Any Cooks Out There?
Music production is very similar to cooking. You start out with a wide selection of ingredients that need to be prepared properly, enhanced with the right combination of spices and herbs and then cooked. In a professional chef's hands, the dish can be mouthwatering and truly heavenly! But, left to an amateur who is unaware of all the fundamentals and subtleties needed to prepare a great dinner, and you'll probably end up with something mediocre at best, or at worst, something completely gross and inedible. Try feeding that to a food critic and you won't get good reviews, I assure you. So why try to feed a bad sounding music demo to a record company executive who hears great music productions all day long?
At SkyeLab Music, we're constantly asked to rework raw music demos cooked by artists or producers who don't really know their way around the kitchen! While some singers are extremely talented with fantastic voices, the reality is they'll never get any serious attention without a tasty music production served up piping hot! Mmmm!
So, at SkyeLab, we put together a list of easy cooking instructions and tips that are sure to enhance any music demo or master and leave hungry fans begging for more!
1. GO EASY ON THE SAUCE
Too much sauce can ruin an otherwise great dish, just like too much reverb (or the wrong reverb) can destroy an otherwise fine demo. This is probably the most common problem we hear on amateur demos. Check to make sure you don't sound like you're singing in the Lincoln tunnel, especially if the band sounds like it's still in Central Park.
2. QUACK LIKE A DUCK...
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