Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-350) and index.

Music production. An overview of record production ; The creative co ncepts of production ; The artist ; Songwriting ; Arranging and orchest ration ; Approaching arrangement and orchestration ; Coaching singers a nd musicians ; Mixing and mastering ; Music videos ; The production pro cess ; Producing music for film and classical recordings ; Producing li brary music ; Producing advertising music, television, and corporate mu sic ; A brief history of popular music, part I ; A brief history of pop ular music, part II -- Recording technology. The studio ; Audio enginee ring -- The music business. A combination of art and business ; The rec ord business ; Business agreements ; CD production budget ; An opinion.