Always Be the Boss — Nick DiSalvo of Elder on Producers, Collaboration & Creative Control

Nick DiSalvo of Elder on one of the most important lessons for any young band working with a producer — always be the boss of your own creative process. Nick talks about the role a producer should and shouldn't play in the studio — a collaborator who serves the band's vision, brings technical expertise, and helps realize what the music is trying to be, rather than someone who takes over the creative direction and tells the band what kind of record to make. The distinction matters, and the bands that lose sight of it often end up with records that don't sound like them. "This is a lesson for any young bands out there — always be the boss. Don't let anybody tell you what to do." It's direct, practical advice from a musician twenty years into building a career entirely on his own creative terms — and worth paying attention to for any band heading into a studio for the first time or the fifteenth. Through Zero is out now via Blues Funeral Recordings in North America, Stickman Records in Europe, and Bird's Robe in Australia. Pre-order variants available through Blues Funeral Recordings, Stickman Records, and Levitation Records. 🎵 ORDER THROUGH ZERO: Blues Funeral → bluesfuneral.com Stickman Records → stickmanrecords.com Levitation → levitation-records.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to The Sonic Road Podcast: thesonicroad.com | linktr.ee/thesonicroad 📲 FOLLOW THE SONIC ROAD PODCAST: @thesonicroad 📲 FOLLOW ELDER: beholdtheelder.com | @elderofficial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━