Producer for MJ's new album? If you could only select 1 producer who would it be

DJ_OXyGeNe_8 said:
Will.I.am, let me think?! I don't remember a classic that he created.
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don't expect a "classic" from pretty much anyone in the mainstream today but:

He is too pop. Just pop.
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he isn't. you need to check out his more obscure, soulful stuff

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Change-will-i-am/dp/B00005NW32

and also his collaborations with Sergio Mendes, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mary J, Common etc.

and as for "classics", i really liked his work with John Legend (Ordinary People, 'Once Again' album).

he's a far more complex and versatile producer than most of his mainstream contemporaries.
 
browneyedgirl said:
Yup, Dre turned MJ down. That was a while ago, though.

To quote Dr. Dre

"Somebody approached me about working with Michael Jackson, and I did say no because I like working with new artists or people that I've worked with in the past." "I can develop them from the ground up. There's no set standard that I have to live up to or anything like that. All I have to do is go in the studio, and basically they're going to bust their ass to come in there and do their thing the way it's supposed to be done."

Looks like he's just scared he wouldn't be able to live up to the expectations.
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This kinda sounds like a more long winded and professional way of saying I was too intimidated and scared and I like being the boss :lol:
 
Keeping the window to more people, is keeping the window to more great ideas.. Limiting producers is limiting the limit of the album..

Of course Michael does not NEED a producer to help with a great album, but he wont get the greatest pottential without sharing ideas, and directional approaches..

I would say Michael of course being the 'executive producer' but have the window to anyone who wants to give it a shot, or has ideas.. Mike does not need to USE there songs, but if 100 people come to him.. He will find good things in there.. Even if it simply INFLUENCES a song Mike produces himself.. He could hear a simple melody from another song a producer gives and create a whole new song from a basic sound...
 
last unicorn said:
MJ main
Teddy Riley Co
And no more than that.
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Meh,....seems alot of folks here are STUCK on Teddy Riley and the Dangerous album. That album came out, I dunno, 17 years ago, lol.
Time to move on people.
Michael worked with too many producers for Invincible. Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley, R. Kelly, Babyface, Andre Harris, Dr. Freeze, and P. Diddy (Diddy never made the final cut). That's part of the reason that album never took off. Too many sounds, too many contributors. Not a cohesive flow.
If this were a perfect world and if I had my way Michael would only be working with a few producers for his new project: The Neptunes, Polow da Don, Teddy Riley, and himself, of course. With Michael, Pharrell & Chad producing the bulk of the material (9-10 tracks) and Polow and Teddy each getting about 2 songs a piece.
That screams success.


Hollaback.
 
Well if you notice, after his "Big Three" Albums - Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad - it seems all his other albums had too many producers. It's like he began doubting himself after Bad couldn't outdo Thriller. I think MJ needs to take it back to the basics and line up just TWO PRODUCERS. One being Quincy Jones, the other being someone from today: either Will i Am or Pharrell.
 
We can't really say what Michael's mind set was after "Bad". People forget that "Bad" held the record for second biggest selling album ever, for a long time, and still holds the record for most number one singles off of any album in history. The album and things that went along with it held records which "Thriller" did not. Quincy wouldn't work anymore. He want's to be in control, and Michael isn't the kid he was during "OTW" and "Thriller". He's going to want to be calling all the shots. They wouldn't mesh anymore. People just need to have faith in Michael. "Dangerous" and "HIStory" are easily as good as "OTW", "Thriller" and "Bad". It's just a matter of preference.
 
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Don't get me wrong. I love all of his music. I have all of his songs. But I'm talking in terms of the mass population. People just look back at those three as his career and don't really give Dangerous, History, Blood on the Dance Floor, or Invincible a second glance.

But I don't know about the Quincy thing. He's 75 now so I doubt he would really care about being Mr. Control and plus they had a good working relationship. And it looks like from the We are the World recording sessions, that MJ got as much input in as Q. So... I don't know. Its really just all speculation, because I don't think any of us really know how these guys are in the studio.... or maybe I just don't know. lol
 
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The Neptunes but if he really wants to make a great comeback, he has to work with Quincy Jones again.
but thats my thought
 
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Kingofpop2424 said:
Meh,....seems alot of folks here are STUCK on Teddy Riley and the Dangerous album. That album came out, I dunno, 17 years ago, lol.
Time to move on people.
Michael worked with too many producers for Invincible. Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley, R. Kelly, Babyface, Andre Harris, Dr. Freeze, and P. Diddy (Diddy never made the final cut). That's part of the reason that album never took off. Too many sounds, too many contributors. Not a cohesive flow.
If this were a perfect world and if I had my way Michael would only be working with a few producers for his new project: The Neptunes, Polow da Don, Teddy Riley, and himself, of course. With Michael, Pharrell & Chad producing the bulk of the material (9-10 tracks) and Polow and Teddy each getting about 2 songs a piece.
That screams success.


Hollaback.
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That seems like a nice scheme. The Neptunes are my favorite producers.
Although, I still do like Will.i.am.
Polow da Don? Hmmm....As long as its not like Love in this Club or Forever......Maybe....

Teddy Riley is a great producer, but I wouldn't have him produce a lot of material.
Michael needs to start fresh, with new peeps. Teddy is an excellent producer, but
will a New Jack Swing album be a big hit in modern society? Honestly, I don't know....
 
Angelo Badalamenti
Ennio Morriconne

Two great great composers... They use real instruments..
Mix them with MJ's pop/rock sound.. and you should have something very different & unique..
 
DuranDuran said:
I think Rick Rubin would be interesting.
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i've always thought Rubin would be a great guide for that one or two rock-urban-pop tune Mike likes to incorporate in albums, but not to take on a full project like he usually does in the traditional sense of what a producer is.

plus, he usually prefers to take away elements like string sections and backgrounds which happen to be two of Michael's essential trademarks in most tracks.

i'll still root for a collab on an edgy track.
 
I would say that Michael should work with Damon Thomas and Harvey Mason jr. "The Underdogs" team. They've produced music for Beyonce, Tyrese, Chris Brown and a whole lot of other music stars. And they did the "Dreamgirls" movie soundtrack. And Quincey Jones for old times sake...
 
arXter said:
i've always thought Rubin would be a great guide for that one or two rock-urban-pop tune Mike likes to incorporate in albums, but not to take on a full project like he usually does in the traditional sense of what a producer is.

plus, he usually prefers to take away elements like string sections and backgrounds which happen to be two of Michael's essential trademarks in most tracks.

i'll still root for a collab on an edgy track.
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That's the point, a different sound. Interesting acts change their style every once in awhile like Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, Prince, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, ect. I think Mike is using the people he's working with now just to get on the radio. Like saying "Darkchild" on a song.
 
Man, this is a tough one.

Ideally, I'd like to see Quincy Jones come back to the studio with Michael, but he's already said he's not going to do it and, well, if Michael wants to stay current he should probably go with someone more contemporary.

Timbaland would be good, but it seems like he's doing everybody's albums nowadays. I think I'll say Will.i.Am, because I like his "club bangin" beats and I don't think he's done too many artists albums for people to get tired of the name on the credits.
 
Something that just occurred to me is that although I’d personally rather see mike move on and use new producers on his album, using QJ even for just 1 more song would generate such a massive buzz that it is bound to help album sales. Imagine the stories if Mike could get QJ to commit to a song on his new album. Everybody loves the MJ/QJ collaborations from OTW, Thriller and Bad. It’s the Mike that people still think is credible and talented. Just the mention of QJ would set the media on fire with anticipation. As much as anything else, I personally think Mike should go back to the very instrumental sound that was present on his earlier albums and rather than try to reproduce that sound with a new producer, why not just use the legend himself.
[FONT=border=]Why not just send him an almost complete version of a track and ask for his creative input? If he offers advice, give him producing credit on that song. That might be enough. [/FONT]
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I would love to see Michael work with Tony Moran. They could really put down a slamming dance track together IMO.
 
Michael Himeself

Or

R Kelly only he can produce tracks of MJ`s class atleast 10% of what MJ does.
 
in light of Jon B's new album, i'd really push for Mike to look him up.

smiles_au said:
The RZA.. razor sharp
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RZA is quite versatile. i don't see the hip-hop shaolin thing working with Mike, but he's done some R&B production recently with the soul group Stone Mecca and it went down really well. i could hear that happening with MJ.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjbPZNkYQ

in fact in this tune you could really hear Mike going for that falsetto.
 
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