The Art of Producing: How to Produce an Audio Project

Bestselling MixBooks author David Gibson (The Art of Mixing) and co-author Maestro Curtis bring you an in-depth look at the work done by music producers and show you how to succeed at producing hit-quality recordings with your music and the artists you produce. From expert advice in the studio to understanding the business side of music production, The Art of Producing delivers a lifetime of experience to new producers. Whether you are working in your own studio producing your own music, or working with other songwriters and artists, you get better results when you understand the art of the production process!

David Gibson has engineered and produced albums in a wide range of styles of music - acoustic rock, jazz, rock, new age, heavy metal, rap, hip-hop, and electronica. He has been teaching, engineering, and producing groups in major 24-track studios since 1982 and is the founder of Globe Institute of Recording and Production in San Francisco. Gibson has also done recording for James Brown's band, Bobby Whitlock (Derek and the Dominos), the Atlanta Rhythm Section, and Hank William's Jr.'s band, as well as having worked with members of the Doobie Brothers, Lacy J. Dalton's band, Herbie Hancock's band, and It's a Beautiful Day. Gibson is also the inventor of the patented "Virtual Mixer" mixing plug-in which uses 3D visuals to control a mix.