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Nice to see you all here on Band Mix! My name is Elle and I am posting here on behalf of producer David Snow. I am one of his assistants in charge of new artist procurement. Our prod. house is contacting various promising Band Mix members to see who might be interested in David’s Production services.

David is an experienced producer with the ability to make your talent shine and bring your artistic vision to life. He has produced records for Arista, EMI, Sony, and BMG and his most recent project for Universal is slated to go directly to radio this June. He is very diverse and can do all styles of music from Pop to Rock, to Rap, R&B, Latin….you name it, David does it!!!!

The studio has a relaxed atmosphere, affordable rates, and stunning sound quality. If you can't get to the studio, David also does projects by email! David does NOT discriminate against unsigned arists. As a matter of fact, several artists have gotten major record deals with companies such as Arista, Sony, Warner, and EMI as a direct result of David's demo/masters. Let David help you achieve artistic integrity while realizing your commercial value.

For samples, please visit:
http://littlehipstermusic.com

Feel free to contact me with any questions and for more information.

All the best,
Elle Sylvia

I have to say this...and really mean no disrespect...but, in this day and age of excellent computer technology, a band can record, mix, and finalize a close reproduction of a studio demo. ...for little or no money. That demo can be used to attract the big guns...publishers, record labels, etc...

I have always said...I don't pay somebody to record my music...they pay me. I understand the cost of making a quality demo, but like I said, technology is at our hands now....

That's just my opinion...other might disagree...but I'm just a small little fish in a very big ocean...trying to stay away from the sharks.

Point.

The technology may be in your hands, but that doesn't mean you can do the right thing with it. I've heard a LOT of home-recorded, home-mixed music of very good, near-studio quality that still sounded like sh*t because the people writing the music couldn't figure out how to get the most out of their song writing ability, their musicianship or their lyrics.

Producers can have an important and meaningful impact on an album if they're allowed to be a part of the creative process.

Case on point - the most recent Rush album, Snakes and Arrows, produced by Nick Raskulinecz. He is a young guy, and a huge Rush fan, and he helped bring them back to a style closer to the Rush of old; more progressive and experimental. He really got the best out of them. Snakes and Arrows ended up being the first time Rush had ever put three instrumental tracks on a new album. The album was so well received that it was also the first time Rush went on tour and played the entire album as part of their touring set. For many Rush fans (myself included) it was the best Rush album in at least a decade.

There is a flip side; a producer who doesn't understand a band and what they're trying to accomplish can ruin an album just as fast as he/she can make it better.

But to dismiss a producer because of technology... that's just not understanding.

I don't know this guy, by the way. Never heard of him. But I didn't want the "we've got the technology" post to go unchallenged. Producers serve a purpose, and the right one can be magic for the right band.

Point, again.

Hit him again! lol

I have to say this...and really mean no disrespect...but, in this day and age of excellent computer technology, a band can record, mix, and finalize a close reproduction of a studio demo. ...for little or no money.

This is nice and all, however, for bands that want to record more than a guitar and a voice, it can get pretty expensive fast...gear wise. If you want to record drums, you need minimum a 4-input recording interface plus all the mics....so, right there, it's at least $600. I charge $35/song (rec, mix and master) and I know lots of other studios that charge under $50/song. So, it's definitely cheaper than getting your own gear!

I've built my home recording studio from scratch and technology or not, you need lots of $$$$ to do recording. It also took me almost a year to master all the software and plugins. Plus, never neglect the recording room, acoustic is a MUST!!! AND, as ColorsFade mentioned, don't underestimate the value of a producer. I've heard many shitty recordings, because the bands didn't know anything about mic'ing amps and drums...the kinda thing you don't learn by just buying the gear.

I guess it all depends on the artist's expectations. Me, I like quality!!!

Kinda reminds me of Tennis.

Too freakin bad you not in Texas, Dave.

haha, well, I used to live in Texas for about a year in San Antonio and a bit in Austin....in 1998.

I don't miss the heat...lol!

Yea, it's been 100+ here for several weeks.

bands who do it themselves are only going to make the record go so far.
an experienced engineer ( at least ) needs to be there to help.

im of the mindset, and we provide this to all our clients, that no matter what you pay for recording or how long you take to do it, you should walk out of the recording studio with a mix thats ready to be mastered and sounding every bit as good as a national artist.

if you spend money on anything and you walk away not totally satisfied with your product what do you do?? get your money back and shelve your product?? try to have another EXPERIENCED engineer try to fix it?? give your fans an excuse that you only paid 25bucks and hour to make this record and try to stomach the sound?? its your career, you should work with someone that will make you sound great no matter what your budget. I would never put any artist in that position, i make it right for them no matter how much they spend wit me.