Music Producer

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6 COOL ARTS CAREERS MUSIC PRODUCER Technology is changing how music is heard and produced Everyone has access to an audience through the Internet Josh Swade is a music producer and the owner of a small record label He produces and markets new artists When Swade was growing up his father played the drums and was passionate about music When I was in high school I bought a pair of turntables and began to DJ at parties and events Swade says He decided to pursue a career in the music business LEARNING INNOVATION SKILLS Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 187 This invention was the main recording technology for many years In 1925 the electronic microphone improved the sound quality of recordings By the early 1980s records were also available as cassette tapes and compact discs Today music can be downloaded from the Internet and carried around on a tiny music player In the past people could only hear music on the radio at a concert or on a record purchased at a store Most people only listened to music created by professional artists Now anyone can record music at home and put it on the Internet How do you think this affects the music