Becoming a music producer can mean discovering and contributing to artists' careers. However, it takes time, effort, training and contacts. This is because a music producer has many responsibilities during the production of an album, both from the creative and business sides. The producer oversees all aspects of the recording process, from helping select songs, contracting session musicians and deciding on the song's sound, selecting the studio and engineers, booking studio time, and supervision of the registration budget. All of these responsibilities require skill in music. , a certain experience, combined with an in-depth knowledge of music and music theory. It also requires the production of music and sound in a recording studio along with a fundamental sense of listening. Some music producers work for record labels that produce for recording artists under a contract that has very specific requirements for that artist. And while many are full-time employees, others are self-employed. This means they must also have experience running a business. A music producer's first job is to work with an artist to select songs and background music for the album. The producer can take part in the recording process and can hire an arranger to add parts and layers to some songs, or start creating the rhythm and background music. A great example of one is the one and only Dr. Dre. The producer selects a studio, sets a recording time, chooses an engineer and lists everything that needs to be done. During the recording session, the record producer works closely and hard with the recording engineer to perfect each track, decides when to do repeats, and adds his or her own trademark to the song. An example of this would be like The Weeknd talking about XO in… half the paper… publish. In turn, the producer must be the artist's best friend, teacher and guardian. You have to be ready to fight battles and know when to compromise and when you need to fight for this change. The end result of the sessions will fall on their shoulders, but no one wants to hire a producer who is difficult to work with. When you transition into working as a producer, your first artist might work with unknown artists or small labels, but it only takes one chart hit to move up to the big leagues. The college I would like to go to would be the Art Institute of Chicago. They have a really good audio production and music production program and prepare themselves for the music world. I want to be a music producer/music artist because the only thing I love to do is make music. Music is the only thing I can use to express myself and vent my emotions.