Action singers-songwriters
Low budget recording of a professional Demo CD
Optimising the cost, without losing the quality.
Dear Singer/Songwriter,
You should never underestimate yourself or your songs. Others may want to know them and enjoy them too, and reviving your own talent procures also joy, comfort and strength. The idea of this action is to cut costs while keeping the quality by joining in with others. This saves time – ergo costs - in postproduction* en replication ( burning CD’s) or production of large numbers (pressing CD’s). The more groups, singers or songwriters join the formula’s, the more everybody benefits.
FORMULA 18+ (18 participants with 1 song on a mastered, common CD)
6 hours studio time per subscriber for recording, mixing, correction & burning a CD
Professional postproduction - Mastering* externally
Total playing time per song: 3 minutes radio edition
Cost per participant: € 270 (excl 21% VAT)
Your advantage: cost savings on the studio time and mastering after recording
FORMULA 9+ (9 participants with 2 songs each on a mastered, common CD)
8 hours studio time per subscriber for recording, mixing, correction & burning a CD
Professional postproduction - Mastering* externally
Total playing time per song: 3 minutes radio edition
Cost per participant: € 350 (excl 21% VAT)
Your advantage: cost savings on the studio time and mastering after recording
FORMULA Single /min (6 participants with 3 songs each on a mastered common CD)
8 hours studio time per subscriber for recording, mixing, correction & burning a CD
Professional postproduction - Mastering* externally
Total playing time per song: 3 minutes radio edition
Cost per participant: € 500 (excl 21% VAT)
Your advantage: cost savings on the studio time and mastering after recording
FORMULA Single /Plus (4 participants with 4 songs each on a mastered common CD)
8 hours studio time per subscriber for recording, mixing, correction & burning a CD
Professional postproduction - Mastering* externally
Cost per participant: € 775 (excl 21% VAT)
Your advantage: cost savings on the studio time and mastering after recording
Standard Studio recording (1 participant with maximum 18 songs of 3 minutes per CD
Estimate for necessary studio time for recording, correction, mixing and burning of 2 CD’s
Price per hour 25€ (excl 21% VAT)
No Mastering included.* ( supplementary cost and estimate)
Postproduction - Mastering*
Although nowadays music recording can be realised on different mediums, the process of “Mastering” remains of priceless value. The result is a recording that sounds great on ALL audio systems, from EXTRA large speakers to an alarm clock radio or i-pod. It provides a clear, polished dynamic sound which we recognise as: NOW ITS GOOD or NOW my song JUST FEELS RIGHT; IT SOUNDS exactly as I heard it in my head. A REAL good commercially finished product that makes your song ready for the market.
Conditions and limitation on this proposal:
- Small ensemble (1 to 4 persons)
- Acoustic or semi acoustic instruments
- Drums & percussion subject to a preliminary estimation
- playing time mentioned in the chosen formula (3 minutes radio edition
- Studio time mentioned in the formula
Included in the offer:
- Use of a tuned “Yamaha” acoustic grand piano and Hammond Organ
- Small percussion
- Tracks recorded at home can be imported ( to be seen)
- If wished a helping hand in the finishing touch of your song (Producing)
- Common introduction in preparations to the recording
- Mixing and adaptation
- Mastering* (without ISRC-codes)
Possible additional costs (extra possibilities)
Less candidates for the formula you registered for
Need for specific more elaborated technical recording (Backline, larger Ensemble, drums,..)
MIDI pre-programmed Drums
Extra required studio hours. (25€ per hour)
Individual coaching (rehearsal) in preparations to the recordings
Additional duplicated (Burning) CD’s at 3€ - colour printing (to be stipulated in advance)
Pressed CD’s as from 100 exemplary (Replication)
Personalised Illustrations and Artwork
Other…
THIS IS OUR OFFER
Please promote it to friends and musicians and receive one more extra hour studio recording time (value 25€) for each participant you can provide.
With kind musical regards,
Studio Southside Team
GENERAL CONDITIONS TO THIS OFFER
Our quest for registration of interested candidates is open from the 1ste of March 2009 up to 31th of May 2010.
We start with the recordings a month after closure of this period. (July) The dates of the recordings are fixed with each participant concerned, at the end of the period. When the recordings off all participants are completed the common professional Demo CD will be mastered and delivered to everyone.
After registration we’ll provide you with some preparatory directives and invite you to the studio in preparation of the recordings in order to make them as efficient as possible.
The registration will be effective at the reception of the payment of the formula amount on our Iliaster account: 734-0123869-09, mentioning the name, first name of the singers/songwriters and the chosen formula. Questions or more information preferably via e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 03/237.68.09. The dates for our information evenings are posted on our website, or just send us a e-mail.
We keep you posted on the number of registrations concerning the chosen formula.
If the required number of registrations is NOT reached at the end of the offer period, your contribution is immediately paid back, unless YOU wish to step in, one of the other possible proposals.
If you want to withdraw your registration during the registration period, we will immediately pay you back, minus 10% expenses and eventual compensation to the other registered participants.
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