Record Producer By Jessie Xiang Job Description Record

Record Producer By: Jessie Xiang

Job Description - Record Producers are individuals working within the music industry. - Their job is to manage the recording of an artist’s music. They are involved with every part of a CD creation. - The record producer works with the band, sessions musicians and the studio engineer to "produce" the sound. - They may be involved with arranging parts of the track or writing it. - They work towards producing an album by gathering ideas, selecting songs/musicians, coaching the artists or musicians in the studio, controlling recording sessions like supervising the entire process of producing a song with mixing/mastering and they also take responsibility for the budget, schedules and negotiations. - When in the studio, the Producer works with the Engineer, advising them of the specific sounds and/or feelings they are trying to portray through the song. This happens for the entire studio session, as the Producer adds their opinions and personal touches to each recording. - A record producer’s goal is making a successful chart topping album. To do this, they start with the following steps: 1. help an artist select the song to be recorded. 2. find a studio then arrange the studio for recording time. 3. choose an Arranger plus Engineer and reach out to a contractor to find background vocalist for the song been produced. 4. Record the song and mix it in to its final version.

Salary - If on staff at a record company, the Producer may earn a base salary, along with royalties from the records they have produced. - The label pays freelancers a fee for the producing services, and always paid royalties on the songs they produce. It makes sense that those Producers with a proven track record can negotiate for larger royalty payments, and this money is often advanced beforehand. - Staff Record Producers may earn anywhere from $27, 000 to $75, 000 plus per year, while very successful independent Producers may earn up to $1, 000 or more annually.

Schooling/Training - There's no standard level of education needed to become a music producer but many producers posses college or music school degrees, obtaining a college or music school degree. - Some attends sound recoding school to learn more about the recording process. - many colleges offer music production programs - traditionally at the bachelor's degree level. These 4 -year programs cover a broad range of courses to expose students to recording arts technology and the music business as a whole. Sample course topics include recording industry law and ethics, sound editing techniques, digital audio software and electronic music. Students may need to either produce a full-length recording or participate in an internship in order to graduate. Baccalaureate programs may result in a Bachelor of Science in Music Production or a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in production.

How to Become One - Consider learning an instrument: training your ear and learning musical theory will hugely benefit the career as well as composing your own songs, mastering tempos, or learn to play from sheet music; understanding music from the other side of the soundboard will make one better equipped to hear its full potential. - Master the technology: create and manipulate music. Learn how to use a soundboard and many musicprocessing programs. - Start networking. Tell your family and friends you're producing music. Create business cards. Post bulletins around your neighborhood. - Get an internship at a production company: get some free time in a real recording studio and make friends in the industry 7 - Save up. Saving money can help start one’s own studio.

Valuable Experience - Working as recording studio receptionist - Working as floor manager or recording engineer. - Some producers start off by finding an artist or group, funding their recording and producing the album independently. - Recording studio or record label apprenticeships are another option for gaining experience.

Required Skills - Have a background in music theory and harmony as well as experience in playing or arranging music. Producers should be informed by some degree of music history or theory. - Have skills in playing an instrument as well as songwriting. - Are proficient at developing relationships and interacting with others which secures apprenticeship with established producer. - Are familiar with studio techniques and have knowledge of a wide range of digital and analog recording equipment. - Have unusual degree of patience and ingenuity to smoothly manage the disagreements between musicians with creative ego and artistic temperaments. - Have relentless ambition and the ability to self-promote since making it in music production takes a lot of hard work.

Why the career is suitable for me? - I have musical experiences and knowledge in harmony and theory rudiments. - I play piano and learned aspects of song composing. - Lots of my top skills involve music - I am sensitive to pitch and rhythm. - I like music

Why the Career Interest Me? - I find composing music and mixing with it interesting and the career is based on it. - I enjoy working with music. - I enjoy listening to music. - You get to work with famous people. - I like playing around with the sounds of different instruments finding the right pitch that fits.

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