The guidance of a skilled music producer will always be a key factor in producing a great recording.  In that sense, as Michael Zager points out, the job of a music producer is analogous to that of a film director, polishing a product to its finest sheen.  And this is no small matter in an age when the recording industry is undergoing its most radical change in over half a century.  "Music Production" serves as a roadmap for navigating the continuous changes in the music industry and music production technologies.  From dissecting compositions to understanding studio technologies, from coaching vocalists to arranging and orchestration, from musicianship to marketing, advertising to promotion, "Music Production" takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world of music production, letting readers keep pace with this rapidly changing profession.  Second Edition.  Paperback book, 448 p.