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Originally Posted by djui5 If you don't have a dedicated client base, don't do it, unless you could care less about the $$ |
How does one build a client base without having a studio? I've only recorded guitars and vocals, as hobby/business for people who've recorded in pro studios, and artists have been very happy & suprised with the result so I have no fear about return customers.
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Financing ANY gear is insanity...Maybe a rehearsal room and doing some remote recording as well in Santa Barbara area. Still a sketchy proposition.
couldn't you just build out in your home/garage, and use larger existing studios to do the heavy lifting and concentrate on a mix/master room at home?
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Agreed. I had a feeling most of the cost would go to acoustic treatment/construction. I am currently on the verge of moving from a very dense dorm like community, and while I was lucky to have a little room in a garage, I don't exactly have a house. Also, having a formal place of business is definitely worth something for a business image.
It would be nice to purcahse gear as bands get booked, but it would be hard to say I'm capable of something without actually being, then buy the gear, deal with the bugs, etc before the day of recording.
Perhaps it would be best to focus on trying to fund the $2k/month in rent in rehearsal room income and grow from there instead of going balls out? Is that even possible?
There is definite demand, people posting for reherasal rooms, bands always looking for places, etc, but people say they'd be willing to pay $300 or so a month for a room, is it possible for say 5 or six bands to share 1 rehearsal room? Two or three rooms could be built in 1500sqft I would imagine for a couple thousand in materials, I'm checking the spot out tomorrow. I have no idea about the rehearsal room business, its new to me.
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If its for a professional business(like open to the public) than don't do it.
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Besides compressors, in this day and age when a lot of top albums are mixed ITB, an all digital studio wouldn't fly for commercial purposes? It seems productivity goes up and costs go down, a win win. As a hobby musician making money on the side selling instrumentals to artists, I totally enjoy being all digital instead of all the synths ( been there ). I've grown up and am very comfortable around computers.
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being a commercial room in either of those locations would be a very tough proposition imo.
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Is there a more right place for a new studio? I'm open for suggestions.
Overall I've heard some don't do it's. I am a risk taker! Do the don't do its come from personal experience? I am open to not doing it if its a bad idea. Perhaps limit the budget to something a lot less, like $10g ( could probably be done with little or no financing).
Thanks for the replys and opinions,
Jeffason