Foreword

This book is written to address concerns encountered by the twenty-first-century music composer, arranger, and producer. Developments in electronic music over the last 25 years have created a whole new world of possibilities for the consumer of commercial music and, as a result, a multitude of considerations for the modern musician and composer.

Since the history in this area is still relatively young, the music industry consists of several types of music creators. There are traditionalists (usually the more seasoned ones) who had to learn the conventional methods of orchestration and how to function within the conventional means of recording. There are technology experts (most commonly the youngest members of our musical world) who most likely never had the chance to experience what it is like to arrange and hear a piece for live instruments. Some may have bypassed any formal musical education, utilizing instead their natural talents with computers and musical sound to create “unwritten” works. Finally, there are the ones who have blended both approaches successfully, creating musical art through whatever means necessary with the highest respect for the art’s esthetic as well as the client’s budget. Read more...

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