slashMichael and mr.barksdale...
Excellent points!
Producing can definitely be a relief (or escape).
That's why I believe that producing music professionally is a very reachable career goal.
"There are too many myths about making it as a Hip Hop-Rap producer.
Namely that it is extremely difficult to be successful!
If you examine the numbers, you can see what I mean.
Let's look at just one innovation: CD technology.
It's old news that CDs allow for much more data (audio) storage.
However, the one point that doesn't see a lot of discussion is:
the impact of CD technology on Hip Hop-Rap Production.
Simple n' plain, CD technology has prompted more and more artists to increase the number of songs that they offer on their albums.
This had (still has) a tremendous effect on Hip Hop-Rap production.
See, more finished, completed songs, is actually the number one sign that
more beats were (are) needed.
Hence, more production opportunities for newer producers.
Though there are many producers who consider themselves to be consistent workhorses of "hot" beats, the reality is that it can be rather challenging (to say the least) to maintain consistency from beat to beat...
For every 5 or so real nice beats that a producer may make, there's at least one garbage, throw-away beat.
Of course this ratio may increase with more advanced producers. However, there is a quality/poor quality ratio for every producer, believe that.
So what does this mean?
It means that there will ALWAYS be production work available for new producers.
See, in order to record more songs, artists have to choose more beats.
In order for artists to
choose more beats, they have to hear more beats; it's that simple.
So for new producers, uncertainty about how to "get put on" often looms as a hangin' mystery.
But yo, it doesn't have to be.
Instead of wondering if your dream will happen, why not just connect (combine forces) with other producers in your predicament.
This type of pooling of information, resources and determination, can place you where you wanna' be, sooner than you think!
Production teams are not new to the Music Industry.
In fact, they have always flourished.
So one of the most viable ways of getting put on is putting yourself on, through partnerships with like-minded and like-talented people.
The more new producers develop together, the more quality production teams will emerge...
The more quality production teams:
The more quality Hip Hop-Rap Music."
The above exert was from the article, Production Teams: Methods for Achieving Quality Production Levels...In Half the Time, written by Sa'id for SUPERCHAMP Books.
Originally published in the May issue of SUPERCHAMP Magazine.
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