a good producer will tell a band which songs to get rid of, which parts of songs to change cos they are shit, which lyrics to rewrite, song structures for better impact. a producer imagines things like strings, harmonies. additional musicians/instruments. also telling the drummer there are too many fills and the singer they are off key. they are also there to encourage the best performance from the band/musicians. when you ask someone to produce your album you are handing over everything to them cos you like what they have done in the past with other bands. the producer is the visionary for your album.
bands should sign to a label if they can't be bothered doing all the shit stuff, posting cds to radio etc, applying for grants, dealing with distributors etc etc. most musican types like to concentrate on one area - music. having a label lets the musician focus on music - not the business of music.
also when you go to a studio and work with an engineer. unless that person has a major influence on the sound they are not the producer. many times i've seen the engineer on an album being credited as the PRODUCER, the band is the producer.
another role of the producer is time management and to make sure that rather then spend 3 days getting the right guitar tone for that solo, that everything gets done on time and efficently. This is very important as its easy to lose track of time when in a studio.
In the film industry, actors are guided closely by directors. Actors help directors, writers, and screen writers bring certain characteristics to life. Musicians or artists work the same way with producers. Producers work alongside artists to really shape their vision of music or for the very least mentor them. They can also tell the artist when they suck or nwhen to dig deeper. Like Blink said, they are also time managers. While it may take three or twenty takes to get a guitar part or sequence in studio, your audience only really hear and see the ten seconds it takes as a perfect piece. Again, that may be due to the Producer keeping garde of what may be fit for purpose.
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a good producer will tell a band which ...
a good producer will tell a band which songs to get rid of, which parts of songs to change cos they are shit, which lyrics to rewrite, song structures for better impact. a producer imagines things like strings, harmonies. additional musicians/instruments. also telling the drummer there are too many fills and the singer they are off key. they are also there to encourage the best performance from the band/musicians. when you ask someone to produce your album you are handing over everything to them cos you like what they have done in the past with other bands. the producer is the visionary for your album.
bands should sign to a label if they can't be bothered doing all the shit stuff, posting cds to radio etc, applying for grants, dealing with distributors etc etc. most musican types like to concentrate on one area - music. having a label lets the musician focus on music - not the business of music.
also when you go to a studio and work ...
also when you go to a studio and work with an engineer. unless that person has a major influence on the sound they are not the producer. many times i've seen the engineer on an album being credited as the PRODUCER, the band is the producer.
another role of the producer is time ...
another role of the producer is time management and to make sure that rather then spend 3 days getting the right guitar tone for that solo, that everything gets done on time and efficently. This is very important as its easy to lose track of time when in a studio.
In the film industry, actors are guided ...
In the film industry, actors are guided closely by directors. Actors help directors, writers, and screen writers bring certain characteristics to life. Musicians or artists work the same way with producers. Producers work alongside artists to really shape their vision of music or for the very least mentor them. They can also tell the artist when they suck or nwhen to dig deeper. Like Blink said, they are also time managers. While it may take three or twenty takes to get a guitar part or sequence in studio, your audience only really hear and see the ten seconds it takes as a perfect piece. Again, that may be due to the Producer keeping garde of what may be fit for purpose.