>
> For my drum n bass music, I play the contemporary role of
> "producer." But I have
> no problem being a "musician." Or am I just behind the times?
>
i think calling oneself a producer vs. a musician comes more from respect
offered to those who have played, practicised, learned their chops on
traditional instruments, etc. rather than wanting to distance oneself from
some of the more negative stereotypes of musicians...
i don't know. i suppose it's an individual thing. i consider myself to be
aiming towards a producer rather than a musician even though i've had some
musical education and participated in traditional forms of music
performance/practice, etc. in the past. humility? ambiguity? i just feel
like i'm still learning, so i don't want to call myself a musician. yet, in
the end it's still about making music, isn't it?
i guess i'm starting to see the lines between musician/producer getting
blurry as i type...
maybe producer just sounds cooler nowadays, eh?
-g
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