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Originally Posted by Kadden Heart  god i'm in the same boat don't worry,...
i've been going to all the locla shows i can. "hey guys, ou sounded GREAT, can i buy a copy of your album?, if you ever need any audio work done let me know i'd love ot be part of it :hands business card and buys CD:"
THEN,...get home,...listen to the CD, send them an e-mail, saying yo ulove the CD, (cite specific things) and if the production isn't super good, i guess you can feel free to say "the engineerings leaves a little ot be desired, but the record is still awesome" |
Careful with that tactic. You want to be respected and friends with the producers and engineers around, and telling bands that the engineering on their CD leaves a bit to be desired can kill potential contacts for you. Maybe give them a sample of your work and let it speak for itself, but never bash another producer/engineer in order to try to obtain work... it can come back and bite you in the ass, hard. Also it might make the band feel insecure about their recording that they may have put a lot of work into. It's just not worth it to do it that way.
RCM's list of
1) Great credits
2) Personal connections
is right, and you should do nothing to jeopardize #2, even if the engineering that somebody did really sucks. If your work sounds awesome, then people will recognize that and you don't have to tell anyone that someone's else's work leaves a bit to be desired. Building up a client base takes time, and you have to be willing to put up with that fact.