Did You Know

Did you know that in the music industry, a record producer has many roles?
· Controlling the recording sessions
· Coaching and guiding the musicians
· organizing and scheduling production budget and resources
· supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processesin the later half of the 20th century producers also took on a wider entrepreneurial -Wikipedia

Did you know that the music producer could, in some cases, be compared to the film director?
· producer's job is to create, shape and mold a piece of music in accordance with their vision for the album
· Unlike in film, the music producer is seldom responsible for raising the funds to create the record
· more like the film director, the record producer is hired by those who have already obtained funding- Wikipeadia

Did you know that in modern digital music, it is possible for the producer to be the only person involved in the creation of a musical recording?
· The producer can be entirely responsible for writing, performing, recording and arranging the material
· The existence of such producers is, in some ways, challenging the role of the traditional recording studio in that feasibly, an entire album can be created and recorded from the producer's home studio
· This change has been partially due to the increase of inexpensive yet powerful music production software (such as FL Studio, Nuendo, Ableton Live, ProTools, Digital Performer, Logic, Cubase and Sonar)-Wikipedia

Did you know that there are four "major labels" that dominate recorded music — Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and EMI?

· Each major label consists of many smaller companies and labels serving different regions and markets.
· Other important music industry companies include Creative Artists Agency (a management and booking company) and Apple Inc.
· The live music industry is dominated by Live Nation, the largest promoter and music venue owner.-Wikipedia

Did you know that a record company is an entity that manages sound recording-related brands and trademarks which consist of their owned labels; their owned and licensed master recordings; and various related ancillary businesses such as home video and DVDs?
· Record companies finance the recording process for a band or artist in return for part or full share of the rights in the recording.-Wikipedia

Did you know audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo?
· In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics and panoramic position are commonly being manipulated and effects such as reverb might be added.
· This is done in order to produce an elevated mix that is more appealing to listeners.
· Prior to the emergence of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations), the process of mixing used to be carried out on a device known as an audio mixer, sound board, desk, or mixing console.
· More and more engineers and independent artists are using a personal computer for the process (commonly referred to as mixing in-the-box).-Wikipedia