Brian Casel from Serve The Song posted a great little reminder to musicians: dig through your old material and try a new approach. This past week I reorganized my iTunes library, making sure I kept all of my own recordings. It was really fun seeing how far I have come in terms of writing and production and it really got me in a good mood for the entire week. Please check out the post.
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.
Here’s an interview Ryan did over the phone during our last recording sessions. He talks about writing, recording, distribution, touring and of course, starving children.
It’s a great interview, but I thought I would point out that I completely disagree with him when he says “I know that anytime I try to raise my voice in any capacity to yell, I sound like I’m telling my dog to get off the couch.” There were a few times in the recording sessions when he would start to get really loud, and I thought, “this is what was missing from the last record.” I’m really glad we got some of that recorded.
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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