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

• 聆听试听带，评估每首歌的潜力
• 与艺术家密切合作，选择最佳创意和演示进行录制，并将其收录到专辑中
• 为每首歌曲的编曲提供建议（例如，加入哪些乐器或某个部分的长度）。
• 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录音工作的其他出资人一起审查预期成本。费用包括录音室时间和工程师（以及制作人）的薪酬。
• 在开始之前，商定预算和母带录音的所有权。确保或确认资金
• 根据预算、地理偏好和录音室的独特属性，与艺术家和唱片公司/出资人讨论录音室的选择方案
• 根据音乐家和录音室的空闲时间，安排所有相关音乐家的录制时间表
• 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)
• 邀请艺术家在事先安排的天数（或周数）内开始录制音轨
• 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，帮助他们发展事业
• 确保所有权利和版税得到妥善保障。一些音乐制作人可获得共同创作的荣誉和所有权，这相当于今后为热门歌曲支付终生版税。

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
• 对多种音乐流派、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
• 唱片公司和录音室
• 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! 

音乐制作人通常都是狂热的乐迷，喜欢阅读或观看有关他们喜爱的艺术家和乐队的纪录片。他们自己通常也是音乐家，学习如何创作歌曲，并想方设法让歌曲更好听。许多人从小就通过学校的活动或作为大家庭的一员磨练自己的人际交往能力。他们有创造力，但也有技术头脑，可能喜欢在影音俱乐部里摆弄与音频有关的硬件和软件。