Career / Work

Hello! I’m interested to learn about people’s thoughts and experiences releasing music via AIA (Artist Intelligence...

hasntbeen

For those who work in the purgatory known as corporate America, you know what I mean. Past winners of this award from hell...

bill5

Just yesterday I recorded a girl making sex moans and faking a climax for a hard rock band's not-so-subtle song about having sex...

Nosajjao

A conversation with the client the other day and he started talking about prices from another Studio. I was quite bothered by the...

Saxplayerz

Hello to everybody, I'm noticing a lot of YouTube music promotion channels that in the moment you are submitting your demo,...

Mike McAdam

Hello, I recently launched a Facebook page which I use to try to market myself as a producer, composer and audio engineer. I...

Synthbrass

Trying to figure out gear insurance. There seems to be a question of whether gear is personal property (covered) versus business...

hhamilton

Is it a necessary thing for business in general?

Seras

I am currently enrolling as a Freshman at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as a music major. This I feel was a...

Mansonite

I'm working with a musician right now. Its been 2 months and he hasn't finished the arranging and mixing of a song of mine. It is...

anhnn123

i've been constantly replying on twitter to people asking for beats with "hey, i got some beats, what kind of beats are you...

idk a username

Hey there, I'm from Iran and I`m planning to emigrate. I`ve been working in music industry for about 10 years and I want to...

D A N T E

Hey guys, this is my first official post on GS and I'm very happy to be here!!! My question is, am I too old (25 years old) to...

Shannon_McCarthy

Koreatown / Hollywood / Echo Park / Long Beach? I’m a 25 year old guy moving to L.A. and I’d like to know what the best...

Edelrhoads

We have purchased a commercial recording facility that just closed (owner retired) and are selling our beautiful home, which...

spectrasound

I'm not sure whether this would be considered off-topic, but I'm wondering what you all might think. On the surface, this...

Nerry2

What sort of average of billable hours to the studio is there on a pop release today, like Katy Perry or Beyonce or Bruno Mars...

pipelineaudio

Do you snack? Do you have Netflix playing in the background? Talk radio? Sports? What do you do while you're doing all the...

goom

They come in, track their vocals, then leave and expect me to do anything I want without any input, so I'm completely guessing...

goom

Hello Sirs. I have been producing for a few years. I started listening to dance music when I was 12 years old but I never thought...

David Mandez

Hey, I'm a freelance music producer/track maker. The problem I've come to a situation where a client of mine is asking me to...

125

Hey folks! So I am thinking it is time to charge and throw rates on my website for artists who just want me to mix their songs...

Tory Meath

It is shocking for me to hear the three time grammy award winning music mixer and producer for Lana Del Ray, Adele, Red Hot...

atilio

Not sure where to post this, mods please feel free to move... So about a year ago we had a (happy, amicable, positive) breakup...

yep

Hi ! Well the last 18 months have been kind of hard on me. But let me start at the beginning. I started producing music in 2007...

Ratplan

Hello guys. I'm in process of making a separate site with my own music and I want to know which tools are the best for its...

Radiowave

Hey whats up guys! Hope everyone is doing well. My question for everyone is what should I do as a 20 year old to get into the...

Hubiverse

Ok, Tool finally started on a new album. Here's a pic of Danny's drum set up and his tech. Because I'm a studio nerd at heart I...

mightyeskimo

I have been producing a bunch of records that are getting decent plays on youtube nothing crazy. Only one of em has reached 1...

varun213

I can't find a suitable sub-forum. What would be the best way of getting a good manager?

vintagetones

I'm just getting back into gigging again after 13 years off the road. I tried song writing, but I'm itching to play live...

Totigerus

Hey everyone! Any recommendations for a good site like Bandcamp where I can sell downloads for a music album? I also want the...

brento1138

Hi fellow slutz...I'm having a problem with Soundcloud who I use to host music I've produced. Sometime back in 2013 they...

JohnnyWoodbine

So it's 2018, what are your rates today for project studio work? Not overnight or with points rates.... I am talking about the...

not_so_new

Hey Gs, im starting this thread as I've spent most of my life learning audio production. Alot of music and mixing but also sound...

bamsehopp

Apologies if this has been covered already, but have hardly posted here. I am a composer/producer who so far has had music as...

quartz

Hi Folks, The title says it all really. I'm interested to know what the legalities are with regard to making money using...

Industry

I ask this because I was recently asked by a friend to mix his record. I usually don't mix for clients (I write and produce). I...

jkung

Hi. I have a serious music project (a rock band) for which I have settled on a mixing budget around $1000 dollars per song when...

JJT

Hi there, I just wanted to know what is the price per hour or per day for sound engineer / producer these days? A band hired me...

OddJohn

Hey guys, I've developed something new that shows musicians how to get paid gigs without management or a social media presence....

playmoregigs

I've been working on a project with this soul band. 9 people in the band, full horn section, everyone also sings. Needless to say...

godofmetalguita

What should I pay a vocalist? EDIT: I want to pay per song not per hour.

memristor

Hi there, I've been making music for 3 years now. I make electronic music, along the lines of Flying Lotus, Radiohead, Lorn......

Aphotik

I know that this is somewhat an almost unanswerable question for the most part as it is amount of quality gear as well as...

Bobo09

I am in the process of compiling a demo portfolio of my tracks for various purposes. I wonder how much music is too much, atm...

memristor

Hi, i am increasing my hourly rate in my studio hourly rate by 20%. I have 3 albums running at present. Some of the...

tablatom

Hey guys! All my stars have aligned and after years of acquiring gear, working multiple jobs, interning, networking and...

lewiswundenberg

Hi, I happen to have some freelance jobs recently but my online presence is quite a mess. I bought a domain name a few years...

AKM

I mean in my country there are bands that still mix their songs like in the old day, muddy, unclear without balance. Why this...

spuogis