Big Record Deals
Jumping in With the Sharks
Here's the typical situation. You find your music starting to make waves. Maybe just locally: but you are starting to get attention. Your manager makes some calls and important people start showing up at your gigs. The thrill of fame and fortune seem to be knocking at your door.
Exposure that Pulls
A (Brief) Lesson in Working Smart I used to buy $5 sunglasses from the guy at the flea market. He wasn't even the guy near the front entrance with a huge booth and three employees. (They were more expensive and did not have my FAVORITE style.) After leaving a few expensive pairs here and there – I finally wised up!
Collaborative Songwriting Strategies
Musical Excellence through Teamwork
Songwriters need to recognize that much modern music ( including the Beetles sound ) is the result of a committee-style creative process. The guys from the band would come up with the brilliant stuff and their producer George Martin would structure it into a coherent musical statement. Neither could exist without the other.
The No Airplay Opportunity
Promotion If you really care to know the dirty details about how the big business music machine operates, go ahead and get a copy of "The Hitmen" by Frederic Dannen".
In summary, it's impossible to get any kind of serious radio airplay unless you are prepared to pay somewheres in the ball park of at least half-a-million bucks. In the industry these fees called PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES.
Performance Testing
BEFORE you go and invest a ton of money on studio time, session-musicians, or shrink-wrapped CD product: it makes total sense to test-market your material in the real world, and then keep evolving it until you have the sales numbers to back up further investment.
Your Unique Sound
The right techniques never change Your Sound – They UNLEASH it.
I’m hearing from extremely talented musicians who have sufficient smarts to actually get a composition all-the-way from idea to recording. However it’s these exact people who tend to be living much more in the analytical half of their brains.
Making Sense of Digital Recording Technology
With a plethora of choices for project recording available on the market: it can be tough to understand which options will give you the best results & be easiest to learn. With all the hype (and potentially high price tags) WHICH choices give you a world class sound at the best value?
What is the difference between an audio interface that cost less than $1000 and the ones that are used in million dollar pro studios?
Mac or PC for Music Recording?
The nice thing about a Mac is that it comes ready to record: right out of the box.
Windows PC Advantages
- You could get a fully-loaded recording PC for the comparable cost of an entry-level Mac.
- Specialty PC's makers can use the proper chipsets which support the best audio recording interfaces.
- Having a PC that is designed for recording can get you a pristine sound without pops, clicks and other interference.
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