self-produced
adjective
self-pro·duced
ˌself-prə-ˈdüst 
prō-,
-ˈdyüst
: produced by oneself: such as
a
: caused to exist or happen by one's own physical or mental processes or actions
Body parts are moving with respect to one another and with respect to external objects, as a result of self-produced actions.—
Marc Jeannerod
Marc JeannerodOur conscious sensory perceptions are largely self-produced, and yet they seem to be simply given to us, to be simply observations of given realities.—David Ray Griffin
David Ray Griffin
b
: made available for public exhibition or dissemination by oneself
a self-produced album
In March, the group debuted a self-produced TV series …—Emily Pyrek
Emily PyrekExamples of self-produced in a Sentence
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His other specials include the self-produced and distributed Only Fans, Matthew Steven Rife, Walking Red Flag, all of which helped propel him to this sort of homegrown superstar status.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The album was largely recorded and self-produced at Reinhart’s own Headroom Studios in Philadelphia.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
Winged Victory is the first record Carlisle has ever self-produced.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
In the past, Zauner had solely tapped people who had self-produced their own work or their friends’ bands for her albums.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Building on the show’s success, Rife’s self-produced his specials, Only Fans and Matthew Steven Rife, with Elia also serving as a producer on the latter.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Thanks to a groundbreaking deal with the AMC theater chain, Swift will earn 57 per cent of the U.S. takings after her company self-produced the movie and negotiated directly with AMC to distribute it.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The album was largely recorded and self-produced at Reinhart’s own Headroom Studios in Philadelphia.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
Winged Victory is the first record Carlisle has ever self-produced.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
In the past, Zauner had solely tapped people who had self-produced their own work or their friends’ bands for her albums.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Building on the show’s success, Rife’s self-produced his specials, Only Fans and Matthew Steven Rife, with Elia also serving as a producer on the latter.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Thanks to a groundbreaking deal with the AMC theater chain, Swift will earn 57 per cent of the U.S. takings after her company self-produced the movie and negotiated directly with AMC to distribute it.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Self-produced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-produced. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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