04 Finding a Producer There are quite a few budding producers around who need singers and songwriters to work with.
"The best way to make contacts of all sorts is to visit your local record shop. Get to know the staff and they'll tell you what's what and who's who."
Jaimeson
Producer
You'll often see them advertising on musicians' web-boards or in the classified adverts of papers such as Loot.
You do each other a deal - they get a singer, you get a backing track.
If they're very career oriented, you'll probably need to come up with some kind of contract beforehand as they'll want some rights over the recording. See Radio 1's OneMusic section on Production Deals.
Don't forget that you're here to sell your voice.
Make sure that if you're working with a producer or arranger that they understand this.
Don't let them distract from your singing with tricky effects or overpowering instrumental parts and keep the introductions as short as possible.
You might need to do two versions - one for you to show off your voice and one for them to show off their production skills.
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