The proprietor of spinme.com, Joe Taylor Jr., has posted an interesting interview with Ronan Chris Murphy, a recording producer with a pretty awesome resume. Among his professional acquaintences are Tool, Weezer, the Rollins Band, and King Crimson. Check out what Murphy has to say about being a record producer:

Although the studio is place for the creative exchange of ideas, there really has to be one person that manages all those ideas and is the architect and steward of the recording process. There has to be that one person that says “okay that was the good take, let’s move on” or helps the artist decide whether the band should record a live organic album or record a bunch of individual parts and have the chopped together in Pro Tools. Tons of people will have input, but it’s the producer’s job to manage the ideas and guide the flow of the process. Its also the producer’s job to make sure that all the bases are covered, whether that is gear, personnel, keeping budgets on track or anything else.

Visit spinme.com for the rest of the interview.