Ariel Rechtshaid (/ˈrɛkʃaɪd/ REK-shyde;[1]) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His accolades include three Grammy Awards for music production. (wikipedia)
Hip-hop has never had boundaries - the more adventurous it is, the more popular it seems to be.
The goal is to make something that sounds new and different.
I was a snot-nosed teenage skater at one point, who listened to only punk records and hung around people that had that idea of what is okay to do and what isn't okay to do.
It was very punk rock for me to take a stab at working with Justin Bieber. I don't know how people portray that, or 'Climax,' for that matter. But for me, it was the most adventurous thing I could have done at that exact moment.
The best bands kept making records and had this evolution, where by the end, by their commercial phase or sellout phase, the records are from outer space.
It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.
I like to find an artist who inspires me and get into their world and challenge them.
I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.
If the chemistry between me and the artist is good, then that's half the battle.
I have the utmost respect for synthesizers - Soft Cell, early Depeche Mode. But that's become a cliche for the '80s.
