Rick Rubin’s Top 10 Insights for Music Producers (…Read between the lines.)

Rick Rubin is one of the most successful music producers in the history of modern music, having worked with Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay Z, Kanye West, Metallica, Slayer, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, The Strokes, Danzig, System of a Down, Tom Petty and so many more.

He’s been talking a lot about his approach in recent interviews, and in his new book The Creative Act. But there’s a LOT he leaves out. Much of his best advice you will have to read between the lines to discover.

In this week’s episode, Justin Colletti distills down what he’s learned from sifting through over ten hours of Rick Rubin’s interviews and his new book, The Creative Act.

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0:00 Introduction

1:46 Number 1 Rick Rubin Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing. (And You Don’t Have to Either.)
4:04 Shout out to Lauten Audio Mics and the LS-208! $50 Off This Month
4:30 Number 1 Continued: Artists Who Don’t Know What They’re Doing
8:44 Number 2 Make Music YOU Want to LISTEN To.
13:22 Number 3 “The Ruthless Edit”
17:43 Number 4 Adding More Makes it Smaller
20:00 Number 5 Don’t Talk About It, Try It. (Persuasion leads to mediocrity)
23:08 Number 6 Create with No Expectation That it Has to Be Good.
26:23 Number 7 Don’t Create Ideas, RECEIVE Them
29:40 Number 8 Write It Down
31:53 Number 9 Create the Right Environment (Both Physically AND Mentally)
34:50 Shout out to Lauten! $50 off the LS-208 Microphone. Link in Description
37:38 Number 10 Assemble a Great Team
41:43 Number 11 “Play Your Part” Pro Wrestling in Music Production
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