[jkeat]

There's a video by the NYT chronicling the creation of "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey. [1]

It began with a girl who recorded a short demo on her phone. After a year of workshopping and 15 different vocalists, they finally had their radio hit.

It's like a blockbuster movie. Big money goes in, big returns are expected, and lots of suits are involved. It's fun entertainment that needs to sell, but there's real talent there too.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000005858557/wat...

[trash_panda]

Awesome! thanks for this. This is what I meant. It seems that this NYT journalist is releasing a series on this. Really cool.