8

Slamming the Door to the Recording Studio – Or Leaving It Ajar?

Henrik Marstal

A male producer’s recollections regarding negotiations of gender in the studio work of female recording artist Where Did Nora Go (DK).

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

And the day came

When being curled up inside

Was no longer enough

And the day came

When staying secure

It lost its frantic grip

Can you feel it

Can you see it

And the day came

When the longing to share what is sacred

Grew inside

Grew vaster than the fear

Of being left out, all alone, cast aside

I see a window open

I let the bravery run free

I see a window open

First part of ‘And the Day Came’ (Where Did Nora Go, 2013)

This chapter investigates the creative process in the early studio productions ...

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