HIT SINGLE

moracspace · 27th April 2008, 05:30 PM

Client calls me Friday night about booking time to record.
Me:Hourly rate is --.-- an hr.
Client:Ok,what genres have you done?
Me:A bunch from rap to worship
Client:Great Il call back later to book time.
Me: Ok,thanks for calling,hope to hear from you.Bye

Next day

Client :I want to book 2 hours,Il bring my beats.
ME:Great,what exactly will you be recording so I can have everything ready?
Client:We are recording my hit single.
Me:?????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????
speachless,about 3 seconds felt like an enternity.Ok,Il see you at 2pm.

Im starting to setup to record a hit single.Can someone offer any pointers.Ive never recorded a hit single.In 2hrs
I guess I need to be on my A game today.

Just thought you might enjoy a laugh or two

moracspace · 27th April 2008, 10:14 PM

Well they didnt finish.Then asked ,because we where 20 mins late can we get a credit next sesh of 20 mins.WTF

narcoman · 2nd May 2008, 12:58 AM

point them to the bit in "Deliverance" with Ned Beatty having a rough ol' time. then point at them and go "wheeeeee....wwhhheeeeee".

see what happens.

kafka · 11th May 2008, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moracspace

Well they didnt finish.Then asked ,because we where 20 mins late can we get a credit next sesh of 20 mins.WTF

Well, if it really is a hit single, then I guess they better get that 20 minutes. I mean, the last time I was 20 minutes away from fame and fortune I couldn't find my car keys. ;-)

theGeek · 14th May 2008, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kafka

Well, if it really is a hit single, then I guess they better get that 20 minutes. I mean, the last time I was 20 minutes away from fame and fortune I couldn't find my car keys. ;-)

HAHAHA!

Infernal Device · 14th May 2008, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moracspace

Well they didnt finish.Then asked ,because we where 20 mins late can we get a credit next sesh of 20 mins.WTF

More power to you guys for taking on that kind of stuff and thinking it will go smooth.

I couldn't do it.

doorknocker · 14th May 2008, 06:57 PM

A hit single usually runs shy of 3 minutes, 4 minutes at most......so why do they need TWO HOURS??

theGeek · 14th May 2008, 07:21 PM

It would be nice if recording a hit were that predictable!

beavisjem · 19th May 2008, 03:24 PM

This reminds me of a call i had while running a small studio.

Client "hi there i would like to come in and do some recording"
Me "no problem what are you looking to do"
Clent "well we have recorded the song and just need to use some good mic's for the vocals"
Me "thats not a problem, how much time would you like to book"
Client "well the song is 4 minutes and 30 seconds so about 5 minutes"
Me "Well we do a minimum booking of an hour @ £-- an hour"
Client " but the song is less than 5 minutes long and our singer is really good and will nail it in one take"

Another one was when somone phoned up asking if there was a discount on studio time because their lyrics were not in English

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

kafka · 20th May 2008, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beavisjem

Another one was when somone phoned up asking if there was a discount on studio time because their lyrics were not in English

I suppose that could depend on the language. I charge by the syllable for non-English language recordings.

27th April 2008, 05:30 PM	#1
moracspace Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: On the 2 buss Posts: 1,125	HIT SINGLE Client calls me Friday night about booking time to record. Me:Hourly rate is --.-- an hr. Client:Ok,what genres have you done? Me:A bunch from rap to worship Client:Great Il call back later to book time. Me: Ok,thanks for calling,hope to hear from you.Bye Next day Client :I want to book 2 hours,Il bring my beats. ME:Great,what exactly will you be recording so I can have everything ready? Client:We are recording my hit single. Me:?????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????? speachless,about 3 seconds felt like an enternity.Ok,Il see you at 2pm. Im starting to setup to record a hit single.Can someone offer any pointers.Ive never recorded a hit single.In 2hrs I guess I need to be on my A game today. Just thought you might enjoy a laugh or two __________________ SHAKE AND BAKE That bassist couldnt be in the pocket if he was lint. (Jan 2007) Ray Gagliardino In daBag http://www.myspace.com/3sixteenband http://www.myspace.com/pick13music http://www.myspace.com/lesin http://www.myspace.com/themightyparadocs http://www.myspace.com/contagionde http://www.myspace.com/withoutlogicband

27th April 2008, 10:14 PM	#2
moracspace Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: On the 2 buss Posts: 1,125	Well they didnt finish.Then asked ,because we where 20 mins late can we get a credit next sesh of 20 mins.WTF __________________ SHAKE AND BAKE That bassist couldnt be in the pocket if he was lint. (Jan 2007) Ray Gagliardino In daBag http://www.myspace.com/3sixteenband http://www.myspace.com/pick13music http://www.myspace.com/lesin http://www.myspace.com/themightyparadocs http://www.myspace.com/contagionde http://www.myspace.com/withoutlogicband

14th May 2008, 06:57 PM	#7
doorknocker Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Basel, Switzerland Posts: 3,237	A hit single usually runs shy of 3 minutes, 4 minutes at most......so why do they need TWO HOURS?? __________________ Andi www.doorknocker.ch 'If transients are the enemy of digital recording, does it make much sense to align all your transients up?' - kiwiburger

14th May 2008, 07:21 PM	#8
theGeek Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 344	It would be nice if recording a hit were that predictable! __________________ theGeek Handbuilt Les Paul Copy Handbuilt Tele Copy Handbuilt Flying V Variax Acoustic Marshall Plexi Clone Avatar 212 with Vintage 30's Lopo Line Slant 212 with Greenbacks

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2nd May 2008, 12:58 AM	#3
narcoman Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,284	point them to the bit in "Deliverance" with Ned Beatty having a rough ol' time. then point at them and go "wheeeeee....wwhhheeeeee". see what happens.

19th May 2008, 03:24 PM	#9
beavisjem Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6	This reminds me of a call i had while running a small studio. Client "hi there i would like to come in and do some recording" Me "no problem what are you looking to do" Clent "well we have recorded the song and just need to use some good mic's for the vocals" Me "thats not a problem, how much time would you like to book" Client "well the song is 4 minutes and 30 seconds so about 5 minutes" Me "Well we do a minimum booking of an hour @ £-- an hour" Client " but the song is less than 5 minutes long and our singer is really good and will nail it in one take" Another one was when somone phoned up asking if there was a discount on studio time because their lyrics were not in English Hmmmmmmmmmmm

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