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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She also self-produced and hosted 2018’s All the Queen’s Men for BET, highlighting the stand-up of four of her opening acts, and can be seen in films such as Friday After Next, Soul Plane and Something New, as well as television series including The Parkers and The Hughleys.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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
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“Self-produced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-produced. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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