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| From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Owslet/recording budgets.. |
| Date | Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:10:54 -0600 |
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Here's a question --
when talking $$$ what is the breakdown between recording and mixing? It
seems to me that with all the technological breakthroughs that getting a
decent sound reproduction isn't tough -- but figuring out how to make it all
come together is the real challenge.
Mike Bennett
Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
>From: "Michael Carpenter" <Stagefright@msn.com.au>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: Owslet/recording budgets..
>Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:13:31 +1100
>
>Mike Nicholson <mnick@nc.rr.com> wrote..
>
> >I find it totally silly that people can't make records for under five
>figures. When I hear about what labels spend on high profile acts it
>makes me sick to my stomach.
>
> >Gimme $5000 and a good band and I can make you a frickin' GREAT master
>with Mitch Easter or Wes Lachot, no less.
>
>I gotta agree with this sentiment. I love Owsley's record, and i certainly
>can hear the money spent on it. But i believe the strongest part of the
>record is the songs. On top of that, i know that he actually recorded most
>of that record himself (on 2" 16 track if my memory serves me correctly),
>and just remixed half of it for major label release. I find it
>disappointing
>that he believes he now can't release a record without all the bells and
>whistles and big budgets etc. Has he lost the ability to be self
>sufficient?
>
>As a producer and studio owner, this is something i come across all the
>time. People perceive that if they haven't got $50k, a bunch of Neve's,
>wooden floors on the studio floor, and a purpose built drum room, they
>can't
>record anything releasable. That's just bullsh*t i'm afraid, and i buck
>against that consistently.
>
>In this modern world, people can make first class records really easily and
>cheaply. This doesn't mean any corners are being cut.. certainly i don't
>feel like i cut any in my studio. Quite the opposite in fact, in that
>because i'm 'cheap', we have the time to make sure no creative stone is
>left
>unturned. I have Neve mic pres and nice mics and a wallful of guitars and a
>really nice sounding room, and i know i pull good sounds. I don't have a
>receptionist, but i know that my productions sound good on the radio,
>because i've heard them, and people don't review my records and say 'this
>is
>a good record seeing as how they did it for under $10k'. It's good because
>it's good. And Owsley is good not because of the production or the budget
>of
>his records, but because Owsley is an incredibly talented singer songwriter
>and guitarist.
>
>And also, it means he retains his masters if he does it himself. Sure.. he
>takes a risk on HIS OWN CAREER. But i've learned that if the artist isn't
>willing to, he/she shouldn't expect a label to. Also, it means that once he
>sells a few thousand CDs to his already existing fan base, everyone starts
>making money really early. I mean, i'd kill to have his fan base!! If all
>Owsley fans bought my new album, i'd be certainly earning a nicer royalty
>cheque than where i'm at now!
>
>The worst thing, and artistically, it kills me to hear it, is that a
>talented artist in his prime is languishing away waiting for something
>that,
>if he looks around at styles and tastes of popular culture, is not going to
>happen. Isn't it better to get out there and build on the sizeable thing he
>already has and get a BODY OF WORK, that at some point down the track when
>he's selling a lot more CDs just by being in the game he can then license
>off further?
>
>So, to summarise my long winded thing here..
>
>*i love Owsley and it pains me that i won't be getting his new record..
>maybe ever.
>*people can make first class, artistically satisfying, excellent sounding
>masters without major label support
>*it's a crime someone as great as Owsley has a legacy of 2 records when he
>should be building a body of work that makes him a leading figure, rather
>than just another contender gone wrong..
>*i'd kill for Owsley's fanbase, yet he can't see the opportunities that
>dissipate every day he waits..
>
>MC
>www.mcarp.com
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