The Production Team

Welcome back from the Winter Break. We hope you all had a good time and are ready to jump right back into programming. We have a lot to learn in the coming months, as well as some cool projects. Let's get started with something a little different than what we normally do.

Today let's talk about the concept of the production team. What is a production team? Well, a group of producers who team up on projects. Some well known production teams in music include the Neptunes, KrucialKeys, Stargate and Espionage. However, it doesn't stop there. There are many record producers who actually have teams that work for them, constantly producing music. These producers include Timbaland, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliot and Diddy. That's not to say that these producers aren't the ones working. Many producers are responsible for writing the music that they have instrumentalists play. Examples of that include the likes of Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones and Barry White.

Today we're going to be placed in pairs. Each duo will be given the remainder of class to complete a song (or as close as you can get) to present at the end of class. All of the pairs will be picked at random.

Remember: We are looking for Rhythm (Redrum & Dr. REX), Melody (synthesizers and samplers) and Arrangement. If you need to, be sure to check previous assignments.