How Much Does a Music Producer Make?
With many forms of performance-based art, such as theater, film and music, the finished product is the result of several people’s creative efforts. The writers create the foundation in a story or song; the performers lend their faces, voices, and artistic interpretations. In order for all these creative elements to come together, there has to be a guiding creative vision. In film and theater, this vision is usually provided by the director, but when it comes to music recording, the producer is the one pulling all the strings. In addition to coaching new talent, a music producer (also known as a recording engineer) also controls the way the sound is recorded and mixed. The finished product often bears an unmistakable trademark sound. With celebrity producers like Timbaland and Dr. Dre leaving their mark on the music scene with a mass of proteges in their wake, and rock stars like Trent Reznor and Jack White trying their hand at producing, music producer careers are more visible than eve
