Skills

There are many skills to develop on your own like, learning theory, various production techniques, picking up an instrument, and arguably most importantly, training your ear.  But all of that is really just the tip of the iceberg.  As a professional producer you need to do many things, and hone many different types of attributes on top of the things I previously mentioned to have a good career. A lot of the skills that I’m going to mention don’t only apply for producing, but also for working in the audio film industry, as they are very closely interlined.  My findings include beat making skills, composing, networking, communication, session management, time management, project management, and one of the most important ones being consistency.  These things can help you standout and narrow the competition.  A great way to develop these things, and to insure a convincing portfolio is to eventually start an apprenticeship to gain experience from someone that has already established themselves.