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CHAPTER
5
RECORDING
When you read the liner notes of an album or CD,
you realize how many people
are needed to make a single recording. The four
sections of this chapter--Production,
Studio and Equipment, Production Assistants and
Companies, and Musicians--
discuss the jobs involved in the recording
process.
PRODUCTION
Producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering
engineers all require technical and
creative skills, a thorough knowledge of the
recording process, and an ear for music.
PRODUCER · RECORD PRODUCER
JOB OVERVIEW
The producer is ultimately responsible for the
quality of the finished recorded
sound, and is involved in both the business and
the creative side of making the
recording. Business tasks include working
closely with the record label and manager
on budgets, schedules, and deadlines. Creative
elements include selection of songs
(some producers co-write with the artist),
studio, engineers, musicians, musical
arrangements, mixer, and all other aspects of
the recording process.
Although his primary function is creative,
Little Dog Records president Pete
Anderson is also responsible for the business
aspects of running the label, in addition
to the normal duties of a producer. He decides
which artists are signed to the label,
when their records will be released, and
produces most projects.
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