Jon Boyes -> RE: my demo (Nov. 3 2003 19:12:09)
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ORIGINAL: Miguel de Maria Guys, I am in the process of putting together a demo/album, something to give to prospective clients and to sell to the general public. ..Any opinions are more than welcome. Hi Mike First of all I think recording an album and recording a demo are two entirely different things and I think you need to focus on what you actually need at this stage. Look at it this way, if you intend making a living from this, you need to very business like and that means you don't go giving away albums to clients! These are the people you will be *selling* your albums to when you play. If you are making a demo in order to get gigs, either record a couple of tracks and burn them to CD, or compile a mix of clips(which was my approach). I deal with promoters, agents and private clients all the time - if someone is going to book you, they are not going to listen to a whole album to think about it, people just don't have the time. You have got about five minutes at the most to grab their attention so make the most of it. Keep it simple, go for strong recognisable melodies and forget about trying to impress people with your chops. When you are gigging regularly, you will be able to try out material on your audiences, whether its covers or stuff you've written yourself, and *then* you will be in a better position to judge what's to go on your album. Another thing is that you'll be suprised how long it takes to put together an album. Apart from all the writing and arranging, there is a huge load of stuff to learn if you are recording it yourself, especially if you are not recroding just solo guitar. My advice: go for as short demo first, just covers, worry about writing your album later. Cheers.
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