I'm not sure that that is a correct explanation with respect to recording as opposed to movie/theater. My understanding is that the producer of a recording directs the mix, sets the flavor, chooses the overall direction of the recording. Well known producers have a "sound" that they are known for, like Phil Spector, Don Was, Quincy Jones, etc. I may very well be wrong, but I thought that a record prdocuer is more like a director of a movie or play. The money is usually put up by the record label.
