AlwaysThere
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Let’s say Branca and McClain reach out to you and ask you to put together a brand-new, full-length album for release in 2023. You have access to all of their resources, and you are allowed complete and uncontested creative control with its track list, promotion, short films, so on and so forth. What would you do?
Here’s my list of “demands”:
- Bring in Brad Buxer and Michael Prince as executive producers and archivists. Have them comb through the vaults for material, assemble the selection pool, and oversee the album production.
- Retain John McClain and Neff-U as the lead producers.
- Prioritize the material MJ was working on during the final years of his life.
- Approach the music with a “finish/polish” mentality, not a “rework” one. Use the existing demo as the foundation, build/embellish elements only as necessary, and ensure that the final album mix is true and respectful to the original. Think the album version of “Hold My Hand” or the leaked version of “Do You Know Where Your Children Are.”
- Include “Remember What I Told You” as a “hidden” bonus track for the fans.
- Craft another artificial duet using one of the less-finished tracks (perhaps “Boy No”), and release it as a single.
Here’s my list of “demands”:
- Bring in Brad Buxer and Michael Prince as executive producers and archivists. Have them comb through the vaults for material, assemble the selection pool, and oversee the album production.
- Retain John McClain and Neff-U as the lead producers.
- Prioritize the material MJ was working on during the final years of his life.
- Approach the music with a “finish/polish” mentality, not a “rework” one. Use the existing demo as the foundation, build/embellish elements only as necessary, and ensure that the final album mix is true and respectful to the original. Think the album version of “Hold My Hand” or the leaked version of “Do You Know Where Your Children Are.”
- Include “Remember What I Told You” as a “hidden” bonus track for the fans.
- Craft another artificial duet using one of the less-finished tracks (perhaps “Boy No”), and release it as a single.