[mb-users] Questions about lead vocals and "cut by" credits

[Thomas Tholén]

I'd say lead is when there's noone at the same time doing more prominent
vocals, perhaps with the exception of refrains. Of course it can be kind of
silly with 2-second stuff,  but I guess that's where common sense comes is.
But a complete verse (as in your Anonyumous example) I see no problem at all
with.

"Cut by" as in what's in hip hop mosly credited as "cuts by" is straight
turntablism. Not a production job but an instrument performance. Turntables
as an instrument. "Turntables performed by".

//[bnw]


On 6/11/08, Maurits Meulenbelt <maurits.meulenbelt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've recently run into two problems interpreting the style guidelines,
> so I'm looking for some advice.
> 1. voiceinsideyou and I disagreed about the use of the "performed vocal"
> AR and whether you should use "lead". I interpret "lead" as "not on the
> background", but voiceinsideyou thinks the performance itself should be
> substantial. The wiki doesn't offer a lot of help here. The discussion
> is here: http://musicbrainz.org/show/edit/?editid=8788359 and the wiki
> page on the AR here:
> http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/VocalRelationshipAttribute
> 2. Something else we didn't find a conclusion on is how to handle the
> "cut by" credit. Traditionally in rap music, "cutting" is a production
> job performed on turntables but in current days of Pro Tools wizards I
> think it could also a be a pure computer job. So what AR to use? The
> discussion is here: http://musicbrainz.org/show/edit/?editid=8850736
>
> Any fresh ideas on this?
>
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