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¢Interview with Andreas Stenhager, 24,
producer.

³PR is the staff from Propaganda!
²AS is Andreas Stenhager.

³PR:   Okay, Andreas!  Let's introduce
yourself!

²AS:   Well,  I  am  24  years old and
currently  working  in  a quiet known
studio  in  Stockholm.   I  live in a
small  apartment  with  my girlfriend
and my two years old son.

³PR:   Since  this  interview is about
your  musical knowledges, what's your
task when it comes to the studio?

²AS:   Right  now  I've just made some
final  adjustments  on  a new Swedish
group's     first     record.     I'm
responsible  for  the  final  musical
product,  I  make sure that no voices
are  louder  or lower than the others
and  that  everything is as it should
be.   That  means no feedback, reverb
etc..   I  am the last step in a link
of  many  different stages, and after
my  final  touches  it's  ready to be
released.

³PR:      Do    you    have    regular
working-hours, or is the 'myth' about
nighttime producing true?

²AS:   No,  the nighttime producing is
only  made on the early stages of the
producing,  when  the  group  is more
involved.  When it has come as far as
¶²my stage, the group barely visits the
studio   at   all,  although  certain
artists  have  clearer  opinions than
others,  and want to be a part of the
producing  to the bitter end.  I come
to  the studio at nine in the morning
and  usually  leave  half  past  six.
That     means     quite     ordinary
working-hours,   but   that   is  not
completely  true either.  Some days I
have  to  be concentrated thirteen or
maybe  fourteen hours, but other days
I can leave at three.

³PR:   How  long have you been in this
position, then?
²
AS:   I  got  involved  with  a small
studio  in  October  -89,  i.e.  four
years  ago.   At  that  time I was an
assistent  to  one of the mixers, but
thanks to certain contacts, I got the
opportunity  to show my skills to the
current  studio  and  I've  been here
since then...

³PR:   And  the  salary?   Is it based
upon the success of the record, or is
it a certain sum?
²
AS:   Well,  both.   I  have  a fixed
salary every month, but if the record
sells   well,   I'll  of  course  get
royalties(not   much,  but  money  is
money!!).
³
PR:   Do you have a real education or
did you start from the beginning?
²
AS:   It  makes me sad to say it, but
¶²in   this   business  luck  and  good
contacts   are  more  worth  than  an
education.   But  I  believe that the
skills  are  very  important, how you
have  reached  them  does not matter.
You got to have a musical talent.
³
PR:   Okay, thanks!  Good luck in the
future!
²
AS:  My pleasure!