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