# How does a music CD gets produced?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-a-music-cd-gets-produced/151299>\
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**Created:** [June 14, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-a-music-cd-gets-produced/151299 "2005-06-14T18:09:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![MTsoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-a-music-cd-gets-produced/151299/1 "2005-06-14T18:09:40Z")

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I’m wondering, what’s the process of producing a CD? An artist makes the music. Okay, s/he’s got the files on computer, say. Where does s/he go to find a company that would willingly produce a cd and promote it? What does it take for that to happen? :hitman: