- Pensado’s Place – #28 – Ron Fair

Veteran A&R executive, producer, and songwriter Ron Fair joins Dave in studio in the 28th episode of Pensado’s Place. Ron Fair has worked with and mentored artists such as Christina Aguilera, Keyshia Cole, Travis Garland, Lady Gaga, U2, Vanessa Carlton, Ashlee Simpson, and The Black Eyed Peas. Ron dishes his creative insight into songwriting and how it fits into his A&R work, as well as talks to Dave about the skill sets required in working with the top artists in the world. Ron takes viewer questions in our Corner Office segment, and finally, for this week’s Batter’s Box, engineer Craig Burbidge (Barry White, Steve Perry, Natalie Cole, Take 6, Teddy Pendergrass, Paul Jackson Jr., Vanessa Williams, Brian McKnight) joins Dave to answer his rapid-fire gear questions in this week’s Vintage King Batter’s Box! Special thanks to our partners: Vintage King: www.vintageking.com Avid www.avid.com Enter to win a free copy of Pro Tool’s 9! (Valid through July 28th 2001) thisweekin.promojam.com

Royalty Free Music: Production Music Libraries

Production music is a relatively new thing as far as music is concerned. With the advent of music being utilized in media industries, there has become a need to provide a way for producers to access music in a legal manner for their productions. Product music libraries provide royalty free music to producers and consumers who are looking to find music tracks in a legal manner to avoid any licensing headaches that can arise from utilizing pirated music.
Production music libraries first came about when producers were looking to make up scores to their movies or commercials, but has since evolved into being useful to an individual who is in need of royalty free music for school projects, such as a video yearbook, or a motivational looking to make their speech memorable through the use of emotional music.
Production music libraries range from libraries that have only a few hundred tracks to those that have thousands upon thousands of tracks available to producers and consumers looking for the right music for their purposes. By providing so many different music tracks in one place that is royalty free, producers and individuals can be assured that all of their music needs will be met in a single production music library.
By providing so many music tracks, producers and individuals have the option of purchasing only a handful of tracks, for a small project, or by purchasing several tracks for a larger production. By providing varying packages of music, producers and individuals can be assured that they will only be paying for the music that they need and will use, rather than being forced to buy a pre-made package of tracks in order to only use a couple of the tracks within the package.
Production music libraries have evolved with the need of producers and individuals needing royalty free music for their productions. Music can be utilized in a variety of ways and with the strict licensing laws around music these days; it is becoming harder for producers and individuals to find legal ways of obtaining music for their productions. This is where production music libraries come in, because they provide royalty free music to their consumers, providing an assurance that their consumers are purchasing legal music for their productions. With the popularity of production music libraries by both producers and individuals, they have realized that they can meet the needs of more consumers by providing packages that suit both large productions that need several music tracks as well as small packages that work well for individuals who only need a couple music tracks.

Music Producer Pro | Music Production Tutorials

It used to be that you had to go to college or a music production school to find a decent music production course. Now nearly every music school offers one. This should be no surprise due to the amount of time and money that people are now spending on entertainment.

So, the question is: Where can I find a great music production school?

And, who is going to provide me with the music skills, knowledge and experience that will really make a difference, without charging an enormous fee?

Music production schools are offering basic music production programs and even Community Colleges have jumped on the bandwagon. Does this mean that they are all good? NO!

Firstly, I doubt that you can get even minimal training at a music production school without paying at least hundreds of dollars in fees. And is that a risk worth taking? For some, maybe, but for most of us, probably not!

If youre like most people looking for an advantage with music production learning, you are not going to be able to afford a major fee at a music production school.

Maybe you are one of the smart ones and have looked to the internet for a better solution. Online music production lessons and courses are now becoming popular as they are much cheaper and more convenient; while at the same time still provide a solid foundation for learning the latest music production techniques.

An excellent example of an online music production course is http://www.musicproducerpro.net

Check out this site and see the kind of music production skills you can start learning in the next hour.

Music Producer Pro offers courses that consist of a series of online music production lessons delivered via downloadable videos in an easy step-by-step style. You gain access to dozens of lessons for a single once off joining fee and are guided through a series of activities designed to enhance your learning experience.

And it offers you unlimited access 7 days a week.

With every production video you learn something new and different thats designed to open your mind to interesting and cool music techniques. It is one of the most happening interactive online music production schools in the world.

The flexibility of an online course allows you to focus on the skills you want to master, rather than being tied to a rigid, out-of-date curriculum. And the teaching at http://www.musicproducerpro.net is very professional. If you are a beginner, they will help you formalise your knowledge and get the terms explained. If you are advanced, Jays techniques will get you producing music at a much higher level.

But lets keep this very simple. If you want to produce music, Music Producer Pro will show you how.

They offer a full range of video lessons to suit everyone from the beginner to those looking to refine and broaden their skills, whether you want to play for your own enjoyment or to make a career as a DJ or producer. With Music Producer Pro you will experience a broad range of practical based lessons prepared by experienced and highly skilled masters of beats.

Whether it’s studio recording, concert sound, movie sound, radio or television broadcasting, or working with a record label or artist management, it’s all about music! If you want to work as a music producer, or any other audio career, you will need a cost effective education.

If you have ever asked or tried to learn how to produce music from the traditional music production schools then you will know that it is not cheap. A lot of people interested in music production dont think about the cost of six months of college lessons. But it adds up to hundreds of dollars. I know a lot of people have joined this site because it offers access to a whole lot of learning material online for a small once-off fee.

I’ve posted this link www.musicproducerpro.net for every musician/dj interested in finding out more about online music production tuition, whether you are beginning to learn or simply wanting to expand your musical production skills.

Online music production lessons are very worthwhile, so if you are looking for a music production course then this is definitely worth joining, so check it out here:

http://www.musicproducerpro.net

Enjoy!

 

Killer Music Production Package.

The Mx Method Has Been Used To Record Songwriters For Metallica, And Guns And Roses.

Killer Music Production Package.

DC Music opens his new rehearsal, recording and production studio in Toronto

Steps away from the subway, and major highways, you can choose from their MID SIZE ROOMS, PREMIUM ROOMS and THE NEW D.C. MUSIC THEATRE.
Grand Opening Specials for REHEARSAL, SHOWCASE, CD RELEASE, PRIVATE PARTY, ALBUM OR TOUR PRE PRODUCTION, VIDEO OR PHOTO SHOOT, DANCE REHEARSAL, CORP0RATE EVENT OR LECTURE.

Past Clients include: Finger Eleven, Holly Cole, Theory of a Dead Man, Hawksley Workman, New Found Glory, Justin Nozuka,  Crash Parallel, Bayside, Evans Blue, Six Shooter Records, Do Dat Ent., Black Box Rec. Coalition Ent., BLR Ent., Bravo Network, CTV, Underground Operations, MTV Canada, Rocket Face, Vespa Music, Oran Isaacs, Randy Cook, The Artist Life, Keepin 6,  Brown Brigade, Basia Lyjak, Today I Caught The Plague, No Official Capacity, and hundreds more.

D.c. Music offers the best rates for: Large clean acoustically treated rooms, brand new gear, heat/AC, cable TV and media lounge area, showers and more. Excellent creative environment and great friendly service at every jam.
All rooms and gear are very well kept. Tama, Yamaha, Mapex, Premier, D Drum, Sabian, Zyldjian, Messa, Marshall, Crate, Rivera, Peavey, SWR, Trace Eliot, Gallien Krueger, Traynor, Beringer, EV, Elite, Yorkville, Sure and AKG.
Lots of FREE parking available.
SPECIAL DAY RATES AND BLOCKS!!!
Record your jams and get a CD the same day!

D.C. Music’s RECORDING STUDIO is a NEWLY CONSTRUCTED digitally integrated facility that can accommodate any project. Whether its an album, demo or live off the floor pre production, producing, music editing, mixing and mastering, beat production, voice overs (ADR), foley, music for film and television, digital transferring, D.C. Music can take care of it all! They provide you with a wide range of options to suit your budget and purpose for recording. Record your next project for as low as 20 dollars an hour in a clean comfortable environment with experienced producer/engineers and up to date professional gear. Studio musicians and any equipment are available at your disposal.

D.C Music can take any project to the next level. Being Toronto’s only community environment and artist friendly resource center they are able to develop any artist in any aspect of their career…
REHEARSAL AND RECORDING STUDIOS, CONCERTS, ARTIST DEVELOPMENT, ARTIST MANAGEMENT AND LABEL. D.C. Music can give you the guidance and the right tools to get your music exposed. At D.C. Music you can expect the best quality for the best price. For more information visit
www.dcmusic.ca Musician or call 416-234-0222.

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