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known for our magic in the mastering studio you can hear the
difference in every note! We know we can make you sound better
no matter who or what may have recorded the track. our ears are
still our best equipment.
Can't
afford a back up band? your drummer can't keep the beat? your back up
singer ran off with your keyboard guy the night before the session? No
problem we can build you a new one!Solo Recording Studio
Simple, straight forward recording in a solo booth not as easy as it sounds, but just you and your sound. what else is there?Leave The Island
Ben Washer is co-founder and CEO of Reach Records.
Organized,
structured, accounting, planning....I better stop before you throw up.
Those words are rarely used to describe a musician. When we think of a
life in music the last thing that comes to mind is dotting all the i's
and crossing all the t's. It's more of a creative, free flowing,
spontaneous, type of life right?
But if you've been in music
for any length of time, chances are you've had a rude awakening about
the "back office" of life. All the areas we don't think of when we
picture a life in music, are exactly the areas that cause the most
stress and have the potential to ruin our creativity.
There is
nothing worse than being out on the road or in the studio, stressed out
about another bill that you forgot to pay. You want to be focused on
the moment, but instead once you realize the late bill, you think of a
million other things that still need to be done or were forgotten as
well. Before you know it, creativity, expression, and your artistic
passion are drowned out because the office of life is out of order.
The
stress piles up because humans tend to ignore the things we aren't good
at. So the snowball effect continues until something hits the fan and
you have to stop everything to address the disorganization of life.
Over there you have all the things you are talented at you could be
doing, but over here you are neck deep in tasks that make you want to
quit because its too hard.
But for someone else, all that
stuff isn't too hard. In fact, its naturally easy. You just have to
find the right people to help you. An old poet said "No man is an
Island". Which means you probably need to get to work finding some more
people to be a part of your team.
Believe it or not, for
every music type, there are others who are gifted in administrative
areas like accounting who actually like doing it! We are all different,
but we were made to work together to accomplish things. Despite what
the media may tell us, the one perfect person doesn't exist in this
world. For every superstar, there is a team of people making the
machine run.
There are so many areas of a career that need
planners and organizers to help make it the best possible experience
for you and your fans. Merchandise management, online order
fulfillment, accounting, project management, booking and travel, taxes,
bill paying, etc etc. I'm not even talking about huge careers, this
holds true for the part time artist.
When you have gifted
people helping you out in areas that you are weak, you will find
tremendous freedom. Your creativity gets a boost, your passion is
ignited, and now you are released to create and do what you do best as
an artist.
But where do you start? How do you find those
people? When you are buried in to-do lists (if you even have a list),
it feels like the last thing you can do is stop and go search for
someone. Trust me, you will be thankful that you did.
1. Here is a dead simple list you can do in 30 minutes in order to get
the organization side of life running more smoothly. Write down a list
of all things you are doing that you hate to do
2. Put down the type of person next to each item that needs to handle it (accountant, intern, etc)
3. Think of people you know who could possibly help you out, or that you can pay to handle it for you
4. Ask around for services/websites/people that might meet your needs in areas that are causing you stress.
Also,
here is a list of groups that have greatly helped our label and artists
by effectively handling niche services in different areas. Others are
out there as well, so ask around, but we have found these specific
groups to work for our needs (note: I am not getting paid for these
mentions! It is truly for your benefit.)
TuneCore
Obviously the best digital distro service on the planet.
Dime
Company
that pays all your bills, does your taxes, tracks everything so you can
get some financial relief. They specialize in musicians.
Merchline
Send
a design, they do the rest from manufacturing shirts to online orders
to customer service. You get your own online store and they send you a
check every month.
Mint
A painless way to track and budget your money day to day.
Of
course we all end up having to do things we don't love to do. That's
life. But it doesn't mean we have to be stuck buried under the weight
of all the tasks that distract us from our main goal. Free yourself,
become a better artist by releasing the tasks which keep you away from
actually being an artist. If you don't take action now, then a year
from now everything will still be the same. Pause, take a few hours, go
to a coffee shop and get off your island.

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