Become a Music Producer

Garrick Chow

Garrick Chow is a senior staff instructor at LinkedIn Learning.

Garrick Chow has two decades of experience authoring more than 120 video-based courses covering a diverse range of topics including instructional design, productivity, web design, audio engineering, and video editing. He is a lifelong learner and instructor who regularly leads live classes and seminars at private companies, government agencies, colleges, and universities. He has been a presenter at the Harvard University Sound Lab, and at events for design associations such as AIGA and UCDA. When not sitting in front of a screen, Garrick can be found playing with the indie-rock band The Jellybricks (www.thejellybricks.com) or trail running. Follow him on Twitter @garrickchow.

Bobby Owsinski

With 23 books (and counting), Bobby Owsinski is a bestselling author and thought leader in the music business.

Using his music and recording experience combined with an easy-to-understand writing style, Bobby Owsinski has become one of the best-selling authors in the music recording industry, with sixteen books that are now staples in audio recording, music, and music business programs in colleges around the world. Based in Los Angeles, Bobby is also a producer of several music-oriented television shows and can frequently be seen as a moderator, panelist, or presenter at a variety of industry conferences.

Skye Lewin

Skye Lewin's Emmy-nominated work appears in video games, TV, and films such as Fargo and Entourage.

Skye Lewin is a composer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, music editor, and a cofounder of the record label and music production company Sound Chemistry. His work appears in video games, television shows, and films such as Destiny, Fargo, Banshee, CSI: Miami, and Entourage. He has received three Golden Reel Awards and four Primetime Emmy nominations. More information is available at http://www.soundchemistry.com and http://www.skyelewin.com.

Julian Velard

Julian Velard is a songwriter, piano virtuoso, and musical director.

Julian's musical stylings and comedic timing have made him a fixture in both the comedy and music scenes in his native America and have created cult followings overseas in the UK and the Netherlands. His music initially took hold a decade ago, where praise from The Guardian, Time Out London, and The Sunday Times led to a major label record deal.

He's toured internationally as an opening act for artists such as Jamie Cullum, Paul Carrack, and Goldfrapp, and he has shared the stage with a host of comedians including Will Ferrell and Reggie Watts. Julian's latest album, Fancy Words for Failure, was profiled in the Wall Street Journal.

Larry Crane

Famous for his recording studio, magazine, and lectures, Larry Crane also loves educating others about music.

Larry is an American editor/writer, recording/mixing engineer, musician, educator and archivist based in Portland, Oregon. More specifically, Crane is the editor and founder of Tape Op magazine, the owner of Portland's Jackpot! Recording Studio, a freelance engineer, and the archivist for musician Elliott Smith.

From 1994 to 1997, Crane ran Laundry Rules Recording, a home studio in his basement in Portland, where he recorded artists that include Versus, Stephen Malkmus and Cat Power. Since 1997, Crane has owned and run Jackpot! Recording Studio, Inc., a busy mid-sized studio in Portland, where he has worked with artists such as Sleater-Kinney, Jolie Holland, The Decemberists, Jenny Lewis, Wooden Shjips, M. Ward, The Go-Betweens, Elliott Smith, She & Him, Stephen Malkmus, Quasi, The Portland Cello Project, and Richmond Fontaine. A close friend and collaborator of Elliott Smith's, he oversaw the remixing and release of Smith's posthumous album New Moon in 2007.

Tape Op began publishing in April 1996. Tape Op has the largest world-wide circulation of any magazine devoted to music recording, with free subscriptions in the US.Tape Op also publishes books of their back issues and other music recording topics.

As an educator, he's taken on many roles. For many years Larry has spoken on and moderated panels about recording and music for SXSW, NXNW, NARAS, TapeOpCon, and CMJ. He has been a guest lecturer at various colleges discussing the recording arts and music business. In conjunction with the Tape Op Book series, he's done book readings and sessions at Wordstock and Powell's Books, in Portland, OR.

Since 2003 Larry has hosted Jackpot! Recording Studio's Weekend Recording Workshops, where he runs a ten-person group through techniques and concepts about music recording. Students all reported that they gained a lot from this workshop. He's also presented workshops in other cities, including Montreal and Austin. He does one-on-one sessions with folks to discuss their recording and mixing skills and work on understanding shortcomings and improving their work. Check out larry-crane.com to learn more about Larry and his work.

Brian Lee White

Brian Lee White is a producer and educator. His credits span TV, film, and video games such as Halo.

Brian Lee White is a producer, educator, and cofounder of Finishing Move, Inc., an Oakland-based production company that specializes in music and sound design for games, television, and film. Brian's work has been experienced worldwide on Billboard charts, video games, network television, Fortune 500 ad campaigns, and in internationally acclaimed live acts. His most recent contributions include music production and composition for Microsoft's Halo franchise and Double Fine's Massive Chalice.

Alex U. Case

A professor and best-selling author, Alex Case leads classes and research in the art and science of sound.

Alex has dedicated his professional life to the study of aesthetics, perception, signal processing, electro-acoustics, and room acoustics for the creation and enjoyment of recorded music—from the creator to the listener, and everything in between. An associate professor of sound recording technology, Case leads classes, sessions, and research with undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. An active member of the Audio Engineering Society and a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Case has published more 100 articles and is the author of two best-selling titles in their field, both on Focal Press: Sound FX – Unlocking the Creative Potential of Recording Studio Effects, and Mix Smart – Pro Audio Tips for Your Multitrack Mix. With degrees in mechanical engineering, music, and acoustics, Professor Case lives and works at the intersection of art and science. Drop by and join in on the conversation on audio at recordingology.com.

Richard Stim

Richard Stim is an attorney specializing in intellectual property law and small business issues.

Richard Stim is a Bay Area attorney and author specializing in intellectual property law and small-business issues. He is the author or co-author of over a dozen books, including:

• Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business
• Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
• Getting Permission: How to License and Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off
• Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference, and
• Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals

Stim regularly answers readers' intellectual-property questions at his blog: Dear Rich: Nolo's Intellectual Property Blog. In addition to working as an editor at Nolo, a Berkeley publisher, Stim maintains a private practice and has represented cartoonists, graphic artists, toy designers, software developers, musicians, and writers. He's worked as a musician and currently records with two bands. His new obsession is photographing crows.

Evan Sutton

Evan Sutton's music has been heard in clubs around the world, in short films, and in ad campaigns.

He is relied upon by a growing number of artists as a production luminary, working with Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure), Dan Platzman (Imagine Dragons), Spank Rock, DJ Shiftee, and many more. As Astrolith, Sutton distills his sound further, rocking dance floors with live sets consisting entirely of original music. Astrolith has released on Mute; Boys Noize Records; Hot Mom USA; Slit Jockey Records; and his own imprint, Space Is The Place, comanaged by Rar Kelly.