{"id":1863,"date":"2014-07-25T13:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/how_to_get_gigs\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2020-10-04T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T13:14:39","slug":"become-a-record-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminutemusicians.com\/how_to_get_gigs\/become-a-record-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a successful record producer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From office roles in record labels and publishers such as A&R Administrators, to on the road jobs like booking agents, managers and tour managers, there are many different roles in the music industry outside the realms of music performance. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, for those interested in getting more involved in the musical process, the profession of record producer or sound engineer may be sound rather appealing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role of a record producer is to \u2018project manage\u2019 the recording, mixing and mastering process of a selection of songs. The producer will usually have a vision of what the final product will be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been many famous music producers, notably George Martin of Beatles\u2019 fame, Berry Gordy, founder of the Motown record label and Sam Phillips who famously founded Sun Records and produced the albums of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nearly all producers have one thing in common; they are all extremely knowledgeable about music. All aspiring producers, serious about a career in the recording process of music should quite literally live, eat and breathe music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each producer brings a different opinion and style to the table, hence why most producers such as Butch Vig have become well respected in a certain genre of music. Vig has produced albums from the likes of Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins and Muse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key points to becoming a record producer<\/h4>\n