JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Songwriter Message Forum Demo quality important to plug songs?

Hi

I hear ya on that. yes Garage Band is a very cool thing. it's also free on every Mac so that's nice. It's really great for those who don't have recording stuff or play instruments. You can incorporate a little of both as well. But no it's no Pro Tools Nuendo or Logic etc.... by any means.

The studio is a WONDERFUL place I wish I could escape it sometimes but there's no better place to be held hostage by

I too was and am like you, I'm a serious songwriter and a musician first and foremost. I think the BIGGEST fall and drop in all of popular music today is because MUSICIANS are little too hardly involved anymore.
I used to go to lots of studio's but I was never happy with the results in many cases. I needed something at home to work with so my little tape deck porta studio turned into a bigger one then a reel to reel then to a better reel to reel a bigger mixer and so on & on...

I started to love the art of recording as much as the songwriting and the playing. So I had to learn and do alot of things, everything actually all the time. SO I have a great perspective of every chair in the place and both sides of the glass.
I'm aware of the upsides and the downsides as well of being a multi instrumentalist a songwriter a producer and a recording engineer. Oh and of course the studio owner... Total different perspective there.

But the BIG key is the love of music and the passion and love of what your doing. That is the same for EVERY single chair the drummers to the studio owners. We want the same thing, the BEST results we can get for the music, the budget and the MOMENT where in.

I just got tired of finding a place to record, so I slowly built my own studio so I can work anytime day or night.
This is VERY draining financially and mentally but I love it. I try to remain more un-technical as to not complicate things more and suck up too much time.

I was VERY committed to my music and goals,as much as one can possibly be.

Thanks
Mike