Job Role

In a few years time I want to become a music producer for musicians and become a live DJ. The way I can earn this is by completing BTEC level 3 music production course. I can social network with other people who are musicians who willing to hear my music and see what I can do to make more people hear it or make it better. They way I can get myself heard is by sharing my music via twitter. facebook, soundcloud, BBC introducing, etc.

They way I can get myself DJ'ing at live events is by performing in small places first e.g. weddings, parties, night clubs, etc. This can help me build my experience and it will me be prepared for bigger events. The music genres I like to play on my DJ sets are electro house, progressive house and dance.

If I want to make instrumentals for singers and rappers I would need to have contacts to communicate with them and discuss what's good for them and what genre (s) they want me to produce. I will also need plenty of experience in sound engineering and music production. This will benefit me to mix and master my own tracks. When I have produced, mixed and mastered the instrumental and I can e-mail a demo of it to the artist and see what they like about it and what I can do to improve it.

A music producer mainly works in the studio but if the music producer does DJ'ing as well he/she can also work in the radio station, clubs, live concerts, etc. If people are looking to go to a live event to listen to music like electro house, dance, progressive house those types of DJs are likely to be found mainly in big venues e.g. O2 arena, Hackney, Ibiza, etc.

I like electronic music such as electro house, progressive house and dance. So if I wanted to perform this music I would perform it live. This music is mainly played in big arenas because there are a lot people there waiting to be entertained. But before I can do that I would need to start performing in small places first because this will help me get more experience and I will be able to recognized more as a DJ.

Back in the old days finished music would be burned into a 12 inch vinyl. People would mainly buy vinyls in the shops because that's where you would buy them mostly. In today's world music would be exported into WAV or MP3 files and they would be burned into cds to create albums. You would buy albums in shops like HMV, Sainsbury's, Tesco, etc. There is also online shopping in today's world where people can buy digital albums or singles. Online shops like spotify, itunes, beatport are the most likely places to buy singles and albums.

As a DJ I would carry burnt CDs with music on them, purchased albums or carry a USB stick that has music WAVs  or MP3s. In the old days DJs would use vinyl turntables and vinyl records to DJ on. In today's world DJs now use CDJs where you can put CDs instead of vinyls. They can carry a laptop with them so that they can put there USB stick in and load music from there.

If a music producer has worked as a sound engineer before it should be easy for him/her to master there own music. Sometimes they can ask a mastering engineer to help out or master the song for them. Charges can be involved sometimes so it is essential that the producer and mastering engineer discuss a reasonable price.

Before mastering music it is essential that the music is perfectly mixed. This means that all the instruments must not be overlapping each other. Once that is done it can be bounced into a MP3 or WAV file and it can go to the mastering engineer ready for mastering. Music can be mastered by using EQs, limiters, compressors and multibands. All of these plugins are great for making a song sound perfect and sharp. However it is essential that the dB limiter is at 0 dB. This shows it is not clipping.

Once this is done it can be bounced as a MP3 or WAV and it can be sent back to the artist/producer. Once the artist/producer has heard it and is satisfied with it he/she will pay the money that is required for the mastering. If he/she is not satisfied then he/she will not pay the money until the job is done properly.