Includes discography.

The record producer -- Prep work -- Preliminary pre-production -- Pre-production -- Who, and what, is an artist? -- Meditation and relaxation -- Artist manipulation -- What is this song about? -- Deconstructing "feel" -- The physiology of feel -- Drums and drummers -- Some guidelines for vocalists -- The significance of creative work -- Creative expression as communication -- Communication in the creative environment -- Delusional thinking from the depths of the music business, and beyond -- Harmonic layering and the creative use of distortion -- The contract -- The inner voice and the first step -- How do you perceive sound? -- Supplemental activities -- Free yourself from the need for an expected outcome -- Idling down -- Intent -- Identity -- The blind terror of performance -- What is artist development? -- The other creativity crisis -- The three forms of creativity -- An idea is a start point, not an end point -- Objectivity, incentive, and ownership.