# A day in the studio

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/a-day-in-the-studio/8253>\
**Category:** Dan Nigro Producing Olivia Rodrigo\
**Created:** [July 16, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/a-day-in-the-studio/8253 "2024-07-16T18:07:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maria\_Contreras](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/maria_contreras/32/79_2.png) [@Maria\_Contreras](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Maria_Contreras)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/a-day-in-the-studio/8253/1 "2024-07-16T18:07:51Z")

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Hey Dan, loved the video! I could definitely relate to your view on work-life balance. My question for you is what does a day look like in the studio working with an artist? I would love to know if you have any schedule to keep you and the artist on track!

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Nigro](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/dan_nigro/32/1460_2.png) [@Dan\_Nigro](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Dan_Nigro)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/a-day-in-the-studio/8253/2 "2024-07-25T08:22:48Z")

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Now that I have a kid, I usually try to stick to a 10-6 schedule. Most days I come in and work for a few hours by myself (mainly on production ideas) then the artist will come in at 12 or 1. And we’ll work on a song. Sometimes that means me playing them some production ideas, getting feedback and then doing edits. Or if we are in the early stages of writing a song, the day could be making writing edits to the song, or writing a new song from scratch. It all depends. I’d say about half of my days I’m working with an artist, and then the other half I’m working alone.