| Looking into the situation in the current music | | | | a single bedroom computer and get very |
| industry, a record producer (or music producer) | | | | professional results. All the parts of music |
| can have a lot of roles. Among these roles may | | | | production that used to take almost an entire |
| be task like, mentoring and guiding the artist or | | | | team of people to do, can now all be done by |
| musicians, controlling the studio recording sessions, | | | | one person, the producer. |
| organizing and scheduling production budget and | | | | The hip hop music industry, for the most part, |
| other music resources, and obviously one of the | | | | can be seen as a major beneficiary to the current |
| most important jobs of the producer was the | | | | trend of music technology price drops. People of |
| supervising of the recording, and the mixing and | | | | all economic statuses are now able to have |
| mastering processes. | | | | access to some of the best music production |
| In the last 20 years the term producer has | | | | tools at very affordable prices. Having powerful |
| essentially taken on a new meaning in the music | | | | semi-professional music software and equipment |
| industry. More and more producers are taking a | | | | was almost unheard of about 15 to 20 years ago. |
| more entrepreneurial role or approach to the | | | | Now people of all age group and demographics |
| music business. This role has been enhanced part | | | | are able to make music from the comfort of |
| because of the recent evolution of digital music, | | | | their own homes or studios. Most basic music |
| specifically in the hip hop genre. In contemporary | | | | producers are even able to set up small studios in |
| digital hip hop music, it is possible for the producer | | | | their basements or bedrooms and get very close |
| to be the only person involved in the creation of | | | | to a professional quality recording or sound. |
| a musical record, album or recording. Today the | | | | We really don't know where technology is going |
| producer can be responsible for writing, | | | | to take us in the future of music, but all the |
| performing, recording and even arranging all the | | | | current economic signs say the technology will |
| material for a song or album. | | | | continue to get cheaper by the day. Making it |
| With the change and ever decreasing price of | | | | more and more affordable for any body wanting |
| professional music software in the industry like FL | | | | to get into the music production business to set |
| Studio, Digidesign Protools, Cakewalk Sonar, and | | | | up a studio from home and make professional |
| Steinberg Cubase, producers can recorded, | | | | sounding albums and recording. |
| compose, and arrange entire tracks and songs on | | | | |