My demo with Nashville Demo Studio, Jimi's place

[jchitty]

The one Bob Mete was referring to, and I am that TAXI member he was talking about. Well, guess what?Tada....drum roll....I love what Jimi and her studio did with my song. Here's what impressed me about Jimi....her willingness to give me what I wanted. I asked her for song that I could pitch to more pop oriented, modern country, but yet, pitch to more pop oriented listings outside of country. She delivered for me. I wanted to pitch this song to the American Idol competition next year, plus, I want to pitch it the June 26th Rascal Flatts listing, it's a good target for that I think. But more than that, I love the song, she did a beautiful, top notch professional job. Her production is just great, and I'm gonna use her studio come fall (when I get this freakin' IRS thing straightened out, hehe) for two more demos. I'm as pleased as punch with it. Now if I didn't like this, I told Jimi I was gonna be brutally honest about it, but it exceeded my expectations. She really brought my song to life. Her prices were really good too...I got as professional sounding demo than what I paid A LOT more for in other studios. I'd recommend her studio to anyone. Here's the song on my TAXI page...it's called "What's To Be." I couldn't get the play button to work right now, so I put it on download temporarily if folks wanted to hear it that way.http://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.p ... d=2572Here are the lyrics too:What's To Be:Verse 1I've tried so many timesTo pick myself off the pavementOf this troubled roadWhich seems to have no endSometimes life has no ryhme Or reason, as the days passAnd I'm back in the placeWhere I've always beenChorus:But what's to comeAnd what's to beWill always remainA mysteryAnd I'm hanging in thereHoping I might seeThe better partOf what's to come And what's to beOh, the better part Of what's to comeAnd what's to beVerse 2Oh, I've had my hopesCome so closeI could feel the winds of hopeBlowing over meBut each time it seemsAll my plansDisappear in the mistOf cold realityRepeat chorus:Bridge:Oh, I've got to hold on for a better futureOh, I've got to hold on for a better life

[squids]

Hey chits! This sounds jes great. Kudos to Jimi for a job really well done. I like your lead singer, he's got some presence in it, that's especially nice to hear. But most importantly, this is a wonderful song, nice job, swee'pea.

[jchitty]

Thanks, Bill....yeah, this vocalist is distinctive. I was really pleased with him....Jimi told me his name, but the 'ole memories cells aren't working that good today, hehe. Squiddy, thanks so much for complimenting my song and Jimi's production. You know your opinion means everything to me.Steve, yeah, the drums do sound good, and the piece does have a nice clean feel. Thanks for the nice words about the song too. Devin, if you do decide to go with Jimi....I don't think you'll regret it, it's up to you, but I was very satisfied. I'll agree that she made the song versatile enough to pitch to several genres. That's what I was hoping for. I'd just like to add that Squids, Steve Davis and Bill G. are all stellar producers themselves, and I feel lucky to be working with such talented musicians like them. But on my solo times when I don't co-write, it's nice to have a good studio to work with.

[jchitty]

Jun 7, 2008, 1:48pm, cameron wrote:Really nice Janet.... through my laptop speakers it sounded like it had a little bit of a George Harrison or Tom Petty feel to it. You struck a really nice balance between country and pop.Were you present during the sessions or did you just send them a CD and let them have their way with your song?Another question-- how long did it take? I'm going to have a couple of extra days in Nashville coming up and wondering if that would be enough time to get a demo done if I schedule it in advance.Thanks,CameronHey, Cameron, no I wasn't present during the recording sessions.. Yes, I just sent Jimi an mp3 (or you could send a CD of course) and she worked with that. I used a rough Band In A Box demo, but she was able to get the feel of my song. I do like to fly by the seat of my pants and just tell producers to run with songs (as long as the melody and lyrics remain intact) but I'm guessing the studio will work with you if you need more hands on time than me. It didn't take long at all to get the demo, maybe around two weeks, and it could have taken less, but I didn't book when they had an earlier recording session. I'm guessing that if you notify Jimi that you'll be in Nashville those two days, she might be able to work something out for you.....you might can have your song sooner and in the time element that you'd like. However, I don't wanna speak for the studio, hehe....you never know, they might be really booked heavily sometimes. I guess it just depends on the workload, sometimes you can get a song right away, and other times, it might take 2 to 4 weeks. You could e-mail or PM Jimi and see what she says.

[jchitty]

Jun 7, 2008, 2:32pm, liamkelly wrote:Beautiful, Janet. Just beautiful songwriting.This song spoke to me.Really did.Thanks, Liam. Lord, I'm online a lot today, but I'm real excited about the way it turned out.

[jchitty]

Jun 7, 2008, 2:51pm, cameron wrote:Thanks Janet, nice to know you can get those kind of results without being present. I was wondering about the time required more if I had to be there while they cut the demo. Just curious how much it cost? If you don't care to mention I perfectly understand. Even just a ballpark figure would be great if you care to share. I'm just blown away by how much talent there is on this forum. You guys have really raised the bar for me, and hopefully we'll all be better for it.CameronI wish I knew how much time it would take when you're in Nashville. Since I didn't go that route, I guess I'm kinda clueless, hehe. Maybe Jimi can chime in and let you know if they could wrap it up all in one session or something. I'm gonna send you a PM regarding the cost I paid for the song.

[jchitty]

Jun 7, 2008, 5:06pm, bmete wrote:Hi,Steve- Yeah the drummer ( and all of the guys) were pro's-- one take-- the drummer ( who they said played with some country great ( I'm terrible at remembering names) but, then they also said he played with the Dizzy Gillespie band. That name I remember. Cameron- about being there-- remember the joke I posted a while back-auto repair- $25 per hourif you wait $50 per hourif you watch $ 75 per hourif you help $ 100 per hour.It was a blast watching-- all the guys gather around a table in the control room- Jimi says what Chits is looking for. they talk for a couple of minutes , then like a football team they break- run into their respective sound booths-- one take- then the lead electric guitar wanted to add a couple of more tracks to fatten it up. and that part of the session was done- I wish I could have stayed to watch the singer lay his track down.Chits.... great job---- best of luck with it.BobHey, thanks, Bob. I appreciate that. Dizzy Gillespie? YOWSA.

[squids]

Hey Bob, didn't know you were there, that's cool!!Jimi, my hat's off to ya, girlfriend. Nice job! You got a good crew all on your side there.

[jay10music]

So glad you liked it Janet!If anyone has demo type questions, just PM me. I dont want it to sound like Im promoting or anything on the boards Jimi

[jchitty]

Jun 7, 2008, 11:11pm, TAXI wrote:So glad you liked it Janet!If anyone has demo type questions, just PM me. I dont want it to sound like Im promoting or anything on the boards JimiYep, I'm a happy camper. I'd like to add that it was MY idea to post this thread about Jimi's service. In fact, I think Jimi would have preferred I didn't post about it, but hey, whaddya gonna do....I'm very pleased with the demo, hehe.