The artist is the person or group performing the song in the studio or live venue. They may or may not write their own material depending on their songwriting skills.

Typically selected by the artist, the producer is responsible for making the record or song “sellable”. This may involve picking out songs, assisting the artist with songwriting or even setting the mo [..]

Executive producer is usually a fancy name for the money person or entity. Although rare, I have also seen this title used for the identification of the assistant producer.

An intern is usually a student studying to eventually become employed in the music industry. In the recording field, they are usually allowed to sit in, and observe recording sessions for the sake of [..]

The runner is responsible for fetching guitar strings, food, drum heads, rented equipment or other items that will assist with the comfort of the artist or smooth operation of the studio or session. T [..]

The A&R (Artists and Repertoire) rep is the eyes and ears of the record label. This is the person that you want to please at the label, because he usually decides who is signed to the label and wh [..]

The A&R (Artists and Repertoire) rep is the eyes and ears of the record label. This is the person that you want to please at the label, because he usually decides who is signed to the label and wh [..]

You can think of a publisher as a grocery store, and the song as the bread. A publisher will exploit your songs, in an effort to place it on a record, soundtrack or any other medium in order to earn y [..]

This is the person who either contributes words or music to the song. Due to the fact that songs are a hot commodity in the music industry, the songwriter and copyright owner are not always the same p [..]

The booking agent is usually responsible for securing and booking gigs for the artist.