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Producer

Meaning in music, with examples

/prəˈduːsər/nounCore term

In music, producer means: The person who guides a recording project creatively and practically, shaping the sound, the arrangement and the performances, and often programming or engineering too.

In Turkish: prodüktör, müzik prodüktörü, yapımcı

How it is used

Credits say 'produced by...'. Artists 'work with a producer'; producers 'produce a record' and give notes like 'one more take, with more energy'. In electronic music and hip-hop, the producer often writes and builds the whole track.

Example sentences

  1. The producer suggested dropping the key a tone so the singer sounded more relaxed.

  2. She is a producer and songwriter who has worked with artists in three countries.

Common collocations

  • record producer
  • work with a producer
  • produced by
  • executive producer
  • co-producer
  • mixTo balance and combine all the recorded tracks of a song into a final stereo version, adjusting volume, panning, EQ, effects and dynamics.
  • arrangementA version of a piece that decides which instruments play which parts, how sections are ordered and how the song builds from start to finish.
  • record labelA company that finances, releases, distributes and promotes recordings, usually in exchange for ownership of the recordings or a share of their income.
  • trackA single song on an album or release. In a studio or DAW, it also means one separate recorded part, such as the drum track or the vocal track.
  • demoA simple, early recording of a song made to show the idea to bandmates, producers, labels or other artists before the final version is recorded.

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