Peer Comment

Hello Jason,

I find your blog on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On to be very well written.  Your attention to detail is admirable and educational.  I am pleased to read through and get a sense of a chronological order of events that flow very nicely.  You built a nice picture leading up to his start status as he started as a singer and move to studio drummer then songwriter and finally artist.  I did have just one area to suggest a correction, the part where you write that Gordy finally released the album after Gaye lobbied to record label execs when it is said that the record was released without Gordy’s knowledge or approval.  Other than that, your blog is concise, intelligent and a pleasure to read. 

Great work,

Michael Vealey



Week 3

Hello Jason,

I am with you all the way on paying homage to the DAW!  I feel like it is the only reason I have been able to get anywhere with my interests and aspirations for music production.  You are right that many wonderful songs have been created right in the home of the artist themselves that may never have been released due to high recording costs.  Not to say that all home studio owners are great engineers or capable of producing the quality comparable to a professional engineer, but they are relevant in different ways.  I pride myself on my home studio abilities, and feel grateful to those who created the technology.  I particularly like how you pointed out the only real limitations as being musicianship and computer speed.  I think you are right as well.  Musicians can be quite fond of themselves and be prone to overlooking obvious shortcomings when it comes to their music and production quality.  Nice blog my man, I wish you the best.

Thank you,

Michael Vealey