Hello guys,
simple as that.

What's your TOP 5 Music Production books?
I've already found another thread about books of music theory, but not about the series of topics that a producer needs nowadays in 2025 about Music Production, Mixing, Mastering and even about label management, design, social networking, marketing, etc. too.

Taking all that in consideration, I share first, my TOP5 and I invite you to share yours...

1- Mixing Engineer's Handbook - 5e
2- Making Music - 74 Creative strategies for electronic music producers
3- Dance Music Manual - 5e
4- The Secrets Of Dance Music Production
5- How Music Works

 

The Recording Engineer's Handbook 5th Edition by Bobby Owsinski
The Mixing Engineer's Handbook: 5th Edition by Bobby Owsinski
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science by Bob Katz

 

Bob Katz's book as mentioned above, and The Art & Science of Sound Recording by Alan Parsons. The latter is especially good for people who are able to get out of the box and their bedroom and into a "real" recording environment and need to have some understanding of how to actually mic things up and work with acoustic sound, as well as getting into use of outboard equipment (real or virtual). Obviously there's loads of other great books out there but those are the two that meant the most to me.

 

What Radio and Smeggers said, plus:

Behind the Glass Vol 1 and 2 - Howard Massey
Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording, Vol 1 and 2
Al Schmitt on the Record: The Magic Behind the Music
Creative Music Production: Joe Meek's Bold Techniques by Barry Cleveland
The Use of Microphones by Alec Nisbett
The Adventures of Mixerman


Currently reading Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy by Tony Visconti which is great.