Post by rocinante on May 22, 2017 9:24:49 GMT -6
Despite the tragedy going on in my life, (I found a place and am slowly packing the studio) there's been another development that has been an anchor for me and I owe it all to RGO's very own Nobtwiddler. Paul and I have been finishing up my band's album which was 10 years (on and off) in the making. 7 years ago a flood took out my studio while i was in the hospital and wiped away most of the material that was recorded and lets just say I had a hard time dealing with that. I have since recovered and moved from Burlington to Minneapolis where I've rebooted the band back up with some of the older members as well as newer ones and rerecorded and mixed and finished the album. It took years and features a large cast of musicians and I am so super proud and happy how it turned out and it was Paul's help that made it that way. I can't express how super talented he is (go to his website and see his clients for proof) and the incredible work he does putting on that frosting every cake needs. With his magic touch everything came super alive including my mistakes which he also let me take the time to fix.
I am going to write another thread about the process; for instance I mixed violins, vox, tubas, and drums on some tracks that spanned 8 years and were recorded in 5 different studios/locations, using multiple techniques, various gear, and sample rates etc... and how it all glued together with Paul's help.
But i actually have an important question.
While cutting my teeth many years ago i recorded my bands demo and needing to sell merch during tour made cd's and got a few soundtrack clients which lead to me releasing the demo on CDbaby which does the digital distribution. I hate the demo and think the songs do an injustice to the band. Most of the songs have since been rerecorded so should i delete the old album pointing fans and potential listeners to the new one or keep the old demo but pointing fans and potential listeners to the new one? I am afraid of the songs we redid that are available on both albums with the later being far superior.
Believe it or not the royalties from films and downloads of several songs pays for stuff like our website. I own all the rights to everything (although several sneaky labels tried to screw me out of that which was why i released it on cdbaby).
Your thoughts please.
I don't know what I'm going to do Saturday mornings anymore. I was beginning to enjoy Teen Titans.
I am going to write another thread about the process; for instance I mixed violins, vox, tubas, and drums on some tracks that spanned 8 years and were recorded in 5 different studios/locations, using multiple techniques, various gear, and sample rates etc... and how it all glued together with Paul's help.
But i actually have an important question.
While cutting my teeth many years ago i recorded my bands demo and needing to sell merch during tour made cd's and got a few soundtrack clients which lead to me releasing the demo on CDbaby which does the digital distribution. I hate the demo and think the songs do an injustice to the band. Most of the songs have since been rerecorded so should i delete the old album pointing fans and potential listeners to the new one or keep the old demo but pointing fans and potential listeners to the new one? I am afraid of the songs we redid that are available on both albums with the later being far superior.
Believe it or not the royalties from films and downloads of several songs pays for stuff like our website. I own all the rights to everything (although several sneaky labels tried to screw me out of that which was why i released it on cdbaby).
Your thoughts please.
I don't know what I'm going to do Saturday mornings anymore. I was beginning to enjoy Teen Titans.
