The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music

Introduction

The Contemporary Commercial Composer and the Digital Audio Workstation

As technology has continued to develop, the role of the modern commercial composer has evolved to include many responsibilities that reach far beyond the duties of past composers. Indeed, today’s composer is not only expected to compose, but often perform, record, edit, and master his or her own work. With each new generation of music creators, more and more technological aptitude is necessary to remain competitive; those who desire a career in the commercial side of the industry, in particular, need to be fluent in many aspects of the current technological tools available to them. With such a wide skill set required, the original title of composer hardly seems ...