RECORDING YOUR BAND FOR FUN AND PROFIT

Association of Concert BandsSeminar by David P. MillerMusic DirectorMississippi Community Symphonic Band

RECORDING YOUR BANDfor Fun and Profit Getting Copyright Permissions Making The Recording Producing The Recording Making A Master CD Getting Your CD Duplicated Distributing and Selling Your CD The “ROI” on Selling CDs

Tunes in the PUBLIC DOMAIN Tunes Requiring a Mechanical Rights

License Timing Small vs. Large Publishers Harry Fox Agency – www.HarryFox.com Official Info – www.copyright.gov/title17/

Appoint A Copyright Administrator

RECORDING YOUR BANDGetting Copyright Permissions

RECORDING YOUR BANDMaking The Recording Select A Digital Recorder Use The Best Mics You Can Get Positioning The Mics Recording in WAV vs. MP3 Formats

RECORDING YOUR BANDProducing The Recording Use a Digital Music Editor – Segment

Into Tracks www.audacity.sourceforge.net

Edit 1: Trim Beginning of Track Edit 2: Boost Sound Levels To Peak (Watch

clipping)

Edit 3: Audition Tune For Tweaking (Graphic equalization, boost quiet spots, fix clams, etc.)

Edit 4: Amplify and Fade Out Applause Save Tracks with Sequencing # and

Title

RECORDING YOUR BANDMaking A Master CD Use Good CD Burning Software –

www.BurnAware.com Make Several Copies, Have Several

People Audition the Masters Check Your Final Master In Several

Players, NOT Just In Computers

RECORDING YOUR BANDGetting Your CD Duplicated CD Package Artwork Options

Use Graphics Software – www.xara.com Use a Designer

Barbara Hudson – BHudson75@gmail.com Shelley Clem – ShelleyClem@gmail.com

Select A Manufacturer – www.kunaki.com

Compiling and Uploading the Master CD Ordering and Auditioning The Prototype

RECORDING YOUR BANDDistributing & Selling Your CD Selling To Band Members & Family Selling To Your Audience Selling On Your Website

(Need a website? See www.DMillerWeb.com)

RECORDING YOUR BANDThe ROI of Selling CDs Setting Your Selling Price

Most folks are comfortable paying $15 for a CD, especially for a fund-raising cause; for $15, it should be more than 1 hr of music.

Figuring Your Break-Even PointTotal Cost/Selling Price, round up. Example:200 CDs cost $401.53 / $15 = 26.7827 sales @ $15 >> $405

RECORDING YOUR BANDfor Fun and Profit – Recap: Getting Copyright Permissions Making The Recording Producing The Recording Making A Master CD Getting Your CD Duplicated Distributing and Selling Your CD The “ROI” on Selling CDs

For an online version of this presentation, go to

www.QEVGroup.com/ACBSeminar2009

RECORDING YOUR BANDfor Fun and Profit