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.
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