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Fourth edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : illustration |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Section One The Theory -- 1. Types of Music Producers -- Functional Typologies -- Subset Typologies -- In Summation -- Analogous Structures -- Leadership Styles -- Section Two The Practice -- 2. Becoming a Music Producer -- How Do You Become a Music Producer? -- Examples of Producers from Different Backgrounds -- Qualifications and Training -- 3. Being a Music Producer -- The Day-to-Day Responsibilities and Process -- Some Session Specifics -- Which Method Makes a Better Record-Live, Overdubbed, or Computer? -- What Are "They" Going to Expect of You? -- 4. What Are the Timeless Ingredients in a Hit? -- The Song (or Material) -- The Vocal -- The Arrangement -- The Performance -- The Engineering -- How Important Is the Mix? -- Timeliness -- The Heart -- Are There Exceptions to These Rules? -- 5. What Can You Expect from a Career as a Producer? -- How Is Your Health? -- Why Do A & R People Hire You? -- Branding, Marketing, and Sales -- 6. Managers. |
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What is the Definition of the Term "Manager"? -- What Does a Producer Manager Do? -- What Does a Manager Cost? -- Do They Earn Their Percentage? -- How Do You Make Sure You Receive All the Money Due to You? -- Could You Lose Work to Other Producers on the Manager's Roster? -- How Do You Define "Best Manager" for You? -- How Can You Find Such a Person? -- How Do You Persuade Them to Take You On? -- Business Managers -- 7. The Producer's Relationships -- With the Artist -- What about Drugs and Alcohol? -- What Do You Do When the Artist Becomes Difficult? -- What Do You Do When the Record Company Is Unhappy? -- What Do You Do When the Artist's Manager Is Difficult? -- 8. Lawyers -- What Are the Issues? -- What Can Be Done to Protect Producers? -- 9. Challenges and Controversies -- Differences of Opinion -- How Much Loyalty Can You Expect? -- Final Word on Loyalty -- 10. Success and Money -- How Are Producers Paid? -- How Much Can a Producer Make? |
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Where Can Income Come From? -- How Many Producers Make Millions? -- The Terms -- Do Producers Earn Their Percentage? -- Major versus Independent Labels -- How Will Producers Make Money in the Future? -- Can You Increase Your Chances of Success? -- Credits -- What Is the Secret to Longevity? -- Add Entrepreneur to Your Portfolio -- 11. Why Are There So Few Women Producers? -- What We Know -- Some Women Producers in History -- Women Producers Today -- Inconclusive Conclusion -- 12. Frequently Asked Questions -- How Much Is Learned; How Much Is Natural Ability? -- How Do You Pick the Right Project? -- Should You Share in Songwriting Royalties? -- New versus Established Artists? -- What Is Involved in Being an Independent or Freelance Producer? -- What About Being a Staff Producer? -- What Are the Best Moments? -- Can You Successfully Genre-Hop? -- How Stable Is a Producer's Career? -- How Does a Production Career End? -- Making Plans and When? |
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What Do Producers Do When Work Starts to Slow Down? -- Why Do People Want to Produce Records? -- Do You Know When You Have Produced a Hit? -- How Do Producers Feel about Mixers and Remixers? -- What's the Mixer's Viewpoint? -- What Is the "Sophomore Slump"? -- Digital versus Analog? -- 13. Working outside the Mainstream -- Classical -- Jazz -- Country -- Traditional, Folk, Roots, and World Music -- Children's Music -- Local and Regional Producers -- 14. Where Are We? How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? -- Will Mobile Modify the Internet that Crippled Cable but Vivified Video, which Killed the Radio Star? -- How Did We Get Here? -- The Revolution Continues -- What Does this Mean to the Professional Music Producer? -- Where Are We Going? -- Revenue Streams Are Multiplying -- Will We Even Need Labels in the Future? -- Charts -- Marketing -- Will Music Producers Survive the Revolution? -- 15. Conclusion: What If? -- The Final Cut. |
| Summary |
Overview: The Art of Music Production is the first book to comprehensively analyze and describe the role of the music producer in creating successful music recordings. Now in its fourth edition, it is the definitive guide to the art and business of music production. Author and producer Richard James Burgess distills this complex field by defining the distinct roles of a music producer. The first part of the book outlines the underlying theory of the art of music production. The second focuses on the job's practical aspects, including training, getting into the business, and-most importantly-the musical, financial, and interpersonal relationships producers have with artists and their labels. The book is packed with insights from successful music producers, ranging from the beginnings of recorded sound to today's chart-toppers and across genre lines. It features many revealing anecdotes, encompassing both the daily and overarching career-related challenges that a producer faces. Burgess addresses the changes in the nature of music production brought about by technology and, in particular, the millennial shift that has occurred with digital recording and distribution. His lifelong experience in the recording industry as a studio musician, artist, composer, producer, manager, and marketer, combined with his extensive academic research in the field, brings a unique breadth and depth of understanding to the topic. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sound recordings -- Production and direction.
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Sound recordings -- Production and direction. |
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Sound recording industry -- Vocational guidance.
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Sound recording industry -- Vocational guidance. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Art of record production https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013000535
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| Other Editions: |
Revision of: Burgess, Richard James. Art of record production. London? : Omnibus, ©1997 vii, 228 p. ; 25 cm. 0711955522 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Burgess, Richard James. Art of record production. Art of music production. Fourth edition 9780199921720 (DLC) 2013000203 (OCoLC)824088283 |
| ISBN |
9780199921737 (electronic book) |
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0199921733 (electronic book) |
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9780199921720 |
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0199921725 |
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9780199921744 |
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0199921741 |
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