Steps to Become a Music Producer

Instructions

• 1

  Learn to play an instrument:
  
  If you want to become music producer, you must learn to play any instrument of your choice in order to get the feel of music. You can play a piano, saxophone, violin, guitar or any other instrument. You don’t have to be a master of an instrument so as to become a music producer, but you must be able to understand the sound quality of various instruments.
• 2

  Learn the Technology:
  
  It is very important for you to learn the technology which is used to create and manipulate the music. You should know the programmes like Cakewalk Sonar, Pro Tools, FL Studio and Reason. Moreover, if you are a beginner, you must start with Cubase.
• 3

  Make some Beats:
  
  You should make some beats of your own in order to know about your abilities to create music. You can make beats in any genre (rap, country, funk, jazz, punk, r&b, ska or rock).
• 4

  Recreate you favourite Songs:
  
  You can do experiment with your favourite songs and change their composition in order to improve your skills.
• 5

  Begin Networking:
  
  It is extremely important for you to begin networking after recreating your favourite songs. You can start from uploading the songs on the social networking websites so as to attract general public. Furthermore, you can also make connections in the professional network.
• 6

  Attain a Degree:
  
  You can also join a musical school to get a degree which will improve your chances to become a professional. You can learn many things in a musical school from playing an instrument to handling the technology to manipulate music.
• 7

  Get practical Exposure:
  
  You should search for an internship in a production company so as to get some practical exposure which will help you a lot in learning new things about music and making a good social network.