A member of the NARAS and I were talking last week about the plight some of the poor souls wandering around at Atlantis and the comments he made were very interesting to me.  I thought I’d share them with you and I’d welcome your comments if you have any insights or a different point of view…

 According to him, every producer at the Atlantis Conference last week was a “farm leaguer” or “hanger” who was connected (sometimes very loosely) with a 1st-rate producer.  These 1st-rate producers surround themselves with “hangers” and use them to help sort through the myriad of folks who want to be produced.  When he finds something he wants, he may throw a mention in the credits to the hanger who brought him the act, but hardly ever will he share the single or album credits.  So everyone who is a “hanger” has very little chance of ever getting their own big break, yet they continue to work hard for the “man.” 

phil