Recording Rap & Hip-Hop Music : Duties of a Music Producer

The duties of a music producer include knowing music technology, working with and critiquing artists and getting musicians to perform at their best. Produce the next best-selling record or just write the next hot beat with tips from a veteran hip-hop artist in this free video on the recording industry.

Expert: Thomas Byrd
Bio: Thomas Byrd, also known as R.O.C., is a Christian rapper with more than 10 years experience writing, recording and producing music and rap songs.
Filmmaker: Dan Kenny

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• rap
• hip-hop
• popular culture
• music
• performing arts
• recording industry
• recording music
• becoming a rapper

[onlinerap2]

Good tips...I like your stuff

[Skeptinen]

"super producer"

[Justified0ne]

First thing is first and that is talent, naturally born, raw and real, and then after that, the rest is all learning!

[BrotherHoodRecord]

im 16 and im a haitian american music producer well i want to be a proffesional music producer how can be good producer? what are the steps?

[KOPPAFIELD]

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2008 RASAD!!!! wow you all must be young talkin that fl studio shit, but whatever works...keep the ringtone beats coming....NOT.

[solohittz]

shid man....you gotta get it mane.....fl studios..... make some beats n post em online...you make hot beats.... people will buy.....

[Gramix13]

WAT!?!? Buy FL studio online and start there man. Then put ur music on myspace or sumthin. Or go to cali, LA has a very good school.

[sickwiththetruth]

How do I get started. I mean they don't offer record producing classes at our college here in Las Vegas and all the recording schools are in places like New York. But thanks for responding.

[sneekpeekz]

it's never too late, you could get started NOW!

[sneekpeekz]

yeah, you are right. he's stating the obvious things that everyone knows.