MUIN 270 Lecture 7: Record Producers/Record Production
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Producers are ones fundamentally responsible for the outcome of the album/masters (making final product) Getting all clearances, completing union paperwork, etc. Old business model (through mid-60s, not as common today only sometimes with indies): producer was an employee of record company. Work offered by artist or label (technicalities) - artist has to choose them but label strongly suggests (has lists) Pre-production: helps decide songs, artist"s strengths, album objectives. Production: plans/oversees recording budget for artist/label (manages the "recording fund" the "chargebacks" part of artist"s advance) Post-production: oversees mixing, mastering, and mechanical/song-use clearances (incl. sample uses, if any) so masters can be delivered to label: "free and clear from any third party (copyright infringement) claims" Sound quality per master i. e. must deliver "commercially and technically satisfactory" masters to. Sound quality per master i. e. must deliver "commercially and technically satisfactory" masters to label, while . Producer"s reputation hinges on outcome of recording process, and word of mouth, so .
