音乐制作人

工作日程

• Music Producers may work full- or part-time jobs, depending on their position. Some work in a freelance contract capacity (getting paid per project or per hour) while others are employed by media companies where they get to work on multiple projects. Some producers get paid “per beat” they produce, and many receive royalty payments. Most work in or around entertainment hub cities like Los Angeles and New York City. 

典型职责

• 听取样带，评估每首歌曲的潜力
• 与艺术家紧密合作，选择最佳的创意和样片来录制并收录在专辑中
• 为每首歌曲的安排提供意见（例如，纳入哪些乐器或某个部分应该多长）。
• Suggest ideas for changing a song’s sound, such as altering the key, increasing the tempo, adding more bass, or crafting a catchier hook
• Sample other songs and create original beats (mostly for hip-hop/rap genres)
• Maintain a roster of talented session musicians that can come in to play various parts during the recording sessions, if full-time band members cannot
• 与适用的唱片公司或其他录音会议的资助者审查预期成本。费用包括录音室的时间和工程师（和制作人）的工资。
• 在开始之前，就预算和主录音的权利所有权达成一致。确保或确认资金
• 根据预算、地理偏好和独特的录音室属性，与艺术家和唱片公司/金融家讨论录音室的选择。
• 根据所有适用的音乐家的空闲时间和录音室的空闲时间，与他们一起安排录音日程。
• Ensure the studio rental fee is paid, as well as any additional services such as mixing and mastering (unless the label has its own studio)
• 在预先安排的几天（或几周）内，请艺术家们开始录制曲目。
• Oversee the recordings’ mix and master processes. Make final decisions on which songs will be included and in which order

额外责任

• 保持对当前音乐、艺术家和趋势的了解
• 学习广泛的音乐流派
• 与艺术家、唱片公司和其他音乐知识产权持有人建立强有力的关系
• 指导新艺术家并帮助他们发展事业
• 确保所有权利和版税得到适当的保障。一些音乐制作人获得共同创作权和所有权，这可能相当于未来对热门歌曲的版税支付的一生。

软技能

• 注重细节
• 创造性
• 同理心
• 目标导向
• 倡议
• 领导技能
• 高度的组织性
• 对音乐的热情
• 病人
• 劝说性
• 解决问题
• 强大的沟通能力
• 团队合作
• 时间管理 

技术技能

• 文化意识
• 熟悉音乐许可、权利和版权费
• 良好的音乐 "耳朵"。
• Solid grasp of music production equipment and audio engineering, such as Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) technology, audio interfaces, studio recording microphones, and studio headphones,
• 了解版权侵权法
• 对许多音乐流派、艺术家、音乐理论和历史有非常广泛的了解 

• 电影、电视和视频游戏工作室
• 唱片公司和演播室
• 自营职业者

Music Producers have varying degrees of input and influence on the songs and albums they produce. Some are heavily involved, helping develop new artists, co-writing songs, rearranging them, overhauling an album’s overall vibe or theme, or laying down catchy beat tracks that artists can sing over. In the case of long-time Beatles producer George Martin, Sir Paul McCartney stated, “If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle, it was [George Martin].” 

Whether an album takes off like a rocket or sinks like a stone, often the producer bears a share of the responsibility. For those who consistently produce hit albums, their earnings potential may skyrocket. Those who work on albums that fail commercially may struggle to overcome a negative reputation, even if there wasn’t much they could do to save a bad record (or an unprofessional band). In some cases, artists and their producers have public feuds that can damage one’s career! 

For years, alarmists have shouted that the concept of a full “album” of recorded music is dead. Album sales trends over the years seem to support that conclusion. Streaming has revolutionized how music is bought and listened to, with many consumers simply subscribing to services like Spotify or buying individual songs (aka singles). 

Meanwhile, technology is always advancing, and because music production involves high-tech studio hardware and software, Music Producers need to keep up with the changes. Artificial Intelligence has infiltrated the industry via AI-assisted songwriting as well as automated music soundtrack creation tools like OpenAI’s MuseNet and Jukebox. 

AI-based mixing and mastering is also saving producers and engineers time (or cutting into their jobs, depending on how you look at it). Some predict that as music-generating AI becomes more user-friendly, music creation will be more gamified, allowing listeners to compose their own songs and essentially become producers, too! 

音乐制作人通常是作为狂热的音乐迷成长起来的，他们喜欢阅读或观看有关他们喜欢的艺术家和乐队的纪录片。他们通常自己是音乐家，学习如何创作歌曲，并找到使其更好的方法。许多人在很小的时候就磨练了他们的人际交往能力，也许是通过学校的活动或作为大家庭的一员。他们有创造力，但也有技术头脑，可能作为影音俱乐部的一部分，喜欢修补与音频有关的硬件和软件。