Careers in music industry!

The music publisher, the A & R Reps, and the music producer.

Songwriters and music artists often mix-up these music business people, so on this page you'll get some info on the job these people are doing into the music industry.

We'll start with the best known one...The people that are running a record label..

A and R Rep.

The Music publisher

Most of the deals are on a 50/50 % base. This is when you are the only writer and not co-writing. Anyway, the music publisher will have his 50% of the deal or agreement. I advice never to go lower than 50%, with a Max of 40 but only when it's absolutely necessary. If it's a million dollar contract, then try to find a music lawyer to read the small letters. A contract can be quit complicated, so legal advice isn't a luxury before signing a publishing deal.

If you a do it your self, then read the contract very carefully.

• -Make sure that the contract state how much you will get ( in other words 50%)

• The length of the agreement ( 6 month to a 1 year)

• sometimes the writer gets part of the royalties in advance ( if the publisher thinks your music going to be hit material)

• An advance of the royalties by the publisher is always recouped. So, when your songs start to make money , you will not see nothing of it until the amount of your advance is paid back to the music publisher.

• Also possible (very likely)is that the contract state that the song(s) you wrote are original work ( that to prevent infringing of copyrights).

Music producer

One of the other careers in music industry is the so called "producer".

This is the man who will take action after you have been signed by the previous ( A&R and Publisher) people, and go on the recording of a new album.The producer's job is to create, shape and mold your songs in accordance with their vision for the album. The music producer

could be compared to let's say a film director. He too has to create,shape and mold the songs and music and make sure the album of the music artist will be as good as perfect. All must be perfect.

producing means often "doing a lot of different jobs .

As there are :

•coaching and guiding the musicians,

• organizing the mixing and mastering processes, scheduling production budget, controlling of all the recording sessions..

• All the pieces of the puzzle must come together.

• It's his job to produce a perfect album, and he's worth a lot of money if he's doing his job well.

Nowadays many established musicians and songwriter are having some careers in music industry too. They are also music producer and often produce their own music albums. Sometimes a music producer is a all in one person who does it all by himself. This thanks to the powerfully music software, that allow one person to composed, arranged and recorded at home on his computer.

Of all the careers in music industry, the producers job is the most complicated one,and you need to have a special ear for music.A music producer cost money..

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So, if you doing that job, the biggest advantage of this is that it's allows you to work with a relative low budget and still can deliver an professional (or nearly )end product ( if you're doing the job right.

What I want to say is this, you can also produce your own music album, but you only need to know how.

Careers in music industry is something that you too can do.For most of these jobs you no need no special qualifications. In short...

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