How Do You Become A Professional Music Producer?
Working in the world of music is both fun and challenging. Most wanna-be music pros are just that. This how-to explains how to rise above the competition, work with talented performers, and succeed in the world of entertainment. • Choose a market and know it well – for most of us, our target market is the town or city where we live. There’s nothing to say you can’t have your market be somewhere else, but you’ll need the budget to spend a lot of time there. Knowing your market means knowing its venues, and knowing its local talent. Immerse yourself in the “scene”. • If you don’t already, start attending every performance you can. Successful producers are not only makers of entertainment, they are consumers. Attending lots of performances will help you separate real talent from weekend warriors, and will show you which bands and performers consistently bring out large local crowds. You’ll start to notice the attributes of artists with real potential, which is going to help you down the l
• Choose a market and know it well – for most of us, our target market is the town or city where we live. There’s nothing to say you can’t have your market be somewhere else, but you’ll need the budget to spend a lot of time there. Knowing your market means knowing its venues, and knowing its local talent. Immerse yourself in the “scene”. • If you don’t already, start attending every performance you can. Successful producers are not only makers of entertainment, they are consumers. Attending lots of performances will help you separate real talent from weekend warriors, and will show you which bands and performers consistently bring out large local crowds. You’ll start to notice the attributes of artists with real potential, which is going to help you down the line when you start “breaking out” new talent. • Talk to bands and venue managers at each event you attend. For performers, find out the minimum amount of money they’ll play a show for. With venues, find out how booked up they are
