Musician Pro Insider: 20 Amateur Recording Mistakes that Taylor Swift would NEVER Make Mix , Record , Repeat Taylor Swift Rocking the Polaroid Let's say you are aspiring to be the most memorable singer/songwriter/performer of all time, but it's the first time in that you have been in the studio and you are creating your first masterpiece. Whether you are slamming together some sweet dance beats, crooning out a ballad, trippin' on rock n roll, composing your first string quartet, or trying to be the next Taylor Swift, there are some things that will guarantee that your latest CD will end up at the bottom of the discard pile. So here you go, in no particular order 20 Amateur Mistakes that Taylor Swift would NEVER make: 1) Make sure that your demo tape sounds like you recorded it at a construction site. The extra racket from the bulldozers and jackhammers will add a little bit of finesse to your delicate lyrics. 2) Make sure every lyric rhymes with the word ...