Elevator Lady Music Analysis

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As a society, we are surrounded by music, no matter where we go it is hard to go through a day without listening to a song. Samantha Rooke heads inside a recording studio to explore the elements and emotions that go into producing music.

The Mancunian band, Elevator Lady, were busy in the studio this week recording their new EP, which will be available to listen to in the new year.

Their lead producer, James Melville, explained, “Normally a band will come into the studio and have a clear idea of what they want their tracks sounding like, just like when Elevator Lady came in today.

“Of course, we try to stick to that, however as producers we want what’s best for the band and sometimes that means we change a few ideas when recording to

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