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Introduction | |
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What Kind Of Producer Do You Want To Be? | |
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All-Singing-All-Dancing-King-Of-The-Hill | |
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Sidekick | |
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Collaborator | |
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Merlin The Magician | |
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Other Ways Of Categorising Producers | |
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How Do You Get Started? | |
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What Are The Ways In? | |
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The Musician Or Artist? | |
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The Audio Engineer... | |
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The Songwriter | |
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The DJ Producers... | |
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The Self Taught Home Studio Hobbyist | |
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The Finding A New Act Routine | |
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The Who-The-Hell-Knows-How-They-Got-Started Route | |
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OK - So You Want To Be A Record Producer - What Next? | |
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Are Qualifications A Help Or A Hindrance? | |
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So Exactly How Much Technical Knowledge Do You Need? | |
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How Much Musical Knowledge Do You Need? | |
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What If You Have Neither Musical Nor Technical Skills? | |
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The Door's Open, The Foot's In, Now What? | |
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What's The Job Description? | |
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We Are Not Worthy | |
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Who Takes Care Of The Administration And Paperwork? | |
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Managing The Session From Day To Day | |
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Pre-production | |
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Recording The Live Band | |
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Recording An Orchestra Or Big Band | |
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Overdubbing Live Musicians | |
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The Computer-Based Session | |
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The Vocals | |
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Which Method Makes A Better Record - Live, Overdubbed Or Computer? | |
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What Are 'They' Going To Expect Of You? | |
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The Artist? | |
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The Record Company? | |
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The Artist's Manager? | |
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Will They Still Love You Tomorrow? | |
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What Is Your Working Life Expectancy? | |
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How's Your Health? | |
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What Keeps A&R People Coming Right Back To You? | |
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If You're Hot | |
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If You're Not Quite There Yet | |
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If You Were Recently Hot | |
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When The Night's Closing In | |
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What Prevents Them From Coming Back To You? | |
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How Else Can You Get Work? | |
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What's The Best Way To Handle The Show Reel/Resume/CV Tap Dance? | |
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Producer Managers | |
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To Have A Manager Or Not To Have A Manager? | |
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Do They Earn Their Percentage? | |
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Is She Just Fielding Calls Or Is She Out There Pitching For You? | |
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How Do You Avoid Getting Ripped Off By Your Manager? | |
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Does He Siphon Off Some Of Your Work To Other Producers In The Stable? | |
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How Do You Define 'Best Manager' For You? | |
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How Can You Find Such A Person - If They Even Exist? | |
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How Do You Persuade Them To Take You On? | |
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How Do You Deal With The Artist, The Record Company And The Artist's Manager? | |
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What Should Your Relationship With The Artist Be? | |
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Best Friends? | |
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Able To Fit In? | |
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Hang After Hours, Between Albums, Party-Hearty and Laugh At The Jokes? | |
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Somewhat Aloof? | |
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Professional? | |
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How Do You Tell Them Something Is Not Working? | |
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Where Does Your Responsibility Lie? | |
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To The Artist? | |
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To The Record Company? | |
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To Yourself? | |
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To The Project? | |
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What About The Drug And Alcohol Connection? | |
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Should You Be Bathroom Buddies? | |
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Is It OK If It Is Outside Of Working Hours? | |
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What Do You Do If The Artist Does And You Don't? | |
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What Do You Do When The Artist Freaks? | |
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What Do You Do When The Record Company Freaks? | |
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What Do You Do When The Artist's Manager Is A Freak? | |
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Lawyers | |
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How Much Will They Cost You? | |
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How Much Should You Depend On Them? | |
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How Much Do You Really Need Them? | |
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What Happens When They Get It Wrong? | |
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What Tricks Do They Get Up To? | |
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And That's Just Your Lawyer. How Much Damage Can The Other Guy Do? | |
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Difficulties And Pitfalls | |
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Studio Nightmares | |
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Serious Differences Of Opinion | |
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The Endless Album | |
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Lack Of Vision | |
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Micro-Vision | |
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Panic Stations | |
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The Singer Can't Sing In Tune/Time | |
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The Band Can't Play In Tune/Time | |
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One Of The Musicians Is Screwing Up Every Take | |
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You're Calmly Cruising Up To The End Of The Album, Bang On Budget, And The Artist Decides Half Of It Is Crap | |
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The A&R Person Hates The Mixes: Stay Calm And Survive | |
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What Makes It Seem Like Hard Work? | |
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How Much Loyalty Can You Expect Within The Business? | |
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From The Artist? | |
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From The A&R Person? | |
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Final Word On Loyalty | |
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First Girlfriend Syndrome | |
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Success And Money | |
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How Much Can You Make? | |
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Where Else Does The Money Come From? | |
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Do Producers Earn Their Percentage? | |
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How Can You Increase Your Chances Of Success? | |
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What Is The Secret Of Longevity? | |
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Hitting The Jackpot | |
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What Are The Timeless Ingredients In A Hit Record? | |
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The Label | |
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The Song | |
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The Vocal | |
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The Arrangement | |
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The Performance | |
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The Engineering | |
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How Important Is The Mix Really? | |
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Timeliness | |
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The Heart | |
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Are These Rules To Which There Are Exceptions? | |
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Frequently Asked Questions | |
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How Much Can You Learn, How Much Is Natural Ability? | |
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How Do You Pick The Right Project? | |
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Do Producers Have Their Own Sound? | |
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Should You Get Involved In The Song Writing? | |
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New Versus Established Artists? | |
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What About The All-Important Credits? | |
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Executive Producer | |
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Album Producer | |
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Producer | |
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Co-producer | |
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Associate Producer | |
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Additional Production By | |
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Multiple Producer Credits | |
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Recorded By | |
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Engineered By | |
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Mixed By | |
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Remixed By Or Remix Produced By | |
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Programmed By | |
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Edits By | |
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What Are The Best Moments? | |
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Why Are There So Few Female Record Producers? | |
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Can You Successfully Genre Hop? | |
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Advantages And Disadvantages | |
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Who Has Done It? | |
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How Do You Deal With... | |
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Post-Purchase Dissonance More Commonly Known As 'Buyer's Remorse'? | |
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Post-Partum Depression? | |
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What Happens When The Fat Lady Sings? | |
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How Do You Know When It's Over? | |
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Where Do Old Producers Go? | |
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Should You Start Making Plans And When? | |
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Why Do People Want To Produce Records? | |
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Why Do People Want To Make Records At All? | |
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Do You Know When You Have Produced A Smash? | |
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What Is Demo-Itis? | |
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What Kind Of Person Becomes A Producer? | |
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How Do Producers Feel About Remixers? | |
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What's The Remixer's Point Of View? | |
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What's The A&R Person's Point Of View? | |
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What Is The 'Sophomore Slump'? | |
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Working Outside The Mainstream? | |
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Classical | |
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Jazz | |
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Country | |
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Traditional, Folk, Roots And World Music | |
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Children's Music | |
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Regional Producers | |
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Technology Rules: Will the Internet Kill the Video Star? | |
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Has Technology Made Studio Life Easier? | |
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The Revolution Will Be Digitised: Where Is It All Going? | |
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What Does This Mean To The Professional Record Producer? | |
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Why Will We Even Need Labels In The Future? | |
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Charts | |
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Will Record Producers Survive The Revolution? | |
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The Final Cut | |
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Featured interview with legendary producer Arif Mardin | |
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Glossary | |