PRODUCER
Oversee the artistic and musical direction of a project from first conversation to final delivery, balancing the musician's vision with the practical realities of venue, schedule, and budget.
PRE-PRODUCTION
Score study and familiarization with the repertoire to be recorded.
Attending rehearsals and meeting with musicians to discuss matters such as tempi, phrasing, temperament, etc...
Venue selection.
Team selection and sub-contracting.
Budgeting.
Session planning.
PRODUCTION
Work with recording engineer to ensure that the audio capture matches the musician's artistic vision and is stylistically appropriate.
Manage session workflow so that all repertoire is covered in the allotted time, musicians maintain their energy and focus, and all union rules (if applicable) are followed.
Take selection. Identifying the most musically compelling and/or technically flawless portions of a performance, ensuring that takes match in tempo and energy so that they can be edited together.
Identifying issues with balance, intonation, ensemble, rhythm, as well as extraneous noises.
Score marking. To help make sessions more efficient and to guide the editor and mixer in post-production.
POST-PRODUCTION
Oversee and direct the work of the editing, mixing, and mastering engineers.
Act as the conduit between artist(s) and engineers.
Ensure that the project stays on budget.
PRODUCER
Oversee the artistic and musical direction of a project from first conversation to final delivery, balancing the musician's vision with the practical realities of venue, schedule, and budget.
PRE-PRODUCTION
Score study and familiarization with the repertoire to be recorded.
Attending rehearsals and meeting with musicians to discuss matters such as tempi, phrasing, temperament, etc...
Venue selection.
Team selection and sub-contracting.
Budgeting.
Session planning.
PRODUCTION
Work with recording engineer to ensure that the audio capture matches the musician's artistic vision and is stylistically appropriate.
Manage session workflow so that all repertoire is covered in the allotted time, musicians maintain their energy and focus, and all union rules (if applicable) are followed.
Take selection. Identifying the most musically compelling and/or technically flawless portions of a performance, ensuring that takes match in tempo and energy so that they can be edited together.
Identifying issues with balance, intonation, ensemble, rhythm, as well as extraneous noises.
Score marking. To help make sessions more efficient and to guide the editor and mixer in post-production.
POST-PRODUCTION
Oversee and direct the work of the editing, mixing, and mastering engineers.
Act as the conduit between artist(s) and engineers.
Ensure that the project stays on budget.