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Making the First Record

Published on March 27, 2012 by in CDs, Records

Starting a band is a dream and ambition for almost everyone. For some people this is just an enjoyable fantasy but some small groups and hardworking musicians get further than most people just by the power of their dedication and the innovative strategies they use to save on cost. Until you have had some level of success almost all music and promotion has to be a largely DIY process unless you are miraculously lucky enough to receive a large investment from a generous benefactor.

One of the biggest difficulties to overcome is the production of the first album, single or LP. Studio time and hiring the sound equipment and an engineer is an extremely expensive project and out of the range of most start-up bands. This means that a lot of the independently produced albums are recorded in various homes and garages. Whilst this greatly reduces cost, there is still the obstacle of producing the physical CD to distribute. A way to reduce cost for CD production is to produce one CD using the recording software available on most laptops or computers and then utilise a CD duplication company to make potentially thousands of copies relatively cheaply and then a band can start distributing their music.

Duplication is a way to cheaply make lots of CDs at once, which you can then start both selling to fans and sending to various labels and companies to get the word out. Big labels like Sony Music or the Warner Music Group will take a band that can send them a CD much more seriously than they would to a band that only has online content on websites like myspace, soundcloud or youtube.

 
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Music

Published on August 17, 2011 by in Musicals

What do we think of when we think of music? The beauty of it is that everyone will have a different answer to this question, with some picturing rock stars donned with guitars, keyboards, drums or a microphone and other picturing dance music defined by DJs working the decks. Others might picture a full orchestral ensemble of a hundred musicians, performing classical music in sections of woodwind, string, brass and percussion.

Some might think of music only when they are deciding what to listen to. Perhaps they are about to embark on a walk and are trying to decide what to listen to on their walkman, or maybe they are working on an essay and need something on in the background to help them concentrate. And then there are those that use music in their line of work – perhaps they work in a recording studio or maybe they are a film director deciding on what kind of music would best suit the spectacular actions scene they have just shot. It shows how diverse and versatile music actually is. It finds its way into everything, with jingles on TV adverts helping us to remember a certain product or perhaps it is part of a great memory – a party with a good mix of tunes or a festival with a line up of our favourite bands.

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