Prince's recording engineer Susan Rogers on authenticity, getting your best vocal performance and her new book "This is What it Sounds like"

Send us Fan MailToday I have Susan Rogers who many of you know as Prince’s recording engineer.  Today we talk about her new book “This is what it sounds like” and who we are as listeners, what Prince used to ask her to prepare for his writing sessions and insight into writing songs that appeal to a wider audience.Some takeaways:Ask a non musical person for feedback on your songsActive listeningGetting your best vocal performance in the studioMusic from the neck up vs music from the neck downMaking music is an expression of life and you need to put your life into itBalance between something common and something novelWho you are as a listenerTaylor Swift workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/650136163767Membership:  Scarletkeys.com Susan Rogers' book: https://www.amazon.com/This-What-Sounds-Like-Music/dp/0393541258Scarlet's website: https://www.scarletkeys.comScarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1