Archive for November 2013
Is your band a business or just a band?
Some of the best bands I have seen come and go through our studio, you will never have heard of. Amazing talent, great songs, grooves that make you want to jump about but ultimately they fall into the abyss, never to reach the fame and notoriety they deserve. It’s a fairly typical tale unfortunately. The…
Read MoreThe first “Live On Deck”
A couple of weekends back we ran our first “Live On Deck” show at Continuumusic. Basically, we put on four bands on our stage in the studio backyard, recorded them in multi-track and set up a bunch of video cameras to capture their performances. It went well. Each band was asked to invite some guests…
Read MoreThe making of “Fedoras For Dinosaurs” Part II
Last week I invited you all behind the scenes of the recording process of my latest album. If you didn’t read that, you might want to go back now and scan through it before you continue or you’ll be lost on what I’m talking about. For those who have already, let’s continue… The overdubs. The…
Read MoreThe making of “Fedoras For Dinosaurs” Part I
A couple of months ago I wrote an article about what you should expect to pay for a recording (If you didn’t see it, you can find it here: http://conti.net.au/rehearsalrooms/what-should-you-pay-for-your-next-recording-project/) where I compared recording costs to buying a car. And more recently, one on recording in a pro studio as compared with doing it yourself.…
Read MoreThe Secrets of Great Singers
Who are you and why are you here? That’s the first question I ask a new student when they come in for singing lessons. The answer I’m looking for is rarely the one they supply however. I already know their name and they would have already told me that they want to “learn” how…
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