Recommended Demo Studio?

[evanmcgill]

Howdy all,

Flight and hotel are booked for MY FIRST EVER Ralley, so Mazz said I should bring some material! With that said, I want to use a professional studio to do my master quality demo or 2. I've only found 2 that jonathanm recommended and that was Studio Pros and Nashville Studio Demo. Any others that I am not aware of? How are the reputations? Thanks!

-Evan

[Len911]

Ocean Way? Ok maybe I'm dreaming, yes I am, but if I was looking for a studio, I'd at least have to inquire. I'd sell my soul to the devil to do just one demo there, devil are you listening?LOL!

[Kolstad]

Personally, I have a bunch I would recommend:

Jason Roller at MagicSchack who makes killer work with Nashville a-team players! http://www.magicshackdemos.com/

Jay's Place http://www.jaysplacerecording.com/ , edgy and soulful country stuff!

Gary Earl at http://www.garyearl.com/, grammy nominated producer, great in all genres!

Scott Gerow at http://www.reddragonpro.com/ , really cool contemporary production!

Marc Blackwell at http://www.marcblackwellmusic.com/site/demoservice/ , posts a lot in the peer to peer forum here, awesome producer!

All capable of doing killer stuff for you, if you've got the song

[mojobone]

Lovin' that new avatar pic; are you running for office?

[evanmcgill]

Maybe... :0

No, I need a "musician" picture! In my real job I'm US Manager of Training for a medical device company, so that is the only professional shot I have. Like I said, I need to call a photographer and step up my game!!

[ernstinen]

Hey Evan,

Someone posted a demo awhile ago from another Nashville studio that REALLY impressed me --- AND, it was only about $500/song. I'll see if I can find the link.

I ran a demo studio in L.A. as producer/musician/engineer for many years, but the "Nashville Sound" was not my forte', so I always passed on those projects. My suggestion is find a studio that really nails the style you're doing. If they say they can do "any style," they aren't telling you the truth. I've done "most styles," but country and rap/hip hop I've always been honest about --- "Find someone else!" I didn't want to b.s. a songwriter just to make a buck. Find a studio that is honest about their specialty. No one can do every genre convincingly.

Just IMHO,

Ern

[evanmcgill]

Hey Evan,

Someone posted a demo awhile ago from another Nashville studio that REALLY impressed me --- AND, it was only about $500/song. I'll see if I can find the link.

I ran a demo studio in L.A. as producer/musician/engineer for many years, but the "Nashville Sound" was not my forte', so I always passed on those projects. My suggestion is find a studio that really nails the style you're doing. If they say they can do "any style," they aren't telling you the truth. I've done "most styles," but country and rap/hip hop I've always been honest about --- "Find someone else!" I didn't want to b.s. a songwriter just to make a buck. Find a studio that is honest about their specialty. No one can do every genre convincingly.

Just IMHO,

Ern

Great advice! Was this the one you knew of? They seem to do some solid work!

http://www.nashvilledemostudio.com/

[ernstinen]

Great advice! Was this the one you knew of? They seem to do some solid work!

http://www.nashvilledemostudio.com/

Nope, but I found the one I was thinking of: http://www.awritersparadise.com. Top vocalists for $75! Shows how much competition there is down there! I'll check them out again, but the demo I heard was awesome.

Best Regards,

Ern

[ernstinen]

Here's the country/rock demo I heard written by Steven:

"This is a up-tempo country tune.

http://www.taxi.com/hotshot

Thanks in advance.

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