Jamie Brown (UK): Is vocal the key? Vocal recording and production best practices

Recording vocals comes with a bunch of challenges:

How to make the singer feel at ease in the studio? How to find the best key for their vocal range, and how to record the lead vocal depending on the voice character of a singer?

And when it comes to backing vocals: How to write and record and pan and effect the vocals to make the lead vocal sound more complete instead of interfering with it?

Vocal production best practices from Jamie Brown for a modern sound and a happy and content singer.