Curious: what are your slowest months?

solo-bration · 17th March 2011

To everyone who's been doing this a while, I'm curious what sort of patterns you've seen at your studios over the years?

I'm finding July-Sept to be my slower months & and Jan-Mar to be my busiest.

voodoovox · 17th March 2011

July is definitely slowest, march to may and november are usually the busiest.

It helps to get some special discounts going for July, make sure people are aware of it long before. thumbsup

metrognome · 17th March 2011

September - December are usually pretty slow at my place. February - May tends to be pretty crazy!

solo-bration · 18th March 2011

Thanks for chiming in, guys. I'd love to hear from others too, but so far I'm seeing a similar pattern.

Eganmedia · 18th March 2011

December-February are my slowest months. Except for my regular clients, the commercial stuff completely dries up between Thanksgiving and New Years.

drBill · 22nd March 2011

For me - January thru December are my slowest months.

Of course, they're also my busiest months.

Honestly, there's really not much difference here. The only thing is December. If people CAN and WANT to finish up before Christmas, then it's insanity. If they decide they can't finish by Christmas, then they put it off til the new year. That month runs either hot or cold.

The Byre · 23rd March 2011

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Originally Posted by solo-bration

I'm finding July-Sept to be my slower months & and Jan-Mar to be my busiest.

Same here, we are really busy right now and fully booked forn the next few weeks. Thew front office is full of CDs waiting to be picked up by customers and we have two more full-scale projects (from tracking to packs of CDs) in the pipeline. That is four such projects this year so far and more to come.

Summer is slower, as that is when everybody is touring.

Tarekith · 29th April 2011

Thanksgiving to New Years tends to be my slowest time of the year, I'm always busiest in the summer and fall.

narcoman · 30th April 2011

Different every year.

Joao B. · 1st May 2011

January and February, then it picks up and May-June-July are pretty crazy. December is usually a good month.

TornadoTed · 7th May 2011

Work usually starts slowing down in April and starts picking up again in September, this year looks no different.

DannyMac · 7th June 2011

on average its festival season when everyone is away on tour

17th March 2011	#1
solo-bration Lives for gear Joined: May 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 723 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Curious: what are your slowest months? To everyone who's been doing this a while, I'm curious what sort of patterns you've seen at your studios over the years? I'm finding July-Sept to be my slower months & and Jan-Mar to be my busiest. __________________ www.JimKeaney.com

17th March 2011	#2
voodoovox Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Haarlem, Netherlands Posts: 180	July is definitely slowest, march to may and november are usually the busiest. It helps to get some special discounts going for July, make sure people are aware of it long before. thumbsup __________________ Jeroen Rikkers VooDooVoX studio www.voodoovox.nl

17th March 2011	#3
metrognome Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Berkeley Posts: 217	September - December are usually pretty slow at my place. February - May tends to be pretty crazy! __________________ Robot Envy Studio www.robotenvy.net www.myspace.com/robotenvystudio robotenvystudio@gmail.com

18th March 2011	#4
solo-bration Lives for gear Joined: May 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 723 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Curious: what are your slowest months? Thanks for chiming in, guys. I'd love to hear from others too, but so far I'm seeing a similar pattern.

18th March 2011	#5
Eganmedia Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Burlington, Vermont USA Posts: 942	December-February are my slowest months. Except for my regular clients, the commercial stuff completely dries up between Thanksgiving and New Years. __________________ Joe Egan EMP Colchester, VT USA www.eganmedia.com "I feel more like I did when I first got here than I do now."

22nd March 2011	#6
drBill Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 11,514	For me - January thru December are my slowest months. Of course, they're also my busiest months. Honestly, there's really not much difference here. The only thing is December. If people CAN and WANT to finish up before Christmas, then it's insanity. If they decide they can't finish by Christmas, then they put it off til the new year. That month runs either hot or cold. __________________ Mindseye http://www.mindseyeprod.com IMDB Composer - Orchestrator Scoring & Mix Engineer - Music Editor

29th April 2011	#8
Tarekith Gear addict Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 335	Thanksgiving to New Years tends to be my slowest time of the year, I'm always busiest in the summer and fall. __________________ Tarekith Artist: http://tarekith.com Studio: http://InnerPortalStudio.com

30th April 2011	#9
narcoman Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,574	Different every year.

1st May 2011	#10
Joao B. Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Porto, Portugal Posts: 540	January and February, then it picks up and May-June-July are pretty crazy. December is usually a good month. __________________ Our studio's website (english version): Estudios Sa da Bandeira

7th May 2011	#11
TornadoTed Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 1,445	Work usually starts slowing down in April and starts picking up again in September, this year looks no different. __________________ Ed Lewis Giant Wafer Studios, UK www.giantwafer.com

7th June 2011	#12
DannyMac Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 655	on average its festival season when everyone is away on tour

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