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Music is composed on computers and other electronic equipment; producers don't want to spend money on orchestra.

The tricky thing is music is supposed to be very mysterious; the way it's made is mysterious. Then people like to get upset with the music business.

There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.

A lot of producers don't have any musical education. I couldn't make the music I make without playing the piano.

Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.

Technology has made it much easier to make and manipulate music. Studio-driven, machine-driven music does not always transcend into being a good live act. Many current acts are great live, but many cannot cut it live. The music is not organic.

There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.

Unfortunately, music devolved instead of evolved. The music business got into the hands of lawyers and accountants rather than the entrepreneurial creative people, and that's when the beginning of the end started. It's all based on money instead of art and creativity.

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.

Our job as producers is to make the music sound as good as possible.