Producing EDM

By: Aries Deng

EDM producers differ from traditional music producers in few ways.  EDM producers usually create their own tracks and some even do their own mixing and mastering.  While a traditional music producer works with the musicians on arrangements, instructing them on how or what to play to achieve his or her vision of the song. The traditional producers aren’t necessarily the ones who program the music or play the instruments. Usually, when the song is finished it is mixed (by an engineer, and sometimes the producer) and then sent to a mastering studio. Traditional producers usually work with instruments and musicians vs EDM producers. (more…)