| Generally, the first thing that springs
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| | doing what you do best, which is writing
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| to mind when you need to record a song,
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| | and/or performing great songs!Since this
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| is to make enquiries with local recording
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| | kind of arrangement may not be costing
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| studios. However, studio charges are
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| | you anything, it is worthwhile trying a
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| generally based on an hourly rate that is
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| | few different producers to see whose
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| often more than your day job pays
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| | ideas and style of production gel best
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| you.Once you've saved enough money for
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| | with your own view of yourself and your
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| this excursion, there are then further
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| | sound.All producers have their own unique
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| worries. Unless you are a regular
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| | style, just as you, as an original
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| visitor to recording studios, you may not
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| | artist, have yours. This "sound" can be
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| quite know what to expect. You may not
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| | heard throughout all their productions
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| be able to communicate your ideas for
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| | with various artists. Look for a style
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| your sound clearly to the engineer, who
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| | that seems complimentary to your own. In
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| really only understands technical
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| | other words, don't use a Hip-hop producer
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| jargon.As the hours tick by, you will be
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| | to make your records if you are a Country
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| under the stress of wondering if you'll
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| | artist!Many good producers have a wide
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| be able to complete your project before
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| | range of musical skills, and may also be
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| your money runs out. Artists under
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| | able to write lyrics, compose melodies,
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| stress don't generally perform well, but
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| | write arrangements, or even play various
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| you won't hear this because you'll be out
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| | instruments, such as guitar, piano or
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| there performing, instead of listening to
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| | drums. All of these skills can be
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| the performance.If you have also hired
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| | utilised to give your recordings an extra
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| musicians in for the session, you'd also
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| | edge at minimal, or no extra
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| better be a good personnel manager. The
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| | cost.Finally, now that you are off to
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| longer they have to sit around waiting to
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| | find your own producer, here are some
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| be told what to play and how to play it,
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| | things to avoid...Don't rely on pictures
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| the more it is going to cost you!It is in
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| | of their studio, and lists of top quality
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| your best interest to use a studio that
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| | recording equipment to tell you how good
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| is the best you can afford. But have you
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| | they are as a producer. Any piece of
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| taken the above problems into
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| | specialist equipment can be hired if
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| consideration? Have you planned out your
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| | necessary. A good producer can produce
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| time in the studio in the fullest detail?
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| | radio-ready recordings on even the most
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| Do you know enough about the multitrack
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| | basic equipment, whereas a poor producer,
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| recording process to know exactly what
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| | will not achieve such good results on
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| tracks your song needs? Are you, or your
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| | even the best and most expensive
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| band rehearsed enough to play every track
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| | equipment.Don't sign with a producer who
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| on its own, and in perfect time with all
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| | doesn't make samples of their previous
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| the others in the arrangement? Can your
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| | work available to you. You need to know
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| drummer play to a click track? Or do you
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| | what experience they have, and get an
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| have detailed drum parts already
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| | idea of the audio quality and styles that
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| programmed for your songs? Have you
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| | they can produce.Don't sign with a
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| written detailed score sheets for all the
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| | producer who comes solely from a DJ
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| session musicians? Do you know what kind
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| | background. These producers specialise
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| of sound they need, and what style to
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| | in remixes of existing records, or
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| play in? Have you already tried out
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| | "beats", not in the creation of a new
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| various mix ideas and sound effects at
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| | artist's unique sound, or a recording
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| home, and know how to explain these ideas
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| | from scratch.Don't sign with a producer
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| to the engineer?If not, you will most
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| | who specialises in a genre of music that
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| likely end up with a recording that isn't
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| | is totally different to yours ... Unless
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| quite what you expected. And it will
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| | you want to change your style to that new
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| have cost you a small fortune! At best,
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| | genre!Don't sign with a producer who has
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| you will get a good recording that sounds
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| | no creativity or commercial flair of
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| something like you thought it would. But
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| | their own. You don't want a producer who
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| does it sound original to you? Has it
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| | is just going to record everything
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| captured your unique sound, and conveyed
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| | exactly as you already have it, just to
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| the essence of what you are as an
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| | please you. A good producer will see
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| original artist? Does it convey the
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| | things that you have missed, and will add
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| emotion of the song correctly to the
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| | hooks and sounds to your songs that will
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| listener?There is another way to approach
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| | attract new listeners, and interest from
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| the recording process that will solve all
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| | music industry professionals.Don't sign
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| the above problems, and could even get
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| | with a producer who is asking you to
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| you a professional recording made for
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| | assign publishing rights to your songs.
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| FREE!All the above jobs are part of the
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| | You want to be free to sign your songs to
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| work that is generally done by a
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| | record companies or publishers who may be
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| PRODUCER.A producer is someone who has
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| | able to do more for you in the marketing
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| the experience to hear, not just the
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| | or promotion of them. Once you assign
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| music, but the essence of what you are as
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| | the copyright of your songs to someone,
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| an original artist.A producer will know
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| | they have exclusive rights to them for
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| instinctively when you have made the
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| | the duration of your contract, or even
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| perfect take, and will get you onto the
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| | for perpetuity! All a producer needs
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| next stage of the process without having
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| | from you, is your written permission to
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| to waste studio time playing back every
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| | record your songs, and perhaps sell their
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| take first.A producer will have your
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| | recordings or release them on their own
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| whole sound in glorious 3D in their head
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| | label. If so, make sure you get at least
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| before a single note is played.A producer
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| | the statutory mechanical royalties
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| will have the technical knowledge to know
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| | (currently 6.5%) from these sales!Don't
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| how to translate every part of the
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| | sign with a producer who only works with
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| process to something the engineer can
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| | one set of musicians. Although many have
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| understand.A producer has a long list of
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| | their own preferred set of "in-house"
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| business contacts who he can call upon at
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| | session musicians, there will be times
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| short notice to add whatever is necessary
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| | when your music wont be suited to the way
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| to make the sound you need ... Session
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| | these musicians play. Make sure that
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| musicians, arrangers, writers, synth
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| | your producer has a wide range of musical
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| programmers, track editors, equipment
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| | contacts to draw from.Don't sign to a
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| rental companies, etc.Sounds expensive,
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| | producer who promises to make your song
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| doesn't it?Not necessarily!Although some
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| | into a hit record. Even if the producer
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| producers will charge a flat rate for the
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| | has already produced several hits, there
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| job of perhaps several thousand pounds
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| | is no guarantee that your song will be a
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| (or dollars). Many work from their own
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| | hit. Marketing gurus and sales teams
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| studios, with their own "in-house"
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| | make hit records, not artists and
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| session musicians for a royalty plus
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| | producers!Finally, some producers may ask
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| expenses. Therefore, they become
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| | you to sign an exclusive contract for a
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| somewhat like a "record company". They
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| | certain time period (perhaps 1-5 years).
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| will produce a recording for any artist
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| | These producers must also be
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| they see potential in, in the hope that
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| | "song-pluggers" or "promoters" who need
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| their recording will eventually be signed
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| | to protect their interest in you whilst
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| to a major label and make money. Of
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| | they are working to get you a deal with a
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| course, in these instances, you will
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| | major label, using the recordings they
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| still have to pay for the studio and
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| | have produced. Before signing any
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| session musician costs.Sometimes they
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| | exclusive deal, always have the contracts
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| will even do the whole job for FREE, or
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| | looked over by a lawyer specialising in
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| for a minimal flat rate to cover
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| | the music business. Make sure, by
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| expenses. How can they do this? Well
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| | examining the production company's track
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| instead of taking a royalty from your
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| | record, that their promise of a major
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| advance or sales, they take ownership of
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| | deal looks likely to happen within that
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| the copyright in the sound recording they
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| | time period. You don't want to be
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| make. This is fair, because, after all,
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| | wasting five years of your life whilst
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| they put a lot of their own money and
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| | your best songs are sitting on someone
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| special skills into the making of it. So
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| | else's shelf, doing nothing!If you are a
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| what do you get in return? Of course,
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| | country music writer, you can go to a
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| you get full use of the recording for
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| | Nashville demo studio and get amazing
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| your promotional needs!Furthermore, many
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| | sounding recordings using top country
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| producers with their own studios, now
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| | music session musicians. If you are only
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| also have their own record label. Wobbly
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| | pitching songs to that specific market,
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| Music is one such producer. Whilst you
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| | that is great, but every recording they
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| are looking for a recording or publishing
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| | produce sounds like the last.If, on the
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| deal elsewhere, or whilst promoting your
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| | other hand, you think your music has
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| record as an independent artist, your
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| | wider appeal, or you are a performing
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| producer will have the right to sell the
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| | artist yourself, you will want to be
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| recording (from which you, as the artist
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| | noticed in the crowd across a wider
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| or composer, will be paid royalties) in
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| | marketplace. You need to accentuate the
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| order to try and recoup their losses and
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| | part of your sound that is unique to YOU.
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| profit from this mutual deal.There are
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| | A good producer will be able to
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| now a great number of producers doing
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| | recognise that which is unique to you,
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| deals similar to this. It means you can
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| | and will make sure that your recordings
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| have a demo made, or release your own
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| | take advantage of that.Lynn Monk has
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| recordings for little or no money up
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| | experienced over 30 years in the music
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| front, whilst still retaining the freedom
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| | business as a musician, concert sound &
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| to sign with whoever you wish, or remain
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| | lighting engineer, DJ and record
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| as an independent artist. So in effect,
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| | producer; and is now the proprietor of
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| you will have a record deal working for
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| | Wobbly Music. An indie record company
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| you to earn extra royalties in the
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| | dedicated to supporting the "Mature
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| background, whilst you concentrate on
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| | Independent Artist".
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