Music production is on its own a variant of music. It is a thing to be able to write songs or to sing songs, it is another thing to be able to produce them to ensure it is pleasing to the ears. Music production can be defined as process of developing, creating and refining recorded music for public presentation.
While an artist is talented in singing and most times in writing of songs, the music producer is at its best when it is producing such songs. Most of the times artist do not know how to go about the production of their songs. This is where the engagement of a music producer comes it in all of its splendor.
Since each of the parties have contributed one thing or the other to the production of the song, their interest or stake in such production is required to be protected hence the need for a contract or an agreement that states in letters the duties, rights and liabilities of the parties to the contract vis-a vis the artist and the music producer, this contract is what is known Music producer contract or the engagement of music producer contract.
Now, the absence of an agreement or contract that would be binding on the parties would mean that the Producer could for instance, transfer the Master of the song to another party before its public presentation without considering the interest of the Artist. On the other hand, the Artist could withhold the payment of the Music producer for no reason. The agreement caters for the rights, the consideration and the means of settling disputes if it arises between the parties.

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Composed by FELIX OYINDAMOLA