Cliff Goldmacher over at Serve The Song recently posted a great article called Recording Your Indie Album: a Pre-Production Checklist. This is a blog I read frequently and would encourage all songwriters, band members and alike to check out. You can read the article here.
In operating a home studio, you will eventually enter a situation where you are working solely with a singer/songwriter. If you have never done this before, it will highlight the difference between simply being an engineer and a being a producer. In band situations, most of the time you can get by just taking orders from the band, and let the members deal with the arrangement and instrumentation while you try to “capture the moment.” Read the rest of this entry »
Ed Ackerson is a producer / engineer, songwriter, musician, instigator and facilitator. Owner of Flowers recording studio, Ed has worked on a wide range of major label and indie projects nationally and internationally. For further information visit: EdAckerson.com
There are plenty of things you need to do before going into a recording studio. Here’s the breakdown of a recent post on the subject. You can read Ed’s full article here.
1. Know what you want to sound like.
2. Know what you actually do sound like (realistically.)
3. Record and listen to yourselves.
4. Go to a studio/engineer that will understand you.
5. Be open to change.
6. Don’t bite off too much.
7. Budget realistically.
8. Don’t be cheap with your studio selection.
9. Party with care.
10. Keep things in perspective.
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