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Originally Posted by xj32  + 1
This pretty much mirrors what I did as well.
The good news is that now after 10 or so years of this I own my gear, my studio is on land that is owned by my family out in the country so now my only overhead is utilities, upkeep and improvements as I can afford them.
My biggest advice is decide on an outline and business plan and be realistic!
Who are you gonna record?
- Singer songwriters
- Indie Bands
- Rap and R&B
- Jingles
- Scoring
what do you want to do?
- Tracking
- mixing
- post production
- scoring
- mastering
what can your area / town support? or simply will it support what you want to do?
Where will you put your studio?
- Bedroom
- Garage
- warehouse
- storefront
- whole house
Each of these questions when answered honestly will help you hone in on what you will need when it comes to gear and capital.
The biggest reason I say HONESTLY, is that it may be easy to say...I want to record everything, and I want to arrange, compose, produce, track, edit, mix and master, and I want to do 5.1 for film, ect. But the reality of that mindset in today's world and economy is a quick recipe for failure.
Gearwise, I would also recommend that once you decide on what you realistically want to do. You figure out what you realistically need to accomplish said goal.
Make a list of that gear in order of importance to get started at the bottom of the ladder/foot in the door.
Then stick religiously to the list one piece at a time as you and your clients grow and dictate.
This way your cash flow, clients, skill level and gear will all grow proportionately.
Of course this is not as sexy and romantic as getting a big lone for $250k or more, jumping into the driver's seat and roaring out of the gate.
Remember, this IS NOT a business where if you build it, they will come...they won't. Why? Well there will always be 20 other guys in town who have the same gear, less gear, more gear, do it cheaper and maybe even better.
Be patient, be aware and be smart.
XJ |
I agree completely. I know exactly what I want to offer, have my business plan typed up and will be giving it to my blind services caseworker to see if I can get government funding to build it.
If you don't know what you plan on doing sit and think on it. Of course you can record anybody you wish though, can't deny business unless they don't have the money, but still you have to work with people's budgets to an extent so rates can vary anyway depending on the situation. After all, client satisfaction should be the #1 priority of any business because without customers, you have NO business.