Portal:Record production
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)
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- ... 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?
- ... that Light Vessel 95 is now a recording studio?
- ... that to promote the Buffalo Club, Rising Tide Records sent packages of plastic buffalo to music industry executives in Nashville?
- ... 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 one critic interpreted a SZA song as being about her fears about the growing influence of AI in the music industry?
- ... 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?
Born this day
- Birthdays in Music: December 25
- Bob James, American Grammy Award-winning pianist, turns 85.
- Barbara Mandrell, American country music singer, turns 76.
- Merry Clayton, American gospel music vocalist who performed Gimme Shelter with Mick Jagger, turns 76.
- Joe Louis Walker, American blues guitarist, turns 75.
- Annie Lennox, Brit singer of Eurythmics fame, turns 70.
- Steve Wariner, American country musician, turns 70.
- Robin Campbell, Brit guitarist and vocalist with UB40, turns 70.
- Dale Barlow, Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist with (Cedar Walton, Art Blakey, Billy Cobham), turns 65.
- Bob Stanley, Brit musician with Saint Etienne, turns 60.
- Dmitri Matheny, American trumpeter, turns 59.
- Dido, British singer-songwriter, turns 53.
- Noel Hogan, Irish guitarist with The Cranberries, turns 53.
- Josh Freese, American drummer, turns 52.
- Armin van Buuren, Dutch keyboardist, turns 48.
- Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboardist, turns 48.
- Ferman Akgül, Singer of Turkish rock band maNga, turns 45.
- The Veronicas, (born Jessica and Lisa Origliasso) Australian pop music twin sisters, turns 40.
- Shane MacGowan (Record production, 1957 –November 30, 2023), Irish guitarist and vocalist with The Pogues, would have turned 67 this year.
- Jimmy Buffett (Record production, 1946–September 1, 2023), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 78 this year.
- Noel Redding (Record production, 1945 –May 11, 2003), Brit bassist with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, would have turned 79 this year.
- Henry Vestine (Record production, 1944 –October 20, 1997), American guitarist with Canned Heat, would have turned 80 this year.
- Kenny Everett (Record production, 1944 –April 04, 1995), Brit disc jockey and presenter, would have turned 80 this year.
- Trevor Lucas (Record production, 1943 –February 04, 1989), Australian folk music guitarist of Fairport Convention fame, would have turned 81 this year.
- Don Pullen (Record production, 1941 –April 22, 1995), American jazz pianist and organist, would have turned 83 this year.
- Ronnie Cuber (Record production, 1941–October 07, 2022), American baritone saxophonist, would have turned 83 this year.
- Pete Brown (Record production, 1940 –May 19, 2023), Brit lyricist, poet, singer, producer with Cream, would have turned 84 this year.
- Don Alias (Record production, 1939 –March 29, 2006), American percussionist, would have turned 85 this year.
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr. (Record production, 1937 –March 31, 1986), American soul music performer with The Isley Brothers, would have turned 87 this year.
- Ben Dixon (Record production, 1934–November 08, 2018), American drummer, would have turned 90 this year.
- Chris Kenner (Record production, 1929 –January 25, 1976), American R&B singer, would have turned 95 this year.
- Ernie Andrews (Record production, 1927–February 21, 2022), American vocalist, would have turned 97 this year.
- Rick Fay (1926 – 1999), American clarinetist and saxophonist, would have turned 98.
- Chris Woods (Record production, 1925 –July 04, 1985), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 99 this year.
- Eddie Safranski (Record production, 1918 –January 10, 1974), American bass player, would have turned 106 this year.
- Pete Rugolo (Record production, 1915 –October 16, 2011), Sicilian arranger and composer, would have turned 109 this year.
- Pat Jenkins (Record production, 1914 –September 02, 2006), American trumpeter, would have turned 110 this year.
- Oscar Moore (Record production, 1912 –October 08, 1981), American guitarist, would have turned 112 this year.
- Natalino Otto (Record production, 1912 –October 04, 1969), Italian singer, would have turned 112 this year.
- Eddie Gibbs (Record production, 1908 –November 12, 1994), American guitarist, would have turned 116 this year.
- Cab Calloway (Record production, 1907 –November 18, 1994), American vocalist and bandleader, would have turned 117 this year.
- Wayman Carver (Record production, 1905 –May 06, 1967), American flautist, would have turned 119 this year.
- Izzy Friedman (Record production, 1903 –November 21, 1981), American clarinetist, would have turned 121 this year.
- Merritt Brunies (Record production, 1895 –February 05, 1973), American cornetist, would have turned 129 this year.
- Big Jim Robinson (Record production, 1892 –May 04, 1976), American trombonist, would have turned 132 this year.
- Kid Ory (Record production, 1886 –January 23, 1973), (born Edward Ory) American trombonist, would have turned 138 this year.
- Louis Cottrell, Sr. (Record production, 1878 –October 17, 1927), American drummer, would have turned 146 this year.
- Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (Record production, 1711 –October 08, 1772), French composer, would have turned 313 this year.
- Grizel Baillie (Record production, 1665 –December 06, 1746), Scottish songwriter, would have turned 359 this year.
- Orlando Gibbons (Record production, 1583 –June 05, 1625), Brit composer, would have turned 441 this year.
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