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Charts:
USA [my thanks to Charles in the USA for supplying this]
(1) We Belong Together, Mariah Carey
(2) Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani(3) Don't
Phunk With My Heart, The Black Eyed Peas
UK
1) James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'
2) Tupac Ft Elton John - 'Ghetto Gospel'
3) Mariah Carey - 'We Belong together'
Download Chart
[now the most important chart in the UK]
The Sergeant Pepper piece at the top of the download chart....Hmmmmmm?
'You're
Beautiful' by James Blunt is a
great record, actually his second single and one which perhaps more than
any disc in recent memory has helped to propel him from virtual unknown to being
one of the biggest stars of the summer. Don't believe me? Just check out the
chart performance of his debut album 'Back To Bedlam' which was first released
five months ago. In the week that 'You're Beautiful' was released it finally
completed its slow climb into the Top 10 and this week spends a further week at
the very top, outselling no less a record than Coldplay's
globally-conquering 'X & Y'.
Subscriber's
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Interesting question on live band recording of a different sort.
Hi Dec
I would like some advice or information with regards to the following:
My Son plays for a youth marching band (The Dolphin Marching Band) based in Bournemouth, not exactly pop music I know but still music. The band want to record an album of their performance, and put this on sale when they perform at public events.
The Bandmaster asked me to contact you due to your vast experience and knowledge of the music industry, and the fact that I could ask you personally as one of your “One minute Gang”.
I am not sure exactly how we should go forward with this, being larger than the average band (20 members approximately).
Obviously a recording studio would have to be found and booked, although finding a large enough studio would be a good start. However, I was thinking of a smaller studio with individuals playing their own parts and then mixing the tracks instead of all of them playing together. Instruments consist of: Drums - Bugles - Bell Lyres - Cymbals
Would you be able to point me in the right direction of a suitable studio, and the possible costs involved? Can you advise on any legal problems that they may encounter with the sale of this “album”?
Very best regards,
P*** B. D****** (Bachelors Appreciation Society Member).
P.S The band's website can be found at: www.dolphinmarchingband.org.uk
My Reply:
P***
The usual way to record a band of this sort is to find a venue that you like the acoustics of...a church, a town hall, a village hall of a decent size. The bigger the better.
You then get quotes from good mobile recording people who have experience of recording bands in these locations. You will find that normal recording studio engineers and producers will have little experience. You should ask for examples of their work in this field.
Using a normal studio will take all the 'life' out of the band...because they are used to playing together and they create their own balance. In a studio you will depend on the engineer [who I guarantee will be useless in this situation!] and you will depend on the mix and the addition of effects etc.
You simply want an accurate recording of the band as you normally hear it.
After recording the band [probably on 24 track recording equipment] it will then have to be expertly mixed in a studio by an experienced 'brass band' mixer and most importantly mastered by an independent specialist mastering suite [never let a studio master a recording...it is a specialist job]
The CD duplication plant will need a mastered 'glass master' for duplication purposes.
As regards the legal side you will only require an accurate listing of of the titles...composers, publishers and accurate length times of each track.
The duplication plant will need this information to apply for an MCPS [Mechanical Copyright Protection Society] license. before duplication....they will need to know the number of CD's to be pressed in order to get the license.
The license money is then paid over to PRS [Performing Right Society] to distribute to the composers and publishers.
You must also have an accurate list of those performing on each individual track. [If the CD gets played in public, radio, TV then they should become members of PPL [Phonographic Performance Limited] and VPL [the Video side] and are entitled to a royalty for their performance [not from you or the band leader]
P***.....
It is very important to have the project 'sold' before you ever record one note. There have been many instances of an enthusiastic bunch of people ending up with a garage full of unsold CD's or books!
It is also impossible to cost a project like this. You have a very specific in setting out the requirements for the project....you have to be happy with the people you approach and simply get 4 quotations. That is why you must have the project 'sold' so that you can work out the figures.
Regards
DEC
[Cluskey]
mailto:dec@makehits.co.uk
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Nikka
- age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
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