-he Music Producer''s Handbook Second Edition-reveals the secrets to becoming a music producer and producing just about any kind of project in any genre of music. Among the topics covered are the producer''s multiple responsibilities and all the elements involved in a typical production including budgeting contracts selecting the studio and engineer hiring session musicians and even getting paid. Unlike other books on production -he Music Producer''s Handbook-also covers the true mechanics of production from analyzing troubleshooting and fixing a song that isn''t working to getting the best performance and sound out of a band or vocalist. In addition Bobby Owsinski tackles what may be the toughest part of being a producer -eing a diplomat a confidant and an amateur psychologist all at once.-his edition also includes new chapters on self-production small studio production and how the new songwriter-producer and engineer-producer hybrids make money in our new digital music world. It also
