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MUC110. LEC2.The Producer's Role
- 2. The Producer & The Recording Process
The producer is the key driver in directing
the record production process
•The Producers Goal:
The
• “Getting to a commercially viable,
marketable master”
•The Producers Responsibility:
• Work with Artists, Manager & Label to create
the vision & creative direction for a sound
recording
di
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- 3. Key Functions: What a Producer does…
•Finds the talent
•Stimulates and nurtures artists creativity
Stimulates
•Creates the sonic image
•Delivers hit songs
•Manages the finances/ develops budget
Manages
•Selects and books recording studio
•Oversees production logistics
•Hires outs de ta e t/ egot ates contracts
es outside talent/negotiates co t acts
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- 4. Producers Need Creative Skills:
•Strong Musical E
St M i l Ear
•Understanding of musical structure & theory
•Understanding of production, arrangement concepts
•Ability to select songs and create feel
•Ability to coach singers and musicians
•Ability to c eate so c at osp e e
b ty create sonic atmosphere
•Studio Selection
•Engineering background or strong understanding of
Technical concepts
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- 5. Producers Need Business skills:
•Ability to plan, manage and organize complex projects
•Ability to negotiate diverse contracts-artists, recording,
y g , g,
production, union/talent, distribution, etc.
•Ability to secure record label deals
•Ability to create and manage production budgets &
schedules
h d l
•Strong Understanding of Copyright, Music Publishing and
Licensing/Royalties
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- 6. The Producer’s Work: Planning
Pre-planning- Questions to ask:
•C
Creative Vi i
ti Vision- Wh i th artist? Wh t l k/
Who is the ti t? What look/sound/final
d/fi l
product am I/we trying to achieve?
• Budget- How much money is available to spend?
Who do I have to pay?
• Funding/Splits- Where is the money coming from? Record
label advance/financing, other fundraising. How will I be
paid?
id?
• Studio Selection/Team- Where do I want to complete this
p
project?
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- 7. Producers: Preparing to Record:
• Song selection
• Arranging
• Additional Studio Musicians
• Background vocals
• Rehearsals
• Testing & improving studio sound quality
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- 8. The Producer’s Work: Recording
In the Studio- Questions to ask:
• Which additional artists-- vocals/instruments do I
need t complete the sonic picture?
d to l t th i i t ?
• Do I need an arranger to rework the basic song
structures?
• What sonic effects do I want to achieve? How do I
need to tune the room?
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- 9. Supporting Roles in the Studio:
Roles:
•Arrangers
•Orchestrators
•Conductors
Skills needed:
•Understanding of diverse musical styles
•Leadership skills
•Ability to write, compose and edit songs
and compositions
•Ability to direct diverse instruments
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- 10. Support Roles in the Studio:
Job: Record Production
Role: Engineers
Skills needed:
• Expertise with equipment for mixing
and masteringg
• Excellent technical and musical sense
of what works and what doesn’t
•CCommunication skills
i ti kill
• Planning and management skills
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- 11. Engineers Capture the Sound:
• Recording basic rhythm elements of a song
song-
backing tracks
• Adding vocals/additional instruments, fixing or
“sweetening”- Overdubbing
• Deciding on tonal qualities, selecting which
takes ill be final, dealing ith levels- Mi i
t k will b fi l d li with l l Mixing
• Cleaning up the mixes creating the song
mixes,
sequence- Mastering
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- 12. The Producer’s Work
Post-Production: Questions to ask:
P t P d ti Q ti t k
• What permissions/licenses and approvals do
I need?
• Who needs to get paid and how much?
• Where will I do final mastering?
• Am I ready to show this to the record label team?
• A all th administrative d t il t k care of?
Are ll the d i i t ti details take f?
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- 13. Producers: Finalizing the Details
•The final administrative phase of the
project.
•Payment
•Filing union contracts
•Clearances and sign-offs
•Filing f mechanical li
Fili for h i l licenses
•Permissions for guest artists
•Permissions f samples
P i i for l
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- 14. How the Producer gets paid
•Royalties
Points on sales
•Advances
Producer fees
Deal Types:
Work For Hire
Development Deal
Record Label Deal
Spec D l
S Deal
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