Thursday, 28 March 2013
Monday, 4 March 2013
Music industry, Roles and Contracts!
The Music industry
I am going to talk to you about the music industry things like Recordings/labels ect. There's many roles in the music industry such as producer/rapper/engineer/studio engineer and so on. Some of these roles play a big part in the music industry, I personally think that the Producer plays more of a big part in the industry. This is because the producer is the one who does everything such as making the beat, Chords, samples, recording and more. I will also talk to you about contracts upon producer's/engineers and there responsibilities.
Producer
The role of an music producer is that they have to work with artist, make sure that the production is Excellent and up to top standard.
Salary/working hours and environment
The salaries of a producer is that they can earn over £13,000 to atleast a £1million depending on who they are producing for and what the percentage is. People like Timbaland, Noah 40 Shebib, Dr Dre make about £500,000 or over per year, this is because they producer for big artists in the music industry. Their working hours accumulate about 10 hours atleast or over - depending on what their deadline is. The way they work, is that they work in recording studios or they could work in their house, which is known as a bedroom producer.
Duties
The duties of a producer is that they need to make sure they know what they are doing, they can't make any mistakes. They also need to have a lot of experience in software's such as Logic pro and Pro tools, these are the main softwares in the music industry that a lot of producer's use. Producer's cannot act like a fool when they are working with an artist even if the artist is stuck up they need to always have a positive atitude, when it comes to production. Producer's have to mix the track after it's finished, they need to do all of the production such as making the beats, the editing, recording and so on.
Skills & Education
For a Producer the skills you need to have is honesty at all cost, you need to know what you are doing, you got to have a lot of experience and you have to act as a professional. As a Producer you should be able to know how to play a piano which would give you a big advantage and also you should know how to work out things with your ear. The education you need to a music producer is that you need to know about the music business, how it works and what goes on in the music business. The other part of the education you need is that you need to know about the Theory when it comes to music for example if it was a piano you should be able to know how to play the piano by sheet music, read the sheet music, write sheet music, know where the notes are on the sheets and yes obviously the ear test. A producer needs to know how to mix, how to use mixing equipment, use compressors (know about compressors too), EQ's and to use recording software's like Pro tools/Logic Pro. A producer is useless if he/she doesn't know about the basics or know how to record. The big part when it comes to the education is that they need to learn and know what to do when they are in a studio, they need to how to use mixer and the channels.
Job satisfaction
As a producer I would be happy to have this job, the reason why I would be happy is because I enjoy working with people and making beats for them. This job is something I have a passion for I find it fun but hard working, just making incredible music with/for the artist is really exciting. The pros and Cons for being a producer is:
Contracts
The type of contract there is for a music producer is the " The Producer agreement ". This type of contract is like a protection type of contract, this type of contract is more of the label record contract.
Another type of contract there is.. " Production agreements " , this type of contract means that the producer will often work with the artist on songs, create a group of musicians around the project.
I think that the best contract between these 2 types would probably be the "Production agreement" this is because this type of contract would make the producer more money as the record would be released to a thrid party label if it is successful. In my opinion I think it is better without an contract as you can be more freely on what you want to do, you would be able to create whatever music you like - especially if the artist likes it. You won't be owned by a contract which means that no one won't own you.
Payment Method
The way a producer gets paid is that they get paid with percentages but they get more of the percentage than the aritst, this only occurs if the artist signs a contract, they are in a record label or they are a well know/big producer. Unsigned/underground Music producer's would occasionally sell there beats online for a small fee for example £30 or something.
If a contract gets terminated
As a producer their contract doesn't last forever, it would often get terminated or expired. If I was a producer and my contract got terminated, then I would have to do a lot of research to look for another contract or I would work with artists - with no contract.
Studio Engineer
Salary/Working hours and environment
For a Studio Engineer there salary is about £13,000 a year but if they have more experience the salary rises up to about £20,000 to £40,000. When it comes to working hours, they would need to be flexible and consistent about their working hours. They may have to work during evenings/overnights/the whole day ect. The type of working environment they work in is in studios.
Duties
The duties of a studio engineer - They need to set up the studio by setting up the Microphones, microphone stand, making sure that everything is plugged in correctly and so on. Studio engineers have to get the right sounds for each instrument as well, this often takes a long while but this is one of their main duties. Studio engineers work as a producer as well but they do have different comparisons studio engineers deals with the mastering, mixing and the recording.
Skills & education
The skills you need - to be a studio engineer is that you need to have a trained ear, you need to have the skill to disect a track by making one hit and not a flop! They should have good practical skills and paitnece ect... A Studio Engineer should know how to Pro tools, they need to have the skills to master a track. You got to have the knowledge to know about the digital equipment things like mixer's/compressors and many other things you need to know about. The education you need to be a studio Engineer is that you should have a degreee in music, you should know about the music business and the music technology.
Job satisfaction
I think I would be a bit happy to have this job. This job relates to what a producer does, except that this job is more of the technical side. Having a job as a studio engineer seems to be a lot of hard work.
Pros:
Studio Engineers work full time, so they would have a " Fixed Term " contract which it would sometimes last for atleast a year. This means that for there contract they have to work in the studio, almost everyday like a 9-5.
Payment Method
A Studio engineer will sometimes get paid hourly depending on how good they are or what there contract says.
Risks of termination with a contract
As I said before If I was a studio engineer I would do more research or I would meeet & get in contact with a couple of people to help me out, getting another contract.
I am going to talk to you about the music industry things like Recordings/labels ect. There's many roles in the music industry such as producer/rapper/engineer/studio engineer and so on. Some of these roles play a big part in the music industry, I personally think that the Producer plays more of a big part in the industry. This is because the producer is the one who does everything such as making the beat, Chords, samples, recording and more. I will also talk to you about contracts upon producer's/engineers and there responsibilities.
Producer
The role of an music producer is that they have to work with artist, make sure that the production is Excellent and up to top standard.
Salary/working hours and environment
The salaries of a producer is that they can earn over £13,000 to atleast a £1million depending on who they are producing for and what the percentage is. People like Timbaland, Noah 40 Shebib, Dr Dre make about £500,000 or over per year, this is because they producer for big artists in the music industry. Their working hours accumulate about 10 hours atleast or over - depending on what their deadline is. The way they work, is that they work in recording studios or they could work in their house, which is known as a bedroom producer.
Duties
The duties of a producer is that they need to make sure they know what they are doing, they can't make any mistakes. They also need to have a lot of experience in software's such as Logic pro and Pro tools, these are the main softwares in the music industry that a lot of producer's use. Producer's cannot act like a fool when they are working with an artist even if the artist is stuck up they need to always have a positive atitude, when it comes to production. Producer's have to mix the track after it's finished, they need to do all of the production such as making the beats, the editing, recording and so on.
Skills & Education
For a Producer the skills you need to have is honesty at all cost, you need to know what you are doing, you got to have a lot of experience and you have to act as a professional. As a Producer you should be able to know how to play a piano which would give you a big advantage and also you should know how to work out things with your ear. The education you need to a music producer is that you need to know about the music business, how it works and what goes on in the music business. The other part of the education you need is that you need to know about the Theory when it comes to music for example if it was a piano you should be able to know how to play the piano by sheet music, read the sheet music, write sheet music, know where the notes are on the sheets and yes obviously the ear test. A producer needs to know how to mix, how to use mixing equipment, use compressors (know about compressors too), EQ's and to use recording software's like Pro tools/Logic Pro. A producer is useless if he/she doesn't know about the basics or know how to record. The big part when it comes to the education is that they need to learn and know what to do when they are in a studio, they need to how to use mixer and the channels.
Job satisfaction
As a producer I would be happy to have this job, the reason why I would be happy is because I enjoy working with people and making beats for them. This job is something I have a passion for I find it fun but hard working, just making incredible music with/for the artist is really exciting. The pros and Cons for being a producer is:
- Pros: You get to work with the artist and create good music
- Get paid a lot if you do your job properly
- Meet new people/famous people
- Cons: It is very hard working and tiring
- You'll properly be stuck with an artist you don't like or he/she could be fussy/bit of a diva
- You get paid by a percentage depending on how many records the artist sales.
Contracts
The type of contract there is for a music producer is the " The Producer agreement ". This type of contract is like a protection type of contract, this type of contract is more of the label record contract.
Another type of contract there is.. " Production agreements " , this type of contract means that the producer will often work with the artist on songs, create a group of musicians around the project.
I think that the best contract between these 2 types would probably be the "Production agreement" this is because this type of contract would make the producer more money as the record would be released to a thrid party label if it is successful. In my opinion I think it is better without an contract as you can be more freely on what you want to do, you would be able to create whatever music you like - especially if the artist likes it. You won't be owned by a contract which means that no one won't own you.
Payment Method
The way a producer gets paid is that they get paid with percentages but they get more of the percentage than the aritst, this only occurs if the artist signs a contract, they are in a record label or they are a well know/big producer. Unsigned/underground Music producer's would occasionally sell there beats online for a small fee for example £30 or something.
If a contract gets terminated
As a producer their contract doesn't last forever, it would often get terminated or expired. If I was a producer and my contract got terminated, then I would have to do a lot of research to look for another contract or I would work with artists - with no contract.
Studio Engineer
Salary/Working hours and environment
For a Studio Engineer there salary is about £13,000 a year but if they have more experience the salary rises up to about £20,000 to £40,000. When it comes to working hours, they would need to be flexible and consistent about their working hours. They may have to work during evenings/overnights/the whole day ect. The type of working environment they work in is in studios.
Duties
The duties of a studio engineer - They need to set up the studio by setting up the Microphones, microphone stand, making sure that everything is plugged in correctly and so on. Studio engineers have to get the right sounds for each instrument as well, this often takes a long while but this is one of their main duties. Studio engineers work as a producer as well but they do have different comparisons studio engineers deals with the mastering, mixing and the recording.
Skills & education
The skills you need - to be a studio engineer is that you need to have a trained ear, you need to have the skill to disect a track by making one hit and not a flop! They should have good practical skills and paitnece ect... A Studio Engineer should know how to Pro tools, they need to have the skills to master a track. You got to have the knowledge to know about the digital equipment things like mixer's/compressors and many other things you need to know about. The education you need to be a studio Engineer is that you should have a degreee in music, you should know about the music business and the music technology.
Job satisfaction
I think I would be a bit happy to have this job. This job relates to what a producer does, except that this job is more of the technical side. Having a job as a studio engineer seems to be a lot of hard work.
Pros:
- You get paid quite a lot of money
- Work with artists who are new
- It is interesting for the people who likes the techinal side of an engineer.
- The pay may take a while to process
- You would need to work with horrible sounds & you have to make them good.
Studio Engineers work full time, so they would have a " Fixed Term " contract which it would sometimes last for atleast a year. This means that for there contract they have to work in the studio, almost everyday like a 9-5.
Payment Method
A Studio engineer will sometimes get paid hourly depending on how good they are or what there contract says.
Risks of termination with a contract
As I said before If I was a studio engineer I would do more research or I would meeet & get in contact with a couple of people to help me out, getting another contract.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Listening Assignment
Track 1
Gangnam style
Are the stands having any impact on the music/sound? If so, what?
I think that the stand is having an impact on the music because the stands keep the reverb in so that there's no so much reverb happening. For example if there was no stands I think that there would be so much reverberation happening. The stand doesn't have a MAJOR impact on the music.
Why do marching bands have so many instruments, and loud ones!
Marching bands have so many instruments because the audience wouldn't be able to hear just one Trumpet player play the song - even if it's a loud instrument the audience wouldn't really be able to hear it. This is a good idea for marching bands to have so many loud instruments because the crowd would be able to hear perfectly clear what the band is playing... There was a lot of loud instruments because the louder it is the more the crowd can be able to hear.
Is this music suitable for the acoustic environment? Why?
Gangnam style
Are the stands having any impact on the music/sound? If so, what?
I think that the stand is having an impact on the music because the stands keep the reverb in so that there's no so much reverb happening. For example if there was no stands I think that there would be so much reverberation happening. The stand doesn't have a MAJOR impact on the music.
Why do marching bands have so many instruments, and loud ones!
Marching bands have so many instruments because the audience wouldn't be able to hear just one Trumpet player play the song - even if it's a loud instrument the audience wouldn't really be able to hear it. This is a good idea for marching bands to have so many loud instruments because the crowd would be able to hear perfectly clear what the band is playing... There was a lot of loud instruments because the louder it is the more the crowd can be able to hear.
Is this music suitable for the acoustic environment? Why?
I don't think this music is suitable for the Acoustic environment because the song isn't really personalized to be acoustic as it is a Pop song. In a pop song there is many elements that an Acoustic doesn't have, this is also a jumpy - dance type of track. The tempo is fast for it to be an acoustic, it's an upbeat song, there's some instruments that contains pop such as the synths and also the Melody is repetitive.
Track 2
Can you hear any reverberation. Do you think that comes from the room or might there be some digital reverb? Give reasons for your answer.
I think that the Reverb is digital because if they were in a bigger room, such as a hall/church then that's when you can hear proper reverb. This type of Reverb is Digital as it's a small room with not that much space for the vocal to echo silently.
Do you think the guitars are recorded through a mic or down a line?
I think that the Guitars are recorded through the Microphone because the microphone is facing forward towards the guitar players.
Describe the texture of the music. Does the acoustic environment suit the music?
This music definitely suits the acoustic environment because of the guitars, which is the main instrument when it comes to Acoustics. The vocals suits the Acoustics as well.
I think that the Reverb is digital because if they were in a bigger room, such as a hall/church then that's when you can hear proper reverb. This type of Reverb is Digital as it's a small room with not that much space for the vocal to echo silently.
Do you think the guitars are recorded through a mic or down a line?
I think that the Guitars are recorded through the Microphone because the microphone is facing forward towards the guitar players.
Describe the texture of the music. Does the acoustic environment suit the music?
This music definitely suits the acoustic environment because of the guitars, which is the main instrument when it comes to Acoustics. The vocals suits the Acoustics as well.
Track 3
Describe the texture of the music (it is not the same throughout so mention where it changes.
The Texture of the song is calm, it sounds really church type. At 2:15 the song style changes. I think that this is a Monophonic Movement as the music has one set mood throughout the entire piece. If it was polyphonic you'd hear two separate melody's in unison with each other and I didn't hear that. I think that the Reverberation time is long because it's happening in a big room, also the surfaces of the walls are hard so it reflects the reverbation back. The music is very slow & this does suit the reverberation time because if it was fast the reverb would be going all over the place.
Is the music suitable for the space / is the space suitable for the music?
Is the music suitable for the space / is the space suitable for the music?
I think that the space is suitable for the music because the space makes the music sound like it is echoing, it sounds like there is reverb on it as well, so the space for this music is definitely needed.
Slef management & professionalism
Freelancer (Producer) - Self Management
As a freelancer you need to think about yourself and how to Manage yourself without asking for a lot of help. You need to know about the money problems for example:
As a freelancer you need to think about yourself and how to Manage yourself without asking for a lot of help. You need to know about the money problems for example:
- How much would you have to spend?
- How are you going to get money?
- What are you going to spend?
These things are the things you are going to have to worry about when you enter the freelance world, you would also need to know where you are going to go and everything. A freelancer would also need to take care of the littles things as well, like:
-Transport
-Annual Tax
-Payments
And everything.
Producer
For a producer it's quite hard for them to get payed, so before they start getting paid or anything, they would need to be abit more known by promoting their self and a lot more things. Since I am a producer myself I would need to begin thinking about money, how I'd get paid, what would I get in benefits if I make this instrumental and so on.
Professional & known producer's mostly get about £50-60k a year, they get payed by a percentag - only if they are making an album for someone.
Professional & known producer's mostly get about £50-60k a year, they get payed by a percentag - only if they are making an album for someone.
Networking
Every producer needs to have links, they need everything especially artists and everything. For me I would need a lot of help to get where I want to be in future. I know that I would need a lot of 'links' to help me progress wih my path. I personally think that I would need:
-Artists
-Promoter's (Friends preff)
And maybe more. But these two are the main ones that I would need to help me with networking. How I would network is I would do a lot of research online, that's what every producer has to do as soon as they enter the freelance world.
Money Problems/Financial/Making Money
When you are financing you would need to pay your tax, bills & rent. You would need to know how to do it as well because if you are a very busy person then you would probably miss deadlines and such and such, then this can all lead to you messing up your career and becoming poor. When missing a deadline for example not finishing mastering a track before Tuesday then you would get a fine and then they'll probably get someone else to master the track for them.
Thinking about Money. Every freelancer probably ask their self... " What am I going to do with no money? "/ " I can't transport without money " / " I need the new Logic pro but I have no money " . Loads of freelancer's struggle with money, what they have to do in order to solve this problem is to think professional, the only way they could sort out their self is to find a job but at the same time they should make music - if they want their future to be bright.
As for me (as a producer) I would also need to think of getting a job first and still do music at the same time... I would need to do a lot of job searches.
Thinking about little things such as Transport, I would need to do something about it.
The way a producer would be making money is that they'll be making it off royalties, percentages
,merchandises and investments ( that's if you're going to invest something ).
Time management
As a musician I will set my time accordingly. The way I would set my time is that I would set it on my phone, I will add a couple of reminder's on my phone to my schedule. If I be late to a studio session then I would have to email them makingsure that I am late and give them a reason why I am late. Another thing is that If I am late and I am on the bus, then I would need to take a cab just for an emergency.
Future
A producer would need their grades to help them more... like degrees by finishing it off at University, their diplomas and everything. They should have a degree of music, they would need to already know about the music business, technology, engineering, studio & recording type of work and things like that. For me I think that I would need all the grades I need and knowledge especially in college. The most important area a producer needs to know more about is the Studio and Logic type of work... the reason why these our the most important things is because if a producer doesn't know how to create a midi region then there is no point in trying to become a producer, you'll just be a " Fake " producer & that would mean you don't know how to make beats or tracks for people.
Professionalism
This all depends on getting a Job and acting professional. You need to make sure that you are wearing the right & appropriate clothing. You need a lot of skillls as well.
Professionalism all involves in getting a lot of connections & networking a lot.
Things that you need to take in mind:
Presenting yourself
You need to be really well presented, for example when looking for a Job and comign in for an interview you need to wear the right clothing. Preferably a shirt, black trousers, shoes & a coat. You must get a fresh haircut as well so they would think that you are serious.
When presenting yourself at an interview YOU MUST REMEMBER - don't act chilled back, don't slack about or anything. Don't turn up with a lot of piercings on your face or ears, don't have a lot of tattoos or anything because they won't take you any serious.
Organisation and Speaking
You need to be well orgnaised, you need to plan your journey by checking the TFL website so it can tell you where to go. You must plan your time accordingly, by getting your job interview atleast 1 hour early. You would need to find out what train (line) you should take and what bus you should take... you should also find out how long it would take you to get there.
How should you talk and respond to your interviewer?
The way you should talk to your interviewer is to talk formal and not informal, if you respond to questions with a lot of slang then they'll tell you to leave and they would not take you in. You need to show a lot of respect and the interviewer needs to know that you are mature.
Money Problems/Financial/Making Money
When you are financing you would need to pay your tax, bills & rent. You would need to know how to do it as well because if you are a very busy person then you would probably miss deadlines and such and such, then this can all lead to you messing up your career and becoming poor. When missing a deadline for example not finishing mastering a track before Tuesday then you would get a fine and then they'll probably get someone else to master the track for them.
Thinking about Money. Every freelancer probably ask their self... " What am I going to do with no money? "/ " I can't transport without money " / " I need the new Logic pro but I have no money " . Loads of freelancer's struggle with money, what they have to do in order to solve this problem is to think professional, the only way they could sort out their self is to find a job but at the same time they should make music - if they want their future to be bright.
As for me (as a producer) I would also need to think of getting a job first and still do music at the same time... I would need to do a lot of job searches.
Thinking about little things such as Transport, I would need to do something about it.
The way a producer would be making money is that they'll be making it off royalties, percentages
,merchandises and investments ( that's if you're going to invest something ).
Time management
As a musician I will set my time accordingly. The way I would set my time is that I would set it on my phone, I will add a couple of reminder's on my phone to my schedule. If I be late to a studio session then I would have to email them makingsure that I am late and give them a reason why I am late. Another thing is that If I am late and I am on the bus, then I would need to take a cab just for an emergency.
Future
A producer would need their grades to help them more... like degrees by finishing it off at University, their diplomas and everything. They should have a degree of music, they would need to already know about the music business, technology, engineering, studio & recording type of work and things like that. For me I think that I would need all the grades I need and knowledge especially in college. The most important area a producer needs to know more about is the Studio and Logic type of work... the reason why these our the most important things is because if a producer doesn't know how to create a midi region then there is no point in trying to become a producer, you'll just be a " Fake " producer & that would mean you don't know how to make beats or tracks for people.
Professionalism
This all depends on getting a Job and acting professional. You need to make sure that you are wearing the right & appropriate clothing. You need a lot of skillls as well.
Professionalism all involves in getting a lot of connections & networking a lot.
Things that you need to take in mind:
Presenting yourself
You need to be really well presented, for example when looking for a Job and comign in for an interview you need to wear the right clothing. Preferably a shirt, black trousers, shoes & a coat. You must get a fresh haircut as well so they would think that you are serious.
When presenting yourself at an interview YOU MUST REMEMBER - don't act chilled back, don't slack about or anything. Don't turn up with a lot of piercings on your face or ears, don't have a lot of tattoos or anything because they won't take you any serious.
Organisation and Speaking
You need to be well orgnaised, you need to plan your journey by checking the TFL website so it can tell you where to go. You must plan your time accordingly, by getting your job interview atleast 1 hour early. You would need to find out what train (line) you should take and what bus you should take... you should also find out how long it would take you to get there.
How should you talk and respond to your interviewer?
The way you should talk to your interviewer is to talk formal and not informal, if you respond to questions with a lot of slang then they'll tell you to leave and they would not take you in. You need to show a lot of respect and the interviewer needs to know that you are mature.
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