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The Subtle Art of Saying Nothing

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Sometimes the most useful thing a producer can say in a session is nothing at all.

In the Season 2 opener of KNOBS, Simon Moro and Terry Hart explore the subtle art of saying nothing: when to keep your opinions to yourself so the artist can do their best work, and when a well-timed question does more than any instruction.

It starts with a lesson from the back of the room: a guitarist tapping…