What should I do to become a music producer?

Question

I was thinking along the lines of a college degree then a career in prodcing music... like Rick Rubin or Bob Rock or someone like that. What should I pursue in college?

Answer 1

Good producers are often good musicians. If you want to study it in college, then I hope you're at a school that specializes in commercial musicianship (like Berklee). Otherwise, music production is vocational, so its's not the kind of thing you'd study at a college. You might want to study marketing, business, art or something that you can tie into being in the entertainment industry.

What I'd recommend, though, is for you to study a conventional route, but do music stuff on the side. Buy some production equipment and software (ProTools, samplers, decks, etc.) and tinker with it. Practice remixing popular songs or write your own. Upload your projects to MySpace and network with local musicians. Once you get good, offer your services to friends and local bands.

And don't be disappointed if you're not the next Nigel Godrich or Brian Eno. A lot of successful producers never make it beyond the fine print on the liner notes. But they do earn their reputations in the right circles.

Answer 2

Now I Don't Want to Lecture Reed This Carefully Frst U Should Know Abt A Song What It Contains Like All The Tones Drums Guitars And All The Instrument According To That U Should Set The Tone And Speed And There You Get A GR8 Music Be Sure To Use All Instrument Equally If U Wanna Produce A Good Song This Is A Tip From Pros So Keep It In Mind And I Wish That This Tip Help You In Future :)