Michael Jackson's Ability In Studio Was Unmatched: w/ Dave Way 

We need more documentaries on Michael’s recording sessions in the studio. Genius stuff. He was so talented.

Those breaths in his songs are one of the major reason his songs are so unique.

I remember that the first time I heard Michael's isolated vocals on a track...I was absolutely mindblown. The level of precision and perfection in every single aspect of every single phrase...and the fact that it still somehow had a lot of personality to it without sounding robotic or emotionless....in an era where autotune wasn't even a concept...that's literally unparalleled vocal efficiency

I still don't think that level of fame exist today. If you think about how MJ had 90 million people watch his interview with Oprah that level of fame doesn't exist today. They have to put it on youtube for repetitive views vs everyone tuning in like it was a Super Bowl. That's a different level. Today, these starts can't even get people to watch them live on tv. All the award shows are low ratings, which speaks volume.

Notice how everyone that meets MJ are in awe like 'damn this is MJ' they all say it. His impact was huge. Even celebs were saying same thing...

Michael didn’t have to study music , Music studied him. I saw him 3 times live and pure energy the whole concert from start to finish. The GREATEST TO EVER DO IT

There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever, Michael Jackson was one of the most gifted recording artist and entertainers to ever live, if not the most gifted

That is legitimately insane. that level of performative precision, amazing.

Michael Jackson was a perfectionist and a musical genius

You can definitely hear all of the percussive sounds in MJ’s music, which makes his vocal performances stand apart

Michael was as much an engineer and producer as much as he was an artist.

He was a living instrument..he didn’t need the music theory or so called techniques..he was the sound we wanted to hear. Love Mj ❤️

A gift from God for our listening pleasure. Sad as a society we didn’t treat him very well.

A freaking genius Michael Jackson was.

One of the hallmarks of real iconic artists is that they know EXACTLY what they want, and they do not compromise. “You usually clean up the breaths? Well that doesn’t matter. Because I want the breaths left in.” Artists who definitively decide what they want and don’t stop til they get it are the ones who stand the test of time.

I know for sure that I will never see another singer, dancer, performer, and all-around entertainer in my lifetime like Michael Jackson. He was way ahead of his time.

Money and awards and fans and fame is great... but to have the respect and amazement of your peers and other professionals priceless!!

Because he was such a good dancer, people forgot what a good singer he was.

Michael was one of a kind. Sorry to lose such a great artist.

still discovering layers of music on Dangerous

Reminds me of that Live Aid outtake where Huey Lewis and Cyndi Lauper were struggling repeatedly to nail their verses so Michael had to keep laying down his chorus so they could redo their verses. Every single time Michael's chorus was perfect.

Wait. He’d just go from full take to full take, flawlessly, INCLUDING all the different harmony lines in the track and choruses??? Have you heard the harmonies on his tracks? To do this you have to be unimaginably talented…. I’m astonished

Talent and ability ARE faster than music technology. He was the King of pop

Michael is the greatest entertainer in world history. Him and I were the same age, so I watched him grow up. He redefined the term superstardom.

Miss him every day.

He knew that the key to perfect doubling is to know exactly how to sing it the first time through. He sang with conviction.

Amazing. I can't get enough of people talking about his work ethic in the studio. What a brilliant human being he was.

You need audiophile equipment + uncompressed or at least lossless format to really appreciate what he was capable of with his voice, but he really was that damned good.

There's nothing greater than listening to people talking about their passions.. Wish it was longer

I really enjoyed hearing these stories of Michael in the studio.

The truth is that Michael was a great singer. One of the best. Actually, people who don't know these details underestimate it a lot. No matter how good you are, there will always be detractors who want to put you down or underestimate your talent. He was a great artist, you have to be objective and give him his flowers.

Thank you for this! Michael Jackson was exceptionally talented.

What a LEGEND M.J.J.❤️‍🔥

There are a couple of books by Quincy Jones, and Bruce Swedien… about recording with Michael Jackson In one of them, I forget, which one, Bruce details how he constructed a wooden platform for Michael to stand on, while he sang Part of this he explained was so he could more easily attach and use more microphones to capture all of the footwork and other body sounds that were happening while MJ was singing And just like Dave said, in this video, they kept all of those sounds, and the story is that when you would listen to just the vocals, in addition to any other microphones that recorded body sounds from different different angles, that alone made the song feel quite complete by itself! All the music in his entire entire body, all the time Remarkable!

King of Music

0:59 Michael’s fame is NOT common today. Social media has yall fooled, there is no celebrity right now has reached the heights Michael did.

Michael Jackson was just so talented. A genius. That's why he is the King of Pop.❤

Michael Jackson is the absolute best singer ever to me. I know all of his songs and I listen to my playlist 24/7 I literally won't answer my phone if it rings while one of his song's are playing ❤

Michael Jackson is the GOAT.

great insight into the process of a genius

Michael was sooo much more than just an entertainer and a dancer. He was one of the best pure vocalists ever and people seem to forget that. This was a great reminder. 90% of today's popular artists could not do what this engineer described without the assistance of technology.

Music is in his blood. No one can ever top MJ even if some artists beat his concert earnings or stuff like that, they can never be at MJ level.

"Don't erase the breath " wow, another sign of a charismatic artist

The GOAT❤❤

John - thanks for sharing your 3D/surround recording of Thriller when I visited with you a few years back. Will never forget that experience.

MJ level of fame isn’t even common now as of matter of fact it’s freaking illegal to be as to even sniff a level of fame MJ had. Long Live The King Of Music Forever!👑🌟💯

He was a perfectionist Thanks for sharing the story

I met MJ in the summer of 1994 at the Hit Factory studios in New York. He had a small room where he kept all presents and letters from fans and he even brought some into the studio next to where he sang for inspiration ❤️

Despite all the controversy in Michael's life he really was a musical genius and a fantastic singer and very great dancer he took music seriously and he had the talent to carry it through Michael Jackson was not the King of Pop for no reason

Thanks for sharing this amazing insight into Michael by Dave Way. I don't think anyone ever has reached Michael's height of fame & certainly not today. Not a single artist today has anything resembling iconic songs & videos like Michael, & the consistency he had was incredible he was on another level.

i knew exactly how great michael was already, but i still love to hear these stories to get a closer experience

I'm always happy everytime hear someone discuss how great Michael Jackson is. Thanks 😊✌️

Thank God there are still people who make him justice! RIP, King of hearts 🙏🏻👑❤

We definitely need more testimonials on Michael's singing and dancing genius. Its wonderful to hear those stories on his technical accuracy and perfection ❤

I have been following his vocal coach,Seth Riggs. He said Michael's coaching sessions sometimes were for 4 hours.

He was a beautiful soul

Definitely more stuff about Michael’s studio working, please. Interesting and entertaining to see.

Not surprised at all, I mean... Michael has been doing the perfect craft since his childhood and he was always a perfeccionist.... So why the surprise? Right? .... Surely we true fans really wanna see more of his work inside the studio because all we know is from the concerts, videoclips and albuns. Theres nothing more exciting imagining or hearing his studio stories!!! I love Michael Jackson.

Unbeatable Michael Jackson! Is a True Legend 🎉

Michael Jackson wonderful and Magical 🦋💖 The best in the world ✨👑✨ Thank you very much ✌️

Incredible great story. Knocked out the chorus in 20min

I love that he wanted to leave those breath and clapping and tapping noises in... That's the groove. That's the stuff that makes you vibe to the song, but you're not quite sure why... When you clean that all up lose a lot of the groove. Like when John Mellencamp talked about playing Jack and Diane without the clapping.... There was no song without the clapping, because there was no groove.

Back when many artists ran through the entire track live rather than just one chorus and then layering samples again and again.

Cannot fathom and imagine it being THAT great.

I love when I hear about MJs recording. A great music man, unmached😇🥰❤

I agree more recording sessions! For SURE!!!❤

This is so great. I love hearing about his process.

Although Michael wasn't a person who had studied music he was nevertheless a genius, one of a kind.

There’s no one at that level of fame since MJ.

Love MJ

MJ was from an era where you came prepared. They danced and sang live. No auto tune. The amateurs today cant even sing thru a song thru. Total pro

Don't forget, he started recording vocals as a child with his dad watching. ...and we all know what Joe put those kids through.

Because the guy had been recording vocals for the previous 20 years, so yep, he was a pro.

Humans like MJ should somehow live forever. In 100 years nobody will feel it like we feel him, having lived in the same era as Michael.

Mj was a Musical genius. Wish all of this stuff came out when he was alive

People have to remember Michael Jackson was from the '60s. He started with Motown all those cats could do it Stevie, Marvin, even Diana.

Michael recorded many of his songs in one take ... you want proof? go check out recording session of his song "Childhood" it's here on youtube ...

The GOAT..Michael Jackson was a genius no doubt. Take a bow of this man as an artist as an a private man. He was truly the one and only. I had a chance to know Him a bit ,talking to Him when he was in Ireland. We were talking almost everday thanks God..unique and smart man He was. Rest in peace dear Joker. We love you:)

Great story.

Michael Jackson was a one-of-a-kind human being for sure. Crazy talented. RIP.

MJ breaths are still priceless art pieces to this day!

I am happy for the people who have had such amazing experiences with Michael ... Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾

He was a professional that's why ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I love hearing these technical stories about Michael and how deep his knowledge of music went, I was listening to his brother Tito today on a Vlad interview and Tito said Michael would do things as a kid in The Jackson 5 that he and his brothers and Motown never thought of I was born the same yr as Michael so I got to see his evolution from 1968 til "This is it" the greatest entertainer of all time, quoting Berry Gordy and I wholeheartedly agree 👍

More of this! I was 12 years old when the thriller album came out. There has never been anything like it, every song was a hit, maybe one of the most talented artist ever to record music! Prince would be second!

So fascinating.

Super interesting. Thanks for posting. Yeah, MJ was the King.

WOW thanks for sharing that ❤❤❤

We actually should search from those documents and put together an educational multimedia production „Learn from MJ to become an extraordinary artist“

What a beautiful story. Thanks for telling it.

Deeply immersed in thought, pondering the intricacies of life, and reflecting on the tapestry of experience, Dave Way said, "Yeah, Michael was just actually great." 😅

The fact with MJ is that u can litswn to his songs with passion and u feel.like dancing or can chsnge the world or something..u csn do it everyday for 20 years easily. The man was something else!

Wow this was Nice. We need more!

He was a gifted, 🎶🎵talented singer! Miss him so much!💔

Michael Jackson was a deep musical rooted soul and got his notes and music down pat. He was all business and he nailed it all.he layered and smoothed it out.

He was a legend of his time & future 😊

Would love to be in the studio with MJ even just for a day. Especially when he's taking his divine vocal. People who worked with him saying he moved his entire body, clapped here and there to the music. James Ingram witnessed that for P.Y.T. session. He was in awe and then MJ asked him: "What do you think? Did I do good?" LOL!

That was EXCELLENT, I enjoyed that so much, thank you! The best 4minutes of my day 🥰

MJ … the One & Only… never before… never again… ever …!!!

While I'm not really a country music fan, this reminds me of the story of Willie Nelson recording "Red-headed stranger." After playing the first song, the producer went to stop the recording and Willie's manager told him to keep recording. He played all 13 songs straight through, packed up and left. Talent delivers.