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 to promote the Buffalo Club, Rising Tide Records sent packages of plastic buffalo to music industry executives in Nashville?
- ... 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?
- ... that one critic interpreted a SZA song as being about her fears about the growing influence of AI in the music industry?
- ... 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 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?
Born this day
- Birthdays in Music: October 31
- Tom Paxton, American folk singer-songwriter, turns 87.
- Russ Ballard, Brit guitarist with Argent and The Roulettes, turns 77.
- Tony Bowers, Brit bassist with Alberto y Los Trios Paranoias, The Durutti Column, Pink Military, and Simply Red, turns 68.
- Kate Campbell, American americana singer and guitarist, turns 63.
- Mikkey Dee, (born Michael Delaouglou) Swedish drummer with Motörhead, turns 61.
- Johnny Marr, Brit guitarist and songwriter with The Smiths, turns 61.
- Colm O'Ciosoig, Irish drummer with My Bloody Valentine, turns 60.
- Annabella Lwin, Burmese vocalist of Bow Wow Wow fame, turns 59.
- Adam Horovitz, (a.k.a. King Ad-Rock) of Beastie Boys fame, turns 58.
- Vanilla Ice, (born Robert Van Winkle) American pop rapper, turns 57.
- Al Mackenzie, Irish producer for D:Ream, turns 56.
- Alistair McErlaine, Scottish guitarist for Texas, turns 56.
- Malin Berggren, Swedish vocalist with Ace Of Base, turns 54.
- Rogers Stevens, American guitarist with Blind Melon, turns 54.
- Séverine Ferrer, French singer, turns 47.
- Frank Iero, American guitarist with My Chemical Romance, turns 43.
- Selina Ren, Taiwanese mandopop singer with S.H.E, turns 43.
- Monica Irimia, Romanian vocalist of Cheeky Girls fame, turns 42.
- Bob Belden (Record production, 1956 –May 20, 2015), American tenor saxophonist and composer , would have turned 68 this year.
- Bernard Edwards (Record production, 1952 –April 18, 1996), Brit bassist with Chic, would have turned 72 this year.
- Doug Bennett (Record production, 1951 –October 16, 2004), Canadian lead vocalist for Doug & the Slugs, would have turned 73 this year.
- Kinky Friedman (Record production, 1944 –June 27, 2024), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 80 this year.
- Sherman Ferguson (Record production, 1944 –January 22, 2006), American drummer, would have turned 80 this year.
- Eric Griffiths (Record production, 1940 –January 29, 2005), Welsh bassist for The Quarrymen, would have turned 84 this year.
- John Guerin (Record production, 1939 –January 05, 2004), Hawaiian drummer, would have turned 85 this year.
- Ray Crane (1930 – 1994), Brit trumpeter, would have turned 94.
- Booker Ervin (1930 – 1970), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 94.
- Jimmy Savile (Record production, 1926 –October 29, 2011), British DJ, would have turned 98 this year.
- Tommy Watt (Record production, 1925 –May 20, 2006), Scottish arranger, bandleader, composer, and pianist, would have turned 99 this year.
- Bob Graettinger (Record production, 1923 –March 12, 1957), Canadian arranger and composer, would have turned 101 this year.
- Illinois Jacquet (Record production, 1922 –July 22, 2004), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 102 this year.
- Ted Nash (Record production, 1922 –May 12, 2011), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 102 this year.
- Toshiyuki Miyama (Record production, 1921–May 16, 2016), Japanese bandleader and clarinettist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Chris Griffin (Record production, 1915 –June 18, 2005), American trumpeter, would have turned 109 this year.
- Dale Evans (Record production, 1912 –February 07, 2001), American singer and actress, would have turned 112 this year.
- Chappy (Record production, 1905 –March 28, 1973), (born Jacob Chapell) Hungarian bandleader and drummer, would have turned 119 this year.
- Julia Lee (Record production, 1902 –December 08, 1958), American blues singer, would have turned 122 this year.
- Ethel Waters (Record production, 1896 –September 01, 1977), American vocalist, would have turned 128 this year.
- Philippe de Vitry (Record production, 1291 –June 09, 1361), French composer, would have turned 733 this year.
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