music producer
Music producers are responsible for acquiring music to be published. They listen to demos of songs and determine whether they are good enough to be published. Music producers oversee the production of records. They manage the technical aspects of recording and editing.
Also called: chill-out & lounge music producer, music publisher, dance music producer, vocal producer, record producer, pop music producer, sound recording engineer and arranger, recording engineer and arranger
- 15
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- publishing rights manager6 skills in common
- editor-in-chief5 skills in common
- producer5 skills in common
- radio producer5 skills in common
- publications coordinator4 skills in common
- travel agency manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
15- assess financial viability
- coordinate music components of the work
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- financial jurisdiction
- identify music with commercial potential
- implement strategic planning
- liaise with financiers
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- musical genres
- musical instruments
- musical theory
- negotiate with artists
- perform market research
Optional skills
22- accounting techniques
- assess sound quality
- audio editing software
- audiovisual equipment
- audiovisual products
- convert different audiovisual formats
- coordinate activities in audio recording studio
- edit recorded sound
- hire background musicians
- implement marketing strategies
- manage sound quality
- marketing principles
- musical notation
- operate an audio mixing console
- plan marketing strategy
- promote music
- record multi-track sound
- sales activities
- supervise sales activities
- supervise sound production
- types of audiovisual formats
- use audio reproduction software
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