Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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JOSH BESS is a music producer, Ableton Certified Trainer, and an educator with a Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Harvard University. He is the author of Electronic Dance Music Grooves: House,Techno, Hip-Hop, Dubstep and More! and has created multiple TEC Award–nominated instructional video courses. An artist and producer with releases through Armada Music, he is a resident music producer at Fashion Week TOKYO. He is also a studio drummer with multiple television and commercial music placements on MTV, Disney, and Nickelodeon.
About the Media Content
Introduction
SECTION I: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC PRODUCTION
Method 1.Understand Your Role
Method 2.Understand Your Process
Method 3.Understand Your Order
SECTION II: AN IN-DEPTH PERSPECTIVE ON MUSIC PRODUCTION
Method 4.Song Writing and Arranging
Method 5.Sound Design and Recording
Method 6.Mixing and Mastering
SECTION III: REFLECTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Method 7.Modern Problems and Solutions
Method 8. Your Mentor
Conclusion: Tying It All Together
Music Production Methods fills a gap—knowledge that is easy to understand and apply. The active learning exercises are great tools to utilize the techniques immediately.
— Chris Lawyer, DJ & producer