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In this book, veteran music producer Richard James Burgess gives readers the tools they need to understand the complex field of music production. He defines the many roles that fall to the music producer by focusing first on the underlying theory of music production, before offering a second section of practical aspects of the job.

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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 ofthe 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 relationshipsproducers 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 withdigital 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 researchin the field, brings a unique breadth and depth of understanding to the topic.

Author Biography

Richard Burgess has produced hit singles and albums for many artist including Spandau Ballet, Adam Ant, Five Star, and New Edition.

Table of Contents

CONTENTSSECTION ONE: THE THEORYCHAPTER ONETypes of Music Producers Functional TypologiesArtistAuteurFacilitativeCollaborative:EnablativeConsultativeIn SummationSubset TypologiesAnalogous StructuresLeadership StylesSECTION TWO: THE PRACTICECHAPTER TWOBecoming a Music ProducerHow Do You Become a Music Producer?The Musician or ArtistThe Audio EngineerThe SongwriterThe DJ DIYDiscoverer EntrepreneurMultipathExamples of producers from these backgrounds:Examples: musicianExamples: engineerExamples: Songwriters Example: DJ Example: DIYExamples: DiscovererExamples: EntrepreneurExamples: MultipathQualifications and TrainingAre Qualifications Necessary?What Is Helpful?How Much Technical Knowledge Do You Need?How Much Musical Knowledge Do You Need?What If You Have Neither Musical Nor Technical Skills?Making the Transition to Music Producer:The Door Is Open, Your Foot Is In, Now What? CHAPTER THREEBeing a Music ProducerThe Day-to-Day Responsibilities and Process:The First Meeting:AdministrationPreproductionThe Production PhaseThe MixOther PerspectivesSome Session Specifics:Recording Musicians Live In The Studio Recording an Orchestra or Big BandOverdubbing Live MusiciansThe Programmed SessionVocal SessionsWhich Method Makes a Better Record-Live, Overdubbed or Computer?What Are 'They' Going To Expect Of You?The Artist?The Record Company?The Artist's Manager?CHAPTER FOURWhat Are the Timeless Ingredients in a Hit?The Song (or Material)The VocalThe ArrangementThe PerformanceThe EngineeringHow Important Is The Mix Really?TimelinessThe HeartAre These Rules To Which There Are Exceptions?CHAPTER FIVEWhat Can You Expect From a Career As A Producer?How Is Your Health?Why Do A&R People Hire You?If You're Hot?If You're Not Quite There Yet?If You Were Recently Hot?When The Night's Closing In?What Prevents Them From Coming Back To You?What Is The Best Way To Get Work?Branding, Marketing and Sales?BrandingMarketingSalesThe Practicalities of Branding, Marketing and SalesCHAPTER SIX ManagersWhat is the Definition of the Term "Manager"?What Does A Producer Manager Do?What Does A Manager CostDo They Earn Their Percentage?How Do You Avoid Getting Ripped Off By Your Manager?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 ManagersCHAPTER SEVENThe Producer's Relationships With the artist?Best Friends?Able To Fit In?Hang After Hours?Professional or Aloof?How Do You Tell Them Something Is Not Working?Where Does Your Responsibility Lie?To The ArtistTo The Record CompanyTo YourselfTo The ProjectWhat About Drugs and Alcohol?In the Studio?Outside of Working Hours?What if the Artist Does and You Do Not?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 DifficultCHAPTER EIGHTLawyersWhat Changed to Make Hiring Attorney Less Viable For ProducersHow Much Will They Cost You?How Much Do You Really Need Them?How Much Should You Depend On Them?What Happens When They Get It Wrong?What Other Kinds of Things Can Go Wrong?What is a Typical Legal Process Leading Up to the Production?What Can Be Done To Protect Producers?CHAPTER NINEChallenges and ControversiesDifferences of OpinionThe Endless AlbumLack of VisionMicro-VisionThe Singer Is Not Performing WellThe Musicians Are Not Performing Well One of the Musicians Is Messing Up Every TakeWhat Is Demo-itis or Rough Mix-itis?Near the End of the Album, Suddenly the Artist is Having DoubtsThe A&R Person Does Not Like the RecordWhat Makes It Seem Like Hard Work?How Much Loyalty Can You Expect Within The Business?From The ArtistFirst Girlfriend SyndromeFrom The A&R PersonFinal Word on LoyaltyCHAPTER TENSuccess And MoneyHow Are Producers Paid?How Much Can a Producer Make?How Are Producer Royalties Calculated?RecoupmentPayment From Record OneWhere does the money come from?Digital Download RoyaltiesSound Recording Performance RoyaltiesProducers Who Also Write the SongsSummationHow Many Producers Make Millions?The TermsDo Producers Earn Their Percentage?Major versus Independent LabelsHow will producers make money in the future?Can You Increase Your Chances Of Success?CreditsExecutive ProducerAlbum ProducerProducerCo-producerAssociate ProducerAdditional Production ByMultiple Producer CreditsVocal Production or Vocals Produced ByCompilation Soundtrack Album ProducerStrings (or any other instrument) Produced ByWhat Is The Secret To Longevity?Add entrepreneur to your portfolioCHAPTER ELEVENWhy Are There So Few Women Producers?What we knowWomen Producers TodaySome Women Producers in HistoryInconclusive ConclusionCHAPTER TWELVEFrequently Asked QuestionsHow Much Is Learned; How Much Is Natural Ability?How Do You Pick The Right Project?Should You Share in Song Writing 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?Advantages And DisadvantagesWho Has Done It?How Stable is a Producer's Career?How does a production career end?Making Plans And When?What Do Producers Do When Work Starts to Slow Down?Why Do People Want To Produce Records?Why Do People Want To Make Records At All?Do You Know When You Have Produced A Hit?How Do Producers Feel About Remixers?What's The Remixer's Point Of View?How do A&R People View Remixes?What Is The 'Sophomore Slump'?Digital versus AnalogCHAPTER THIRTEENWorking Outside The Mainstream?Classical JazzCountryTraditional, Folk, Roots And World MusicChildren's MusicRegional ProducersCHAPTER FOURTEENWhere 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 ContinuesWhat Does This Mean To The Professional Music Producer?Where Are We Going?Revenue Streams Are MultiplyingWill We Even Need Labels In The Future?ChartsMarketingWill Music Producers Survive The Revolution?CHAPTER FIFTEENConclusionWhat IfThe Final CutGlossaryIndexAbout the AuthorNotesBibliography

Review

Praise for previous editions:"The most comprehensive guide to record production ever published." --BASCA News"Essential--this book will open your eyes to both possibilities and pitfalls." --BEAT Magazine"This book takes you through pretty much everything you need to know about the industry. So, a useful guide for anyone voluntarily plunging into this shark infested world." --Mail on Sunday

Long Description

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 ofthe 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 musicproducers, 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 studiomusician, 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.

Review Text

Praise for previous editions:"The most comprehensive guide to record production ever published." --BASCA News"Essential--this book will open your eyes to both possibilities and pitfalls." --BEAT Magazine"This book takes you through pretty much everything you need to know about the industry. So, a useful guide for anyone voluntarily plunging into this shark infested world." --Mail on Sunday

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Praise for previous editions: "The most comprehensive guide to record production ever published." --BASCA News "Essential--this book will open your eyes to both possibilities and pitfalls." --BEAT Magazine "This book takes you through pretty much everything you need to know about the industry. So, a useful guide for anyone voluntarily plunging into this shark infested world." --Mail on Sunday

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Academic/professional organizations and associations:· The Association for the Study of the Art of Record Production· The Journal on the Art of Record Production · International Association for the Study of Popular Music· The Review of Popular Music (RPM)· Society for Ethnomusicology Journal· American Musicological Society· Society for Music Theory· College Music Society· College Music Journal· Journal of Music, Technology and Education· Journal of Popular MusicStudies· Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association· Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association Journal· Music Business Journal (Berklee College of Music)· Current Musicology (Columbia University)· Journal of Music Theory (Duke University)· Journal of the American Musicological Society· The Journal of Musicology· Music Theory Spectrum (The Society for Music Theory)· Music Educators Journal· InTuneProfessional conferences:· The Art ofRecord Production conference· Society for Ethnomusicology· American Musicological Society· Society for Music Theory· College Music Society· International Association for the Study of Popular MusicSelling point: Examines leadership styles amongst producersSelling point: Looks at both the corporate and the musical roles music producers playSelling point: Offers special attention to music producers who are themselves musiciansSelling point: Looks across a comprehensive set of musical genresSelling point: Lays out innovative options for producers including alternate revenue streams, marketing techniques, and social mediaSelling point: Features a comprehensive index as a resource for students and instructorsSelling point: Gives attention to twenty-first century technologies, including a section on the internet and social network marketing

Details ISBN0199921741 Author Richard James Burgess Short Title ART OF MUSIC PROD 4/E Publisher Oxford University Press, USA Language English Edition 4th ISBN-10 0199921741 ISBN-13 9780199921744 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 781.490 Residence US Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-09-16 Audience College/Higher Education Pages 329 Subtitle The Theory and Practice Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Oxford University Press USA Position Director of Marketing and Sales Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Director of Marketing and Sales, Smithsonian Folkways UK Release Date 2013-09-19 AU Release Date 2013-09-19 NZ Release Date 2013-09-19 US Release Date 2013-09-19 We've got this

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