Recording, Mixing and Mastering Your Song(s)

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Having a great idea for a song is good, but having a song that everyone can listen to is better. Perhaps the most important part of your musical journey is the recording, mixing and mastering of your songs: melding your musical ideas into a final form that you can share with the world. Professionals throw these terms around, but what’s …

WHAT IS MUSIC ARRANGING? (Why should I have a professional arrange my song?)

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When you arrange music, you adapt it for performance by a chosen set of voices or instruments. The art of arranging is choosing those voices/instruments and laying out how they will work together to create a chosen effect.   Every artist has an artistic goal for a piece of music.  I recommend you focus your musical goals and create an arrangement …

Why should I have a pre-production meeting?

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I have produced countless albums and music projects since starting my music production company in 1984. Through the years I have worked with all kinds of music and musicians and I know from experience that pre-production meetings are important. In fact, I actually offer free pre-production sessions with potential music clients so that we can answer important questions regarding their …