What Does A Music Producer Actually Do? (Explained By A Pro)

Yes! I've never been really comfortable singing for people but I have all of this music in my head but don't have all of the knowledge, know how, or skill set to get it out. It's an amazing talent. Fine tuning everything and getting quality sound.

A producer turns a song into music.

It makes me very nostalgic to remember a beautiful time where I created music and I would like to stay in that time for my whole life but for some personal reason I can't. Who would care about this comment I think I'm just a comment like everyone after all. ( Whoever has read have a beautiful life ahead :') )

Basically the Music Producer is essentially The Music Industry Equivalent of both the producer and director in The Film Industry.

Plain and simple. Thank you.

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This is what I needed to hear. With a life full of music and a previous career in management I should be able to chase my dream. I assume the creative part isn't that much fun when the managing part isn't done right?

I wanted to add that many people often get "Beat Makers" mixed up with the role of a Record Producer. They were never called Producers in the first place. The offical formal job title for beat Maker was acutally called a Programmer a term used a lot in the 80s and 90s that programmed and sequenced backing tracks. The Recording Academy doesn't recognize beatmaker/Programmer as a Record Producer nor they would be eligible for such Grammy Award. There are criteria requirements. In Urban, Hip Hop, R&B it's really a Record Producer that fulfills the role of a Programmer that creates the instrumental track opposed to a Producer in Rock that works mostly with session players. They are sort of like wearing two hats that often called Songwriter/Producers. Rodney Darkchild Jerkins would create the instrumental track and then would cut the vocals in the studio with his clients that directs and calls the shots behind the mixing board which isn't anything different than what Quincy Jones did. He also collaborates closely with session musicians and writers. Larry Gold has been the go to String Arranger by many Hip Hop/R&B Producer. Timbaland hired Larry Gold that arranged thr strings for Cry Me A River.

Thanks for the tip, I've been dreaming about being a producer last month and this really helps what to expect when becoming one.

Thank you for the explanation😊

I have changed my terminology. I’ve given them two different titles. One I call the executive producer responsible for the structural decisions of the business end. The other I call the creative producer. I was actually an independent studio and was often in the creative producer role. But my clients were actually in the executive producer role. I asked them to keep in mind their budget, their plan, and the overall process. I would make sure to discuss these issues before we agreed to work together. But I offer creative advice in the process of tracking mixing and mastering unless they already have a producer. I am now retired, but back in the day I would require clients to either have a creative producer, or if they did not have one, then I would be in that role. The only exception I agreed to was if the client and I were coproducers. That wouldn’t necessarily work for everyone but it was how I managed to navigate the challenges.

Thank you, this was helpful to understanding the role of a producer.

Thanks.......4 2nd explanation😊

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love this!

Oh it was really helpful

great video, thanks for sharing

Where would we be without people such as yourself to not only do the job [ which is tough and solitary ] but also take time out to explain. Cheers 🥂 for the information, dear friend. 🐈

Rick Ruben does a great job at definition #2 (but also definition #1 lol)