5 Music Production Tips from Swiss Legend Roli Mosimann

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Is the song ready to release and record? Correct and study the lyrics very carefully. Is it really what you want to say? Is the song structure the right structure? Is the intro perhaps a little too long? Etc. If you want to be successful with the song, have the song and lyrics critiqued by professionals. You don’t have to adopt it, but you will hear other professional opinions that will help you move forward.

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Can everyone play to the click and does everyone know why they are playing this song? Can all musicians play the song alone without hearing the others? Depending on the song, band and studio, it can be very practical to record all instruments separately. Find an experienced producer who can give you the right advice. Whether the chosen studio is the right one for your song and your band. Whether you even need to play after the click and whether you should record separately at all. Depending on the circumstances, things will look different. An experienced producer knows this.

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Do all the musicians know their instruments? Are all instruments ready for studio recording? Only work with experienced studio musicians or make sure your inexperienced band practices more than enough to sound as good as possible. If the instruments sound bad, nothing can make them sound better. Unless they are replaced by another instrument or a sample. This way you can save yourself the trouble of recording the instruments. Ask an experienced producer to come to your rehearsal room to listen and see if you are practicing properly and if you are playing the songs well and how you play the instruments etc.

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Does the studio room sound good just by talking when you are inside? How do the instruments sound? Does the room sound balanced in all frequency ranges? How do the treble and bass sound? Find a studio room that sounds good, otherwise the best microphones, preamps, producers etc. won’t do you any good if your instrument and your band are playing in a bad acoustic room. Unless you want it to sound bad. An experienced producer also knows what to do here. He can hear as soon as he enters the room whether the room is suitable or not.

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What are you planning to do with the song? Do you want it to be a hit or are you just recording it for fun?Depending on the case, it is important for the recording process, mixing & mastering and for success. Just the recording does not make a song a success. Do you have a budget for promotion and marketing? Have you planned a video? In the best case scenario, you should spend at least as much money on promotion and marketing as you did on recording to make the song a success. This is the only way the song can earn back the money you spent and generate more. This is how the song gains recognition and at the same time you and your band. So you can play more concerts and a positive spiral begins. There are more radio plays, more concerts, etc. Everything promotes you and your band. But you have to be prepared to play live, do TV and radio interviews, etc. And finally, you need new songs to keep the spiral going.

So, in the end, you have everything in your hands. First you need a good song, good musicians, good studio space, good studio, good producers and good contracts. Then you need enough money for good promotion and marketing. So nothing stands in the way of your success.