How To Become A Music Producer - TOP 10 Tips

Are you wondering how to become a music producer? Perhaps you want to become a famous DJ & Music producer? Becoming a music producer is not easy. In fact, it's much harder than you might think. As a musician and music producer, you have to not only make your own music, you also have to be your own manager, spokesperson, graphics artist, and distributor. As a music producer in 2021, you need to be a lot more than just a music producer in order to succeed with your music. The thing is, you have to be seen to get noticed, and the competition is strong. Making music has never been as easy as it is today. You can basically get a complete virtual music recording studio on your computer, that does everything you need in order to make music.
A laptop and a pair of headphones, or studio monitors are really all it takes to make a hit these days. But even if you make a real banger, nobody will notice your music unless you get noticed.
In this video, I'll show you some tips and tricks on how to succeed as a music producer these days. I will show you what works and what doesn't work. How to promote your music, and how to get people to listen to your music. That's often the most difficult thing of all: How to get your music heard. If you want to grow as an artist and music producer, you need to get people to listen to your music first, and that's actually much harder than you might think. Simply because there are so many people making music these days, it's often hard to really punch through the masses and stand out.
But don't get discouraged by that. There are ways to break through and get your music heard.
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[@FireWalkMusic]

Recommended books (Amazon Links): ☑️ Dance Music Manual: geni.us/dancemusicmanual ☑️ The complete Idiots guide to music theory: geni.us/idiotsguidemusictheory Want to know how to get people to listen to your music? Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWWwd3drdr2CgZI Want professional feedback on your track? Mixing or Mastering? www.fiverr.com/firewalk Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/firewalkmusic

[@rohanshiralkar391]

Tq SIR ❤

[@ayush402]

Thankyou sir

[@flowpoi5864]

You rock man,thanks.

[@ksacrafts42]

Can u tell me which is the best app for making a song melody

[@SapMusiq]

My formula = Never ever give up

[@FireWalkMusic]

That's a good formula :D

[@rabeiaurel]

That's Winston Churchill's formula : " Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever give up !"

[@WhirlingMusic]

You have a video with over 400k views. That's big. Give him credit now lmao

[@jessie1697]

Definitely 🔥🎛🎧🙏🤙

[@georgesaade4978]

So tell me my friend... What happened with your music career? Any new tips after 4 years?

[@NxroProductions]

I have one rule that I always say to myself everyday "Be Something" and don't think "I want to be a famous producer", instead think "I will be a famous producer" and work for that to happen. Keeping my visual quality to the max, learning from online videos, contacting other producers in real life to learn even more, etc.. I love what I'm doing and I won't give up!

[@buklau.3641]

I'll take this on board :)

[@Torfu]

You are the reason why I have faith in myself and if I ever make it big I'm going to credit you

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad to hear it! :)

[@androidgamer9934]

Tip11# JUST make one hit! It's enough to make you successful. Tip12# Do it for passion and not for the hoes and money.

[@FireWalkMusic]

That's true :D (As long as you can afford a ghost producer that is) :P

[@androidgamer9934]

FireWalk I didn't mean that you should stop producing😄,other track can be average,not so major.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Yeah, but it's important to get new hits out there frequently or people will slowly loose interest. You can ride on a one hit wave for some time, but then you kind of fade away. There's plenty of artists that had huge hits a few years ago, but we never hear anything about them any more because they haven't released anything new that really took off. As an artist, you constantly have to travel around and play at gigs, festivals and such. There won't be much time for making music any more, which is why most of the big guys now have ghost producers in order to keep new material coming, to keep the audience engaged. It's sad, but this is how it's become :\

[@yoxiyoxi]

I'd put your Tip12# as No#1 Tip! ;o))

[@djreersaproductions107]

I watched this video last year and it changed everything ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you found it helpful! 😀

[@FireWalkMusic]

Here's 10 tips on how to become a good music producer. These are all tips assembled from top producers world wide. We could easily have made a video with 100 tips, but as you know, we like to keep it short, so this was just a few of the most important tips. As usual, this video is made available to our Patreons first, before it's published on KZbin.

[@charlessomerset2584]

These are extremely professional, and brilliant. Thankyou.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

[@ccentricbeats]

I'm an amateur, i make beats for almost 10 years, a lot of my work has been lost, i have no sound card, i use my laptop acer i 3 processor my headphones from JBL and fruity loops 12 that's it, i am still an amateur, ( and i guess i always will be) because a lot of my friends became very good music producers, but i cannot figure out why i can't still i won't give up and the only thing i expect from making music is that people will feel it, and listen when they are driving or whenever. because i have listened to so many different kinds of music and i have been trough so many journeys while listening to others, i really like that feeling, i love that feeling. and that feeling i would love to share with others by making my simple but different style music.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Some people are very eager to learn and try to learn new stuff constantly, while others are more stagnant and do the same things over and over. Sounds like perhaps you're a bit "stuck" in your old ways? Perhaps you should try to experiment with some new stuff that you would otherwise never have thought of. That might spark some new ideas and creativity. :) Try some new genres, learn some new techniques, and try different sounds.

[@ccentricbeats]

FireWalk I think you are right, but my problem is that I cannot fix the sound of my beats at the right frequencies, I've watched so many videos but Somehow it sounds amazing when I make them, and It sounds totally dull when I listen to it with rested ears. I notice a lot of times that the sounds are not right placed , whatever I try, it always sounds cheap, still I will try to reach that level where my sounds will be right, I hope

[@FireWalkMusic]

It's hard to say exactly what the problem if. I do offer professional feedback on tracks, so you might want to check it out. You can find my feedback service here: www.fiverr.com/firewalk/give-professional-feedback-and-advice-on-your-music I will then listen to your track and give detailed analysis and recommendations on how to improve.

[@watchandcomment7970]

That part about don't rely on friends and family for criticism is true! My room mate, my gf, and her kids love my work, even before I mix it right and master it!

[@biplobrabhapro]

"If u work hard, the signature sound will find u." Dam this line is so perfect bro👍

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome. A signature sound is something that you typically suddenly have without even thinking about it. As you keep learning music production, you'll teach yourself lots of techniques and tricks from various other producers, and then you'll be incorporating various techniques and styles into your own music. Before you know it, you'll have developed your own unique sound because of that. :)

[@ashaniashani5437]

This is the best channel, regarding music production tutorials. This video was great. Thank you!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@ChaseVibez]

1:38 is facts 😂I already knew that and that's why I always go to my producer friends, thanks for the video 🔥

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@samnene]

I think a lot of people get the notion “if you make music you have to profit from it.” Every music producer at any level would be asked at least once “how much money you made from your music?” For whatever reason it can’t be seen as a hobby like gaming or sports. I just like learning about music and music production it’s a nice pastime. When I answer “I don’t get money from it. I just like it” then I would get responses like “why are you wasting your time?” It’s a bit annoying but i try not to let it bother me. Atm I’m working towards a career in a completely different field. Edited: In short it’s completely ok to just enjoy music production as a hobby. But if you’re aiming to make a living from music then best of wishes to you 🙏

[@49MrMark]

Very cool. One of the things I've been doing this last year has been watching and listening to more hip-hop stuff. Of course I'm still a serious classic rock bassist and gutiarist. Love your work and have learned a lot. Thanks

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! glad to hear it :) Happy new year!

[@veetoutas]

By the way, i am still amazed how professional and how honest Your advices are. Thank so for everything!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! You're welcome :)

[@IanSolano]

Just enjoy what you do and success will be a side effect.

[@aviciiuk4396]

1:48 HAHA the computer screen!

[@sharoongill7362]

Love it!

[@starquidmusic]

1:35 really really true

[@cardestryacademymusic243]

Happy New Year ! And Thankyou For Your Helpful Tutorials !

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome, happy new year!

[@yatharthagoldi88]

the real advice, thanks for this i support you ❤️

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks 😃

[@skyzenskyluke5880]

the best as always !

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, much appreciated! :)

[@KidusYohannes]

These were actually super solid tips. Thanks.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you liked it :)

[@andrevaughnmusic]

Thank you Firewalk for this video , it is true that is hard to break through in the music industry , but i always say it is not the end of the world if you have passion about making music you can always do it as a hobby ;) i want to thank you man for the tutorials you put out , keep up the good job :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Glad you liked it :) Indeed! That's the right spirit. Do it for the love of music I always say. Some people go into it for the wrong reasons, thinking this will be an easy way to make a living, skipping school in order to make music instead. It's important to understand just how crowded the scene is these days. Most record labels get hundreds of demos every day, most of them don't even listen to it all. 25 years ago, they probably got 100 demos a month. It was much easier back then. If you were an average producer with the right equipment, chances were good that you could get noticed and have a career in music, simply because there wasn't that many electronic producers back then. Back then, most teenagers were playing video games. Today, a lot of them are making music instead, and they are in a way all competing to get noticed. It's like finding the needle in the haystack. :)

[@projectanigma]

That's how I wanted to hear about that. But for making unique and signature sound is so difficult but it comes from inspiration and things what you love. Unfortunately, perfection doesn't exist. Most of the producers, especially EDM producers are just copying over best hits with the same sounds and same melody. Good artists copy, Great artists steal. And listening to music is so compelling even more than 1 hour. I know what I get there already. I watched your video more than 3. Very informative! Thank you!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Finding your own sound is difficult. I recommend that you actually don't look for it at all. Just make music and watch tons of tutorials, listen to music and try to get ideas from many sources. Eventually, you'll start to implement some tricks from various places, and eventually that will accumulate to become your own unique sound. :)

[@Rehab_nmy]

best music production video of all time. i found this video back I 2021

[@alojzijejozinovic9524]

Man i remember 9 years ago when i got demo fl studio, i was so into it that i made decent sounding tracks although it happened after 3-4 years of learning. All selflearned. And even after all those years im learning more.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Indeed, music, and music production in general is an extensive field. You can learn something new every day for the rest of your life, and by the time you die you still won't know it all. :)

[@sureeshanath2597]

Tnx for such great tips man a big thumbs up

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@user-fk3ic1cq6z]

Love it.......and thank you

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@somnathsoren6745]

Your Videos are way more helpful especially I liked the mixing tutorials keep making man !

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! I have plenty more mixing tutorials planned. :)

[@TheWickedDestruction]

Nice video!!! @5:32 i thought to myself, that looks like Adam Beyer.

[@juliodrums9456]

this is a class video I really enjoy your sense of humour great tips.....

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Glad you liked the video :)

[@NAWN]

DAMN - that's a good video I think I'm already doing pretty good at most things but my music theory skills are way to basic especially after 7 years of music production. Since I'm currently sick and I have nothing else to do I'll learn this stuff now! Thanks for reminding me

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, glad you liked it 😀

[@fastrack2170]

Thank you very much Firewalk! You're an angel sent from the producing gods!! Very helpful content!!!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, much appreciated :)

[@kevintran9321]

Some great tips here! Thanks :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@akshatuniyal4867]

thanks firewalk you are awesome in explaining things thanks a lot : )

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! :)

[@Skanoh]

Extremely helpful! Very nicely done 😊 thank you!!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@lin6671]

Thank You Firewalk for making this motivating video!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@spiritvoys]

Thank you sooo much for every vord you explained to us, in a very professional wey its so helpfull !. Greeitings to you from Sweden .

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome! :)

[@retrolab6439]

really helpful tips man! thanx a lot!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@halloween6307]

Thank you very much....this is too helpfull..🤗🤗

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@AGMusicBeats]

Thx for the tips 🙏🙏

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@shivangsorout2523]

Awesome tips!!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@ianmcgarvey3694]

Great Vid!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@coolcatgamestudio]

Great video! Thanks!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, you're welcome :)

[@TRIPLE499]

Thank you very much

[@suryadeeproychoudhury8740]

This is what I wanted. Thank you.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful 😀

[@yoxiyoxi]

Thank you so much! ;o)))

[@sidneyscaccio]

Thank you for this video,I guess will help various producers

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome. let's hope so. :)

[@ashaniashani5437]

Thank you for the motivations.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@NishitSharma-zh6mr]

A huge thanks to u sir... The video is inspiring...

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@Gloomer2000]

great video Eirik, good job ! Happy New Year.. and eurgh, forget to tell you : No Chief last week.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks Jan! Yeah, I noticed :\

[@VicArellanoMusic]

Very great tips!!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@rupashiborakakati2517]

Thanks :D I really love making music. It helped me a lot!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@arnabsarkar8829]

Extremely good tips.. Thank you very much

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@selfcity7255]

Thank'so much for your encouraging us.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@BlackPanther-qm3kr]

Thanks for the guidance

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@karnataka3927]

Really.... Loved... This stuff.....

[@FireWalkMusic]

That's good to hear :)

[@edmsuburb8869]

Awesome 💯

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@s0ba11er9ie1]

All your videos are useful all the time :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad to hear it :)

[@jviomusic]

Thank you so much 🎶😍

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@masonthomassax]

Your channel is incredible. Thanks for the content

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! You're welcome :)

[@johnnyanko6051]

Awesome tips! This is all true. :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you liked it :)

[@niyatidatta1140]

Thanks!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@j.t2548]

Hahaha BB+ FL studio, good one :D The look on the Walt's face.....son, are you producing dubstep....? I knew it would happen one day, but... :D

[@haryxOfficial]

Great tips.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@meyo1482]

This was very helpful! I’ve been producing for a few months now and I’ve started to publish songs I make now, so if I ever get successful one day, I’ll remember this video❤️😁

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@tantocaro]

Hello Firewalk, great tutorials as always.Short and to the point.Keep up the good work.PS you made a small booboo at 4:17 (spelling error..MEDIA).Cheers.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hey, thanks! Much appreciated. Indeed! I didn't catch that. The I and D seems to have switched place. This can happen some times when you type too quickly. I always check my videos many many times before they go public, it's a shame I didn't catch that one. Well, nothing I can do about that now. I wish KZbin had some more advanced video editing tools. It's impossible to go in and correct even the smallest error. Since they removed the annotations it's not even possible to put text on top of the video to correct statements or whatever. Hopefully they will do something about this in the future. :)

[@jynemorgan]

Thank you, you video is encouraging!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@mihir1911]

Thank u so much sir 😍😍

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@ayMillmusic]

Fire tips bro!

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@djtattooofficial]

So good advice sir.. Thank you so much..

[@FireWalkMusic]

Hi, thanks. Glad you liked it! :)

[@keeraneshwarlall-kalakarmu1302]

Hi Firewalk! I’ve been so impressed with your videos that I watch them on repeat. Could you please at some stage educate us on how to set the volumes perfectly on our sound card and studio monitors? Sometimes Beginner producers are uncertain of where the gain controls should sit on our sound card and studio monitors. Thank you so much for your inspirational and educational videos. A happy and blessed new year to you. Love from South Africa!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! Glad to hear it :) My aim is to eventually have a complete "how to mix" series, with videos covering all the important stuff. :)

[@rajendrasinghrajput5773]

Thaanxx its really helpfull

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you liked it :)

[@giftyngoe5081]

Thankyou Sir.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@cripz1436]

Great Video :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@ZakOnTheBeatProductions]

Thanks ❤️❤️

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@aimertash4984]

Thankyou so much

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@Subholik3]

You are good man.. Thanks 😊😉😊

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@crestaljade7466]

Nc thats great! thank you for the step so now I motivate my self to become a professional music producer

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@jackaustin2487]

Jesus I Just got that book two month ago! The complete idiot ...By mike miller and I have to say it's pretty good Until now I read almost two chapters. TONES and INTERVAL, very clear and understandable

[@FireWalkMusic]

Indeed! It's a very simplistic approach, making it easy for anyone to understand :)

[@willy324734]

The video encourage me a lot, thanks!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad to hear it :) As long as you're passionate about making music and love learning new things etc, you should keep at it. :)

[@MrQuentini]

Awesome video man. If I wasn't broke I'd be sure to support you

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks :)

[@yanizdine9840]

You helped me so much

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad to hear it :)

[@mr.player7104]

Wooow i love this... this is good motivational speech and again love it

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@temstrance]

Good motivation video!

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@lordish4229]

Thanks for this videos.😀

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@css172]

Thank you very much for all your videos. Have a great 2018 :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome. Same to you! :)

[@kennettrosario2224]

Hello Firewalk, I have to say that I love your tutorials. They are straight to the point and easy to follow. With that being said, would it interest you if you could make an in-depth tutorial on the fl studio plugin Harmor? I'm pretty sure a lot of people who have it would appreciate it greatly, myself included.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks a lot :) Glad to hear it. I have a long list of videos I'm going to make, and synthesis is definitely on it :)

[@electronix4051]

Hello! I am a new producer :) I just want to say that I loved this video and I will follow every step at it. Thank you! :)

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! :)

[@rosietteaudiolabelfreesoun9673]

#SupremeAdvice. The first tutorial that I ever see on this topic with a honest, realistic and relevant advices, with the fundamentals and pillars for every producer that should know.

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@skully8767]

motivating thank you.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@vencentsalinas9586]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thank you, glad to hear it :)

[@pope27]

Thanks

[@kunalaher2306]

Thanks😊 sir these helped me a lot to make myself as a professional music producer.

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@nevillangthasa4787]

Thanks allot..🙂

[@FireWalkMusic]

You're welcome :)

[@Raj-mw5km]

Tq bro...nice...video👌👌👌🌹🙏🙏❤

[@FireWalkMusic]

Thanks! :)

[@mr.shredder5430]

great vid. again Firewalk,i have some problems with sound designing Synth and other stuff using my stock plugins ,do you have any tutorial for not only the basic part but also the intermiddiate level .

[@ThePixelationWorld]

Very useful information 😊

[@FireWalkMusic]

Glad you liked it :)