Quick tip 89 Click track
Here’s another important recording related quick tip. Unless you are attempting to record live, it is vital that you record a song to a click track. This is a metronome that will keep you in time. I’d hazard a guess…
May 7, 2015
Quick tip 88 Recording process
Posted at May 6, 2015 by
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The past two Quick tips were all about preparing for the recording process. Today’s Quick tip is about the recording process. Way too often I see bands going in to the studio not knowing what the process is going to…
Quick tip 87 Prepare your instruments for the studio
Posted at May 5, 2015 by
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Yesterday I talked about how pre-production can save you money in the recording studio. Another thing you need to do before going to studio, is to make sure your instruments are in the best possible condition. Guitar and bass players,…
Quick tip 86 Pre-production
Posted at May 4, 2015 by
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Let’s face it, recording studio time is expensive. As soon as you walk in to the studio, the bill starts running. There is a reason for this as well. You see quality recording equipment is expensive. Even though you can…
Quick tip 85 Don’t disturb the guy talking to the microphone
Posted at May 1, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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So to wrap up a week of quick tips on performing live, here’s a one I keep repeating over and over again, and it drives me mad when I need to do this. If a band member is talking to…
Quick tip 84 Treat every show seriously
Posted at April 30, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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OK lets face it, it can feel pretty crap turning up at a gig you have been looking forward to for a while now, and there is only handful of people in the audience. But those handful of people turned…
Quick tip 83 Keep Calm
Posted at April 29, 2015 by
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Day three of live performance quick tips. This one s something we all forget in the heat of the moment. Keep calm. Things will go wrong during live shows, but you need to keep a cool head. There will be…
Quick tip 82 Eye contact
Posted at April 28, 2015 by
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I often talk about the importance of making a connection with your fans. I thought to continue on the live performance tips a bit more, so here’s one: make eye contact. When you are performing live just make eye contact…
Quick tip 81 Don’t turn your back
Posted at April 27, 2015 by
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Here’s a tip I was taught long time ago, back when I was in School. I was lucky enough to have a music teacher’s substitute for one year whose background was actually being a full-time musician. I think that year…
Quick tip 80 Leverage alternative payments for music
Posted at April 24, 2015 by
J.P. Kallio
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So we all know the price we put on recorded music is not anywhere near what it used to be. Back in the late nineties record labels were able to sell a CD for $14, while the production cost was…
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