The 2nd Edition is out now as a Focal Press Sound on Sound Presents title (Routledge).
Welcome to official companion site for "The Music Producer's Survival Guide: Chaos, Creativity, and Career in Independent and Electronic Music" and "The Music Producer's Survival Stories: Interviews with Veteran, Independent, and Electronic Music Professionals" - operated by the author Brian M. Jackson.
Welcome to official companion site for "The Music Producer's Survival Guide: Chaos, Creativity, and Career in Independent and Electronic Music" and "The Music Producer's Survival Stories: Interviews with Veteran, Independent, and Electronic Music Professionals" - operated by the author Brian M. Jackson.
About The Music Producer's Survival Guide, 2nd Ed:
A music-career book like no other, The Music Producer’s Survival Guide offers a wide-ranging, exploratory, yet refreshing down-to-earth take on living the life of the independent electronic music producer. If you are an intellectually curious musician/producer eager to make your mark in today’s technologically advanced music business, you’re in for a treat. This new edition includes industry and technological updates, additional interviews, and tips about personal finances, income, and budgets.
In this friendly, philosophical take on the art and science of music production, veteran, producer, engineer, and teacher Brian Jackson shares clear, practical advice about shaping your own career in today’s computer-centric “home-studio” music world. You’ll cover music technology, philosophy of music, production, career planning, networking, craft and creativity, the DIY ethos, lifestyle considerations, and much more. Brian’s thoughtful approach will teach you to integrate your creative passion, your lifestyle, and your technical know-how.
The Music Producer’s Survival Guide is the first music-production book to consider the influence of complexity studies and chaos theory on music-making and career development. It focuses on practicality while traversing a wide spectrum of topics, including essential creative process techniques, the TR-808, the proliferation of presets, the butterfly effect, granular synthesis, harmonic ratios, altered states, fractal patterns, the dynamics of genre evolution, and much more. Carving out your niche in music today is an invigorating challenge that will test all your skills and capacities. Learn to survive—and thrive—as a creative-technical professional in today’s music business, with the help of Brian Jackson and The Music Producer’s Survival Guide!
Brian M. Jackson is a music producer, electronic musician, audio engineer, educator, consultant, and philosopher. Brian's involvement in DIY, independent, and underground music culture started in Detroit more than two decades ago. He has produced various styles of electronic music, played bass in bands, promoted club events, attempted a record label, and DJ’ed after-hours parties. From award-winning experimental video art to TV shows such as 24, his sounds have been heard worldwide. He has more than 20 years of teaching experience, from beginners to Grammy winners, from classrooms at leading institutions to one-on-one tutoring. He’s one of the first ever Ableton Certified trainers and has authored extensive training materials. He is the owner of Form Labs NYC located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
In this friendly, philosophical take on the art and science of music production, veteran, producer, engineer, and teacher Brian Jackson shares clear, practical advice about shaping your own career in today’s computer-centric “home-studio” music world. You’ll cover music technology, philosophy of music, production, career planning, networking, craft and creativity, the DIY ethos, lifestyle considerations, and much more. Brian’s thoughtful approach will teach you to integrate your creative passion, your lifestyle, and your technical know-how.
The Music Producer’s Survival Guide is the first music-production book to consider the influence of complexity studies and chaos theory on music-making and career development. It focuses on practicality while traversing a wide spectrum of topics, including essential creative process techniques, the TR-808, the proliferation of presets, the butterfly effect, granular synthesis, harmonic ratios, altered states, fractal patterns, the dynamics of genre evolution, and much more. Carving out your niche in music today is an invigorating challenge that will test all your skills and capacities. Learn to survive—and thrive—as a creative-technical professional in today’s music business, with the help of Brian Jackson and The Music Producer’s Survival Guide!
Brian M. Jackson is a music producer, electronic musician, audio engineer, educator, consultant, and philosopher. Brian's involvement in DIY, independent, and underground music culture started in Detroit more than two decades ago. He has produced various styles of electronic music, played bass in bands, promoted club events, attempted a record label, and DJ’ed after-hours parties. From award-winning experimental video art to TV shows such as 24, his sounds have been heard worldwide. He has more than 20 years of teaching experience, from beginners to Grammy winners, from classrooms at leading institutions to one-on-one tutoring. He’s one of the first ever Ableton Certified trainers and has authored extensive training materials. He is the owner of Form Labs NYC located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
About The Music Producer's Survival Stories, 1st Ed.
Featuring interviews with professional full-time musicians, audio engineers, and producers who are making their own way in today's independent and electronic music scenes, THE MUSIC PRODUCER'S SURVIVAL STORIES: INTERVIEWS WITH VETERAN, INDEPENDENT, AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROFESSIONALS will inform you, encourage you, and inspire you to pursue your own music career your way. This book is a companion volume to author Brian Jackson's The Music Producer's Survival Guide: Chaos, Creativity, and Career in Independent and Electronic Music, which explores the integration of creative passion, lifestyle, and technical know-how. The interviews collected here can be enjoyed on their own, or they can be paired with The Music Producer's Survival Guide to further illuminate the themes discussed in that book--that is, the life and work of the independent, DIY artist and music producer in today's ever-evolving, technologically advanced, computer-centric "home studio" music world. The wide-ranging discussions here touch on everything from musical influences and technology to networking, learning the craft, the DIY ethos, and much more. Hear from Nick Speed on using minimal equipment to produce a platinum track. Learn how Chris Baio's time as a college radio DJ was a great first step into production. Find out how Shawn Hatfield's experience with Max/MSP changed his career forever. Explore more great advice and career tips from working pros. Learn how others have achieved success, as they define it, at the nexus of music, lifestyle, and technology, and learn how to develop your own music career with THE MUSIC PRODUCER'S SURVIVAL STORIES: INTERVIEWS WITH VETERAN, INDEPENDENT, AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROFESSIONALS.