1. Record Producer
The record producer is the most important person overseeing and managing the entire music production process right from recording to final mixing and mastering. The job of a record producer includes researching music ideas, improving the produced music,
adding sound effects according to the needs, and the final fine tuning of the songs to delight the listener.
To choose and pursue record producing as a career, it is important to get formal training and have thorough knowledge about how to work and the technologies used by the record producers. The knowledge of music production and sound engineering is a must.
2. Sound Designer
Sound design is the process of recording, manipulating, or generating audio elements for your music track. Sound designing is a vast field that goes right from studio to theatrical sound design.
A Sound Designer may create sound effects, atmospheres, sonic textures for the show or may choose, edit and remix music; work with a composer to make original music.
Sound designers are generally self-employed and work on contracts for many different projects or venues over a year. Sound Designers are often approached for work either by a director, music producer, or venue authorities.
Sound designing is a very creative field that requires a high set of skills and a great sense of music and sound. A career in sound designing is very promising if you feel passionate about designing sound for a project to project basis or something very
unique of your own.
3. Music Supervisor
A music supervisor looks at all the aspects of music in a project. It includes working with a music composer to pitching songs and managing a budget to negotiating deals. The list of music supervisor's tasks can go really long.
The main roles of music supervisor also include meeting music producers and directors, select, negotiate & license music, and ensuring royalty distribution as well.
4. Session Artist
As the name itself suggests, session artists/musicians are hired to perform in recording sessions or during live performances.
The session musician is hired by the music producer, music contractor, the band/record, film or video production company to play whatever music is going to be recorded at that particular session. Session artists work on a project-by-project basis. The
pay range can vary depending on the project but as you become more known and experienced, contacts can help you improve your pay.
5. Arranger
The main role of a music arranger is to arrange a piece of music based on the needs or requirements of a performer, band/performer group, producer or music director. Publishing raw music without the harmonics properly set is not a type of music that listeners
would like to listen to.
The music arranger makes sure that the music piece is well harmonized and the instruments are down to the tempo. Getting into the field of music arrangement takes a lot of experience and learning. The arranger should have a good grasp of music theory,
mastered the ability to read and write music, transpose and transcribe, and a strong hold on orchestration, harmony, and composition.
6. Music Programmer
The definition of music programming is the best way to understand the role. Music programming is a form of music production & performance using electronic devices, such as sequencers, to produce sounds of musical instruments.
By using the tools, a music programmer can create a music piece without having to engage real orchestra players. You can play drums, piano, strings, percussion, synths and so on, without actually having the real instrument or the instrument player. This
is the core concept of music programming. Music programmers have seen a large demand for contract-based work in India. It is a growing field that requires polished skills and in-depth knowledge.
Conclusion
Apart from the ones mentioned above, there are many other career opportunities in
music production in India. It is important to get
in-depth knowledge about the field by enrolling in a sound engineering or music production course. Initially, it is widely considered as the first step to getting started in the music industry. Enrolling in a music school opens
doors of wide opportunities like training, internships which help get a clear perspective to which field you want to pursue in the music world.
