Online Course – Berklee Certified Professional Internship in the Business of Music Production

Become a music producer with business knowledge. Gain the skills and knowledge needed to launch your career as a music producer.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Various roles in the music industry
  • Reading and interpreting recording contracts
  • Protecting assets under United States copyright laws
  • Launching a career as a producer
  • Setting a vision and goal for music
  • Recording music using Pro Tools

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Music producer
  • Independent artist
  • Artist Manager
  • Project Manager in the Music Industry
  • Music editor
  • Recording technician
  • Copyright Manager
  • Music consultant
  • Music industry marketer
  • Career Manager for Artists

Internship – 4-part course series

In today’s music industry, it’s important for artists and producers to have a clear understanding of how the business works. To succeed in this field, musical and non-business creativity is required.

What you will learn in this internship:

  • Various roles in the music industry
  • Reading and interpreting recording contracts
  • Protecting assets under United States copyright laws
  • Launching a career as a producer
  • Setting a vision and goal for music
  • Recording music using Pro Tools

Hands-on Learning Project

In this internship, you will analyze real-world cases from the music industry. You will create a professional-level recording project, producing, recording, mixing, and mastering your own or another artist’s original music using the Pro Tools digital workstation.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Business Music: Basics

Course 1

11 hours

4.9 (2,596 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Analysis of recording contract terms
  • Evaluation of various rights that make up the copyright package
  • Discussion of the roles of personal manager, business manager, tour manager, agents, tour team and lawyers
  • Examining the importance of written agreements that detail the duties and obligations of the various parties

Skills you will acquire:

  • Copyright
  • Music business
  • Sources of income
  • Team building
  • Contracts

The art of music production

Course 2

13 hours

4.8 (2,014 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Discussing why one musical recording is more impressive than another and identifying the unique elements of the recording
  • Beginning to assess and establish identity, vision, and purpose as an artist and producer
  • Writing and developing an impressive musical work using various instruments
  • Establishing your production’s sonic signature through specific production techniques

Skills you will acquire:

  • music
  • Songwriting
  • Music production
  • Audio production
  • Music recording

Copyright Law in the Music Business

Course 3

9 hours

4.8 (669 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Explanation of the six exclusive rights of Copyright Law
  • Describing the concept of fair use and knowing when it applies and when it does not
  • Description of the various aspects involved in a copyright claim
  • Distinguishing between copyright of a work and recording rights

Skills you will acquire:

  • Creating music legally
  • Writing a cooperation agreement
  • Reading legal documents
  • Using copyright law to your advantage

Pro Tools Basics

Course 4

11 hours

4.7 (592 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Identifying various components in the Pro Tools interface and organizing session files
  • Discussing the difference between a synthesizer and a sampler and knowing how to use each one
  • Recording a live performance in Peru Tolas
  • Balance the mix of your production by adjusting levels, using panning, and applying effects like EQ, reverb, and compression.

Skills you will acquire:

  • music
  • Pro Tools
  • Music production
  • Music recording
  • MIDI