What Does A Music Producer Do?
A music producer is a critical part of the of the recording session. The music producer is the person that makes sure every take is up to quality control standards. Making sure all the intonation of all the instruments is good, and the pitch of vocals or instruments is on pitch, songs recorded a the right tempo, or all of the instruments are following the tempo within the “pocket” controlling the mood or energy of the song. By controlling the tempo, the overall speed and more energetic or lethargic feelings can be initiated in the listener.
Outside of the recording studio, the music producer often organizes the instruments, reserving studio time, getting players to record on your record and talking to management and booking time at the studio can all be project management tasks by the music producer.
Maintenance and upkeep of the instruments and recording studio equipment may also become apart of recording studio audio engineers job. Is the intonation of the bass ok?
I record pretty much everything. From Rock and Punk to Rap and Hip Hop. Classical and traditional. Etc. Anything Ill record your cat playing the banjo. Literally anything, but nothing is recorded for free without me making money or some sort of return.
Keeping receipts and records for financial reimbursements, and writing checks, or chasing down checks owed can be a part of the music producers life too. As your own accountant and communications director, you need to be ready to send and receive invoices, an Limited Liability Company. Keeping account of all the expenditures of money is a necessary task unless you are so rich, you don’t care you are throwing away money, or willing to pay someone to gain their trust.
Making sure the record label or record company is happy with the product, and that the things come in under or at budget may also be tasks music producer will be stuck with. Oh well. It cant all be glorious mix time.
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