Becoming a Music Producer

Becoming a music producer can mean discovering and helping make the careers of artists. However, it takes time, effort, training and contacts. That's because a music producer has plenty of responsibilities during an album's production, both on the creative and the business looks sides. The producer supervises all aspects of the recording process, from helping to select songs to contracting with session players and deciding the sound of the song, selecting the studio and engineers, booking studio time and overseeing the recording budget.

All these responsibilities require ability in music, some experience , combined with a thorough knowledge of music and music theory. It also requires music and sound production in a recording studio along with a key sense of listening. Some music producers work for record labels producing for recording artists under a contract which has very exact wantings for that artist. And while many are full-time employees, others are self-employed. Which means they must also have experience in running a business. the first job of a music producer in to work with an artist to select songs and background music for the album. The producer may take part in the recording process and may hire an arranger to add parts and layers to some songs, or beginning to create the beat and background music . A great example of one is the one and only Dr. Dre. The Producer selects a studio, sets a recording time, chooses an engineer, and list all that needs to be done. During the recording session, the record producer works closely and hard with the recording engineer to perfect each track, decides when to do retakes, and adds his or her own trademark to the song. A example of this would be like The Weeknd talking about XO in ...

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...publish. By turns the producer must be best friend, teacher, and enforcer the artist has. You have to be prepared to fight battles, and know when to compromise and when you need to fight for this change. The end result of the sessions will be on there shoulders, but no one wants to hire a producer who is difficult to work with. When you make the jump to working as a producer your first artist just may be with unknown artists or small labels, but it only takes one hit on the billboard charts to move up to the big leagues.

The college I would want to go to for this would be The Art Institute of chicago. They have a really good audio production and music production program and prepare for the world of music. I want to be a music producer/music artist because that’s all I love to do is make music. Music is the one thing I can use to express myself and vent my emotions.