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Overview
Music producers listen to demos, identify music with publication or commercial potential, oversee record production and manage technical recording and editing work.
In job descriptions, look for musical genres, demos, recording sessions, audio editing software, audiovisual equipment, budgets, copyright, music components, professional networks, financiers and release planning.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Music producers work between songs, artists, recording sessions, budgets and release decisions. The role can include listening to demos, judging publication potential, coordinating musical components, overseeing recording and managing technical editing choices.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes musical genres, theory and instruments, audio editing software, audiovisual equipment, copyright, budget management, commercial judgment, professional networks and work with financiers or staff.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project budget, catalogue or release responsibility, technical recording scope, commercial decision authority, network value, staff management and whether the producer owns only production tasks or broader publishing decisions.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior production, label A&R, recording supervision, music publishing, studio management, artist development, audiovisual production or commercial music project leadership.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name demos, recording sessions, editing tools, budget ownership, copyright, musical genres, release planning and decision rights over songs. These details separate creative production from studio technician work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Sound recording and music publishing activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include producer, music director and sound artist.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Music Directors and Composers
27-2041.00
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
59.2Sound recording and music publishing activities
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Occupation group
producer (2654.3)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5ff7a990-a306-40c2-9224-b2bf7f15b2f9 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2654.3.1 |
| ISCO group | 2654 |
| Concept type | Occupation |