What is your favorite Music Production? What is it about that production that compelled you to listen over and over? Were you hooked after the first listen or did it grow on you over time? What elements of the song repeat over and over again in your head? Was it the lyric? The melody? The arrangement? The groove? The engineering?

Becoming a music producer involves an understanding of these basic elements. No longer do you just "feel" the music, you begin to understand it. This is the mind of the music producer. This is the intent of every artist entering the studio to make a great recording. It is blindingly simple and yet confounding and elusive. That magical blend of lyric and melody, the support of musical instruments, the arrangement, and the quality of the sound and engineering.

This is the art of music production! You may find yourself seeking answers to these elusive questions:

• How was that performance recorded?
  
• How did they capture that sound?
  
• How was that song composed?
• Who came up with that great arrangement?
  
• How can I get my mixes to sound like that?
  
• What makes that recording sound so professional?
  
  And most importantly!
  
  Why do my production efforts pale in comparison?

What you seek is that elusive key into the subconscious of the listener, whose response to it is immediate and clear. They either get it or they forget it! It's instantaneous, no thought, just reaction. .

To get the answers behind all of these questions requires a commitment to the study of music production. The production process involves a combination of many elements including an understanding of: music, composition, arranging, recording, engineering and of course, people. Very few people are able to be masters at all of these skills. But, if you can understand how these rolls are woven together you can learn how to best use your skills to make great recordings and great music.

Over the last thirty years I have studied the art of music production with some of the great producers and artists of all time. I have seen the many ways they work, the way they deal with problems, the way they deal with people. Through them, I invite you to take part in the lessons I have learned so that you to may learn to make better music too!