Ronald "PNut" Frost

Music Director

About Ronald "PNut" Frost

Multi-platinum Grammy Nominated Producer | Musician | Songwriter

I’ve had the pleasure of working with artists such as: Boyz II Men, Jill Scott, Chris Brown, Chante Moore, Noel Gourdin, Cassidy, Jasmin Sullivan, R. Kelly, Miri Ben Arie, GhostFace Killa, Algebra Blessett, Teeyana Taylor, Eve, Mashonda, Jewel, Raheem DeVaughn, and many more. He has also have collaborated with other producers like DJ. Jazzy Jeff, The Neptunes, Brian Michael Cox, Lil Ronnie, The Incredibals, Jazzy Pha, Vidal & Dre, and Keith & Dee.

Musicical Production Skills

1. Music & Production Tools

Music studio software: Digital audio workstations and plug-ins.

  • Music studio equipment: Monitors, outboard gear, microphones, pre-amps and DI boxes, audio-interfaces and MIDI controllers.
  • Musical instruments: Guitar, keyboard or drums.
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2. Music & Production Theory

  • Basic music theory: Time signatures, beats & bars, notes, scales, intervals, chords, chord progressions.
  • Basic arrangement theory: Song structures, sections, lyrics and melody.
  • Basic production theory: Audio, MIDI, synth programming, equalization, reverb, compression, gating, delay, phasing, distortion, editing, programming, mixing.
  • The production process: Conception / Writing / Composing / Recording  / Arranging / Editing / Mixing and Mastering.
  • Music production exercises: Listening to music, ear training, song and mix analysis.