The document discusses the musical and non-musical skills needed to be a successful record producer. On the musical side, it lists skills like understanding various styles of music, song composition and arrangement, instrumental performance, ear training, and understanding how instruments interact. Non-musically, it emphasizes skills like effective time management, business management, using recording equipment, developing relationships in the industry, and creating a supportive environment for artists. The document provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse skill set required to work as a record producer.

1. Music Industry & Music Performance
Record Producer Part 2 Skills
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Chris Baker

2. Record Producer Skills
We will look at record
producer skills.
Firstly looking at musical
& secondly non-musical
skills

3. Record Producer
Musical skills

4. Real Record Producer Skills 1
• Musical skills
• Understand and be able to produce a variety of
musical styles
• Identify, construct and clarify song form
• Composition
• Arranging
• Lyric writing

5. Real Record Producer Skills 2
• Instrumental performance skills
• Ability to apply knowledge of harmony in a
functional manner
• Key signatures
• Clefs
• Printed music

6. Real Record Producer Skills 3
• Ear training
• Transcribing
• Transposition
• Articulation
• Phrasing

7. Real Record Producer Skills 4
• Dynamics
• Instrument and vocal ranges and tendencies
• Understand how instruments and frequencies
interact in order to maximize the sonic spectrum
• Instrument and vocal ranges and tendencies
• Understand how instruments and frequencies
interact in order to maximize the sonic spectrum

8. Record Producer
Non musical skills

9. Record Producer Non Musical Skills 1
• Manage time effectively
• Manage finances effectively in order to improve
customer satisfaction and increase profits
• Produce and learn continuously
• Diversify your product by learning new skills and
improving existing business, music and technical
skills

10. Record Producer Non Musical Skills 2
• Build and master the use of a privately owned
recording facility in order to improve scheduling and
cut costs
• Listen to and study a wide variety of music, genres
and production techniques and industry trends
• Trademark your sound by creating a unique and
identifiable sound for each artist and producer

11. Record Producer Non Musical Skills 2
• Become highly competent or expert at recording and
editing tracks and producing rough or final mixes
• Build an outstanding team of musicians, arrangers,
engineers, studios, mastering houses
• Formulate a business strategy and support it with a
professional business staff

12. Record Producer Non Musical Skills 3
• Develop listening skills
• Identify and maximize talent
• Imitate or copy without copyright infringement
• Manipulate audio and convert audio to a variety of
formats
• Manipulate video in order to produce music for film,
television and advertising work

13. Record Producer Non Music Skills 4
• Become competent and strive to develop expertise
using the technical tools of the trade
• Stay current with music styles, production
techniques and technology
• Network and establish relationships with other
industry professionals by affiliating with professional
organizations such as BPI, MPG, ASCAP, MCPS,PRS &
Musicians Union

14. Record Producer Non Music Skills 4
• Study and be a part of the evolution of musical styles
by examining seminal or core artists and productions
• Make sound choices regarding studio gear
• Be a trendsetter by producing unique music and
artists

15. Record Producer Non Music Skills 4
• Create a comfortable and supportive environnment
for all artists, arrangers, musicians and technical
personnnel involved in your project
• Develop leadership skills. Leadership is an act of
service that empowers those with whom you
collaborate.

16. Record Producer Non Music Skills 4
• Develop social, personal and cooperative skills
• Know your limitations
• Be willing to learn and teach
• Build a creative team
• Build a business team