A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording (i.e. "production") of an artist's music. A producer has many roles that may include, but are not limited to, gathering ideas for the project, selecting songs and/or musicians, coaching the artist and musicians in the studio, controlling the recording sessions, and supervising the entire process through mixing and mastering. Producers also often take on a wider entrepreneurial role, with responsibility for the budget, schedules, and negotiations.
Today, the recording industry has two kinds of producers: executive producer and music producer; they have different roles. While an executive producer oversees a project's finances, a music producer oversees the creation of the music.
A music producer can, in some cases, be compared to a film director, with noted practitioner Phil Ek himself describing his role as "the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record, like a director would a movie. The engineer would be more the cameraman of the movie." The music producer's job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music. The scope of responsibility may be one or two songs or an artist's entire album – in which case the producer will typically develop an overall vision for the album and how the various songs may interrelate.
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host who began playing the piano when he was five years old. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical/comedy. He is also a Grammy Award winning musician, producing three albums which have charted highly on the Billboard 200: Unpredictable, which topped the chart, Best Night of My Life and Intuition.
Born in Terrell, Texas, Foxx was raised by his mother's adoptive parents. He performed in high school and was awarded with a scholarship to United States International University. In his twenties, Foxx began performing stand-up at comedy clubs, and eventually joined the cast of In Living Color in 1991; this exposure helped him land film roles and star in his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show. He released his debut album, Peep This, in 1994, but he did not gain significant musical success until 2004 when he was featured in Twista's song "Slow Jamz". Also in 2004, Foxx played critically acclaimed roles in the films Collateral and Ray. He released his second album, Unpredictable, in 2005, which was helped by his collaboration on Kanye West's number-one single "Gold Digger". His third album Intuition was released in 2008 and was anchored by the single "Blame It". Foxx released his fourth studio album, Best Night of My Life, in 2010.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/ STE-fə-nee jurr-mə-NAH-tə; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She began performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan's Lower East Side, and was signed with Streamline Records by the end of 2007. During her employment as a songwriter for the record company, her vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who signed her to his label Kon Live Distribution.
Lady Gaga came to prominence as a recording artist following the release of her debut album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success that topped charts around the world and included the international number-one singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the The Fame Ball Tour, she followed the album with The Fame Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". The album's success allowed her to embark on the eighteen-month long Monster Ball Tour, which later became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Her most recent album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts of most major markets and generated more international chart-topping singles, including "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory". Besides her musical career, she involves herself with humanitarian causes and LGBT activism.
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Follows the story of Gilbert Hooke. Gilbert was at one time on his way to the big time! But a taste for liquor and an unlucky streak got in the way and he's resigned now to playing local dives. His wife, Marina, is always on him to get a real job and help with the bills, but Gilbert will hear nothing of it. He still dreams of making the big time. After a particularly intense harassing from Marina one morning, Gilbert decides to hit the fishing hole (his favorite past time other than drinking) and fish his worries away. On the way he stops and talks to Ole Wormy Angler who advises him not to go to his particular destination: Mocatawbi Pond, because of a curse that was put upon it. But Gilbert doesn't listen and amidst his fishing expedition he catches a particularly interesting creature. It looks like a fish, smells like a fish, but has one tiny difference. It talks! Not only does it talk, it's extremely sarcastic... and mean... and crass. His name is Finnius Flacker. And if Gilbert will take him out of the accursed Mocatawbi Pond, Finnius promises to change Gilbert's fortunes for good. Gilbert takes the bait and soon finds himself amidst a world of comedic chaos as the curse that was upon Finnius, who was once a man, now rests upon him.
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In 1950's New York, an era when nightclubs were a symbol of class and style, singer Tony Mann was at the center of it all. With a wife and kids at home, Tony is tempted by the allure of success. Battling his inner demons, Tony has an epiphany in his old age and begins to see what is really important in life.
A True Love Story
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From 1958-1991, Harv Stevens was a record producer. He was known as much for making hit records as he was for his volatile temper. The film documents the rise and fall of the Prince of Production, and blurs the lines of fame and reality. Before there was mp3 - before there was CD - before there was 8 track - before there was stereo - there was Harv Stevens.
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Sarah is a misunderstood 14-year-old from a conservative Connecticut family who rebels by secretly studying Marxism. She spends the summer in California with her Bohemian aunt, uncle, and their eccentric artist friends and gets a different perspective on life. Through a series of letters home, Sarah establishes the long-missing emotional connection with her parents. A movie filled with original music, dancing, and surreal dream sequences. The Orange County Register said in a review of the film: "Although rated G, Sister Sarah's Sky delivers an artful and intelligent comedic look at everything from communism and capitalism to meditation and the music industry. The film also takes a surprisingly deep look at the forces that can divide and reunite families."
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A 14-year-old closet Commie from a conservative Connecticut family spends the summer in California with her Bohemian aunt, uncle, and their eccentric artist friends.
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Chris Brander has always been friends with Jamie Palamino, but now decides it is time to take his relationship to the next step. The problem is, is that Jamie still wants to be 'Just Friends'. When he runs away and moves to L.A., he becomes a attractive music manager, who everyone wants. When his jet catches fire and is forced to land, when flying to Paris with his newest singing sensation, Samantha James, he ends up back home. To his surprise, he encounters Jamie again, and sets out to be more than 'Just Friends' this time.
Keywords: airplane, ambulance, arrogance, bartender, best-friend, blonde, blonde-stereotype, brother-brother-relationship, cafe, celebrity
Some friends are just friends. Others you get to see naked.
Moments like this have been ruining friendships for centuries.
Two Words A Guy Never Wants To Hear
He loves her. She loves him not.
Samantha James: [in a crowded bar, Chris is talking with Jamie, while Samantha is waiting for him at the door] Chris! Chris Chris Chris Chris Chris Chris...::Chris: I'm busy!::Samantha James: I'm busy too, stupid dick!
Mike: [Speaking to Chris about Samantha] It's OK. She's got her toothpaste.::Samantha James: [eating the toothpaste] Blueberry.
Samantha James: It's all right, I like other girls. Darla!
Mike: [Samantha has found out that Chris is seeing someone else] The jig is up! Run!::Samantha James: You son of a bitch!::Chris: Samantha! You're here! Shit!::Samantha James: There she is. There's the little slut you've been banging behind my back!::Old Woman: Me?::Samantha James: Not you, wrinkles. [Points at Jamie] Her!::Jamie Palamino: Who are you?::Samantha James: I'm Samantha James, bitch! [Shoves Jamie]::Jamie Palamino: Don't shove me! [Shoves Samantha back]::Samantha James: You're a whore! Santa's little whore! Santa's little whore!::Jamie Palamino: Get off!::Mike: [In an excited, high pitched voice] Cat fight!
Chris' Mom: Dusty, what kind of car is this?::Dusty: Carol, this little Japanese princess here is called the Prius.::Chris' Mom: I think it's so neat that you kids care about the environment.::Chris: I love the environment.::Chris' Mom: But honey, don't you drive a Range Rover? Aren't those bad?::Chris: [pause] Well, I had a really nice time tonight, and I hope we can do it again soon. Hey, Dusty, thanks for comin'.::Dusty: Oh, listen, man, it was my pleasure, really. Thank you all for having me. It was so nice. [Chris takes out his retainer] And hey, before I forget, make sure to that you rinse that thing at least twice a day, okay? Your mouth is a disgusting open cesspool with germs and bacteria. Now put that back!
Samantha James: [Chris is wrestling Samantha to make her stop using her taser gun on him] Oooohhh yes! Go-Time!::Chris: Hey! Hey! It's not Go-Time! This isn't how it works Samantha! You can't force or... or torture someone into liking you!::Samantha James: [Rolls her eyes] Oooh, the big speech!::Chris: No! You just have to put yourself out there and hope that they like you back! This isn't a game! This is my LIFE!::Samantha James: Oh yeah! This is MY life! Okay? I'm sorry I'm not the most boring person ever! Okay? I'm sorry I'm not poor! I'm sorry I... [Chris starts walking out]... I'm sorry I don't have a fat ass! I'm sorry I'm not... Hey! Where you going?
Chris: I can't hear you Samantha. I can't hear you. OH! Lightbulb!
Mike: Raise your hand if your brother's a homo!
Jamie Palamino: Mistletoe!
Samantha James: Whoopsie! I'm naked.
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Svante and Inga are engaged to be married and there doesn't seem to be very much stopping them: The only things are that Svante has some difficulty in selling his apartment (because the house in which it is in is so noisy) and that he's sleepwalking once every full moon and ends up on the roof, with bruises. However, the rich Sophie meets Svante and wants him herself. After a couple of embarrassing situations, which Svante can't explain, (Sophie even brings him to her castle) Inga thinks that he loves Sophie and leaves him. But, Inga has friends, who are not going to let her lose her loved one that easily...