Everything ELSE You NEED to Know! | Opening A Recording Studio

There is a ton that goes into recording a band or artist when you run your own business. There is a lot to do and sometimes communication is just as important to getting the job as having a great portfolio. One gets your clients... and one keeps them coming back. Here is a lot of information that is involved in making music that has little to do with ACTUALLY recording anyone.

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[BeejayMorgan]

I'm gonna bookmark this one and come back to it a few times, I think.

[MrPlayerPerson]

I have been running a recording studio for over 40 years and I have worked with some amazingly talented bands and artists over the years. You have a pre-production meeting to iron everything out and you’re excited to work with the band, the band seem motivated, the songs are great and it looks like a good project to hang your hat on. During the first few days in the studio everything is moving along nicely, the band is quite productive and things sounds great. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, the band members start to second-guess everything you do, nothing seems good enough, they are constantly arguing with you, having band meets outside to come back to complain about something and suddenly you dreading going to work. The indications didn’t present themselves during the per-production meetings but later on during the recording session they would question things like: why are you only using 8 microphones on the drums, Don Henley demands 16, why are you using a AKG 414 on the vocals, George Martin always uses a Neumann U87 mike, why can’t you get a Neve console for the recording session Butch Vig hates SSL, why can’t we have 15 microphones spaced out in the room on the guitar amp like Slash and so on. It is very destructive in the recording process and eventually grinds everything to a haul. The band eventually determines that they are wasting their precious time and you get stuck with the recordings and no money. To legally get any money requires expensive legal action which is extremely expensive and I usually resort to erasing the recordings and moving on. How have you dealt with bands and artists like that? How can you tell that the band is going to flip like that?

[mostlymusicstuff]

Very nice of you to make this video. Some people act like there is a limit on how much work is out there

[johantt]

Very good content. Another thing we as creatives tend to forget is to keep the books in order and learn some basic economics. You can obviously hire someone to do it for you and if the business grows that is a good idea. But in the beginning it is very useful to learn the basics and do it yourself just to actually know some of it. It can come in handy and also lessen the risk of getting scammed down the line.

[smallpeople]

I think it’s worth mentioning, I’m relatively new to this, but I’ve been making clients make a ‘mood board’ of stuff in their general direction, and one for stuff to stay clear of, which helps a lot.

[dreamingpanthers]

Great piece. I always get a lot out of your commentary and appreciate your transparency with the process. Peace from Panther City

[TimKitchner-iurt]

Thanks for creating this vid, Iam new to recording studios and Iam looking forward to a focus on this kind of investment.

[artofstorytelling]

Soooo much great information in here, thanks !

[ferdinandobarisciano]

Thank you very much for the video!
Could you express better what are the best ways to release a record? Maybe you could make a video on it?

[redtonestudio]

Hey Jeremy! Take it The scratchy wind breaker only....please... The sound is killing me!

[AndrewMasters]

Could you change the name of the channel to recording studio cool guy?

[William_Earl]

What is the financial reality of starting out as an audio engineer? I understand there's no money to be made for a while, but how many do you know stay in perpetual debt? I never started because whenever I did the math, I couldn't feasibly come out in the green, at least for a few years, even assuming I did everything right. Even when you factor in those green years, do they outweigh the red? How do you factor in black swans, like what we've been through these last few years?

[daneguitarist]

great video, also i think its super funny that you are wearing a windbreaker tho... like... studio guy wearing extremely loud jacket lol

i mean hey... you do you bro hahaha keep cranking away

ive seen other videos, well done man! you know what you are doing :)

[ReedRobins]

Great video Jeremy! I did one a lot like this a couple of weeks ago. Keep going my friend!

[joecoleman]

Drummer here, I would love to get in with a studio some day to help on projects. When I eventually get all the audio recording gear in my home studio set up I'll be "available!"

[Chizzey]

Thanks for making great video’s. I love your channel. Any chance you could do a video on how to get drums to sound good for recording? I play guitar and record but I don’t know how to tune a drum. It’s a skill I want to learn because I don’t want to rely on the drummer to be able to do it.

[mikewaltermusic]

All good info. Wish someone had told me those things 20 years ago haha! Could have lessened the pain of learning those lessons through totally messing up 😂

[PickUpGoliath]

Where's the link to the contract, please?

[bridgestreetdesign]

Hey Jeremy, the brenden Macy link is not working.

[madrideentertainment]

Awesome content! I can't believe I just now stumbled on your channel! Although I do not own a studio, and would love to some day, is there any chance you can talk about ear fatigue in this channel? I was in a music school 6 years ago, and I might (not clinically proven yet) have developed tinnitus due to school projects after projects.