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What kind of music do you
produce?
All kinds. I have produced music in over 100
styles, from rock, pop, Hip Hop, RnB, Jazz, Smooth
Jazz, World Music, Reggae, Industrial, Rap, Punk,
Heavy Metal, Contemporary Christian, Sacred Chant,
Classical, Opera, New Age, etc. Check out our
Audio Demos page for
examples.
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How
much does it cost?
All project receive a custom quote. I prefer to
create a flat fee for each project so clients know
upfront what it will cost with no surprises. Low
hourly rate can be deceiving. My experience has
shown that setting a flat fee helps everyone relax
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What
do I get?
My standard package includes a mixed and
mastered audio CD ready or
manufacturing.
My deluxe packages include CD
manufacturing.
All clients receive backups of all mix data and
audio files to client supplied hard drive or
DVD.
Clients may request tracks (mix minus lead
vocal) at no charge (great for solo
artists).
Clients may request Multi track stems at a
small additional fee which is charged hourly (
these can be used to create custom tracks for
adding production elements to a band that
follows a click).
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D
o you use "live" instruments or program
everything?
Every project is different. I play many
instruments and many of my productions utilize
me programming everything from the keyboard.
Often I will hire session players to augment my
tracks. Most often these include Guitar,
strings, horns and background singers. My pool
of session players includes award winning
artists with years of experience playing on
major label releases.
There are 2 levels of session
players
- Level 1 Professional session player -
has pro gear and many credits but not a big
name (costs vary from $100-$150 per
song)
- Level 2 Big name session player - Has a
recognizable name that may help get your
project listened to by radio and industry
veterans. (costs vary from $500 per song -
skies the limit)
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How long have you been
doing this?
I started making music for hire in 1988. I have
over 300 CDs to my credit. |
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What if I just play or
sing but don't write music?
I can help you write your own music or provide you
with songs from an extensive library of songs from
writers around the country. We can ever custom
write a song from you specifications or
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How long does it
take to make a 10 song CD?
- I like to produce 1 CD at a time and
work full time M-F 10-6pm.
- Once songs are selected, Recording
mixing and mastering can generally be
completed in 2-4 weeks.
- If songs need to be written. the time
line can vary.
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How do I get my song on
the radio?
I have relationships with top radio promoters in
many styles and will be happy to forward songs I
have produced to my contacts at no charge. You can
send your CDs to radio stations but in my
experience this does not yield a good response.
your CDs are likely to be thrown away without being
heard. By using a professional radio promoter you
are guaranteed to at least get heard. If you music
is good then it will have a chance to get
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How do I get my song
on Itunes?
You must use a distributer. I recommend
Tunecore.com and CDbaby.com. They are both good
option but they have different benefits check them
out or send an email and ask us for advice. |
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Clients say "I
recorded at home, can you use my tracks and make
them better?"
Sure, just export audio files from your program to
.wav or .aiff files and we will import them into
our Pro Tools system. We can accept files in all
major formats (.wav .aiff .sdII) in sample rates
from 44.100 to 192.000 and bit depths of 16 or
24.
Please see instruction on the website for file
preparation and delivery. |
Record Producer