A fully updated edition, this is an indispensable reference guide including new technology and techniques that have come into common usage since the first edition was published in 1997. Richard Burgess answers questions including How do you start? What kind of producer do you want to be? How do you deal with artists? Record companies? Lawyers? How can you get rich?
In this witty anecdotal portrait of the recording industry, Burgess answers all the practical questions any aspiring record producer needs to know. He also explores broader issues like career management, working in different musical genres and the impact of multimedia.
Highly entertaining and full of revealing anecdotes, this is destined to become the definitive guide to the art and the business of record production.