The Record Production Portal
This portal is focused on music production within the era of written records through sound recordings, digital downloads, and beyond. Its scope includes articles that document the considerations and mechanisms used by, and consistent with, the purview of the production element. As an art form, music predates transcription and simultaneously transcends descriptive limitations. As an industry, music has demonstrated consistent viability over time. The record producer conjoins these potential, and serves as a broker to bridge the demand (spawned by their aspirations) with supply and satisfaction. The results are measurable and attributable, derived from effort and skillful application of craft, to a manifestation of the art in its melodic form. (Read more)
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, represent and supply music creators. Among the many individuals and organizations that operate in the industry are: the songwriters and composers who write songs and musical compositions; the singers, musicians, conductors, and bandleaders who perform the music; the record labels, music publishers, recording studios, music producers, audio engineers, retail and digital music stores, and performance rights organizations who create and sell recorded music and sheet music; and the booking agents, promoters, music venues, road crew, and audio engineers who help organize and sell concerts. (Read more)
Did you know (auto-generated) -
- ... that the Guns N' Roses debut studio album Appetite for Destruction was recorded at a recording studio founded by 1970s pop duo Captain & Tennille?
- ... that to promote the Buffalo Club, Rising Tide Records sent packages of plastic buffalo to music industry executives in Nashville?
- ... that when Divine's song "Lately" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998, it became the first number-one single for the performers, the songwriters, the producers, and the record labels?
- ... that until the release of the documentary Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop, sexual abuse claims involving record producer Johnny Kitagawa went widely unreported in Japanese media?
- ... that Castle Recording Laboratory, Nashville's first commercial recording studio, was established in a repurposed hotel banquet room?
- ... that according to Billboard magazine, Laufey created a blueprint for jazz music in the modern music industry and helped push it back into the mainstream?
Born this day
- Birthdays in Music: June 8
- Nancy Sinatra, American actress and singer, turns 84.
- Chuck Negron, American vocalist of Three Dog Night fame, turns 82.
- Boz Scaggs, (born William Royce Scaggs) American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, turns 80.
- Geoff Castle, Brit pianist with Nucleus, turns 75.
- Emanuel Ax, Grammy-winning American classical pianist, turns 75.
- Bonnie Tyler, (born Gaynor Sullivan) welsh vocalist, turns 73.
- Tony Rice, American singer-songwriter, turns 73.
- Uri Caine, American composer and pianist, turns 68.
- Mick Hucknall, Brit vocalist of Simply Red , turns 64.
- Nick Rhodes, (born Nicholas James Bates) Brit keyboardist of Duran Duran , turns 62.
- Nicci Gilbert, American girl group vocalist of Brownstone , turns 54.
- Mike Scheuchzer, American CCM artist of MercyMe , turns 50.
- Kanye West, American rapper and record producer, turns 47.
- Alex Band, (born Alexander Max Band) American vocalist with The Calling, turns 43.
- Derek Trucks, American guitarist, songwriter with Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band and The Allman Brothers Band, turns 45.
- Sturgill Simpson, (born John Sturgill Simpson) American country music singer-songwriter., turns 46.
- Tom Grennan, English singer and songwriter, turns 29.
- Bill Watrous (Record production, 1939 –July 02, 2018), (born William Russell Watrous III) American trombonist, would have turned 85 this year.
- Kenny Clare (Record production, 1929 –January 11, 1985), Brit drummer, would have turned 95 this year.
- Erwin Lehn (Record production, 1919 –March 20, 2010), German arranger, bandleader, and vibraphonist, would have turned 105 this year.
- Henry Nemo (Record production, 1909–November 26, 1999), American actor and songwriter, would have turned 115 this year.
- Billie Pierce (Record production, 1907 –September 29, 1974), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 117 this year.
- Bill Rank (Record production, 1904 –May 20, 1979), American trombonist, would have turned 120 this year.
- Lou Black (Record production, 1901 –November 18, 1965), American banjoist, would have turned 123 this year.
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