CinnamonBoy
Well-Known Member
I have a demotape which the principal songwriter from my old band recorded a little over 10 years ago. He had little interest in putting the work in to be in a successful band and at the time, we were just kids really, though we'd already tasted some success (Awards, TV appearances, glory, doing homework backstage in the TBMC) a few years previous at the tender age of 18.
The thing is, I always believed in his songs, if only we could get our act together. But it fell by the wayside, he later went to Oz for a while, now he's in London. Has nothing to do with music, beyond listening to it.
So, I finally dug out this demo last year to listen again and could instantly hear what I believe would be commercial hits (there's one song, in particular which I could imagine The Script giving their left bollocks for) and some stuff which would actually be "good". I hear the whole arrangements, structures, everything in my head.
So, what I want to do is get some good musicians together to record a couple of the songs. Invest in a decent studio to record them. Or whatever way would be best to get these songs, and the sounds in my head, recorded. Then hawk them round and see what happens.
My friend will never do it, so I have to try. Any advice, thoughts? How much do session musicians cost?
I haven't been in a band for 6 years (a band which subsequently ended up on that Phantom Top 50 list incidentally) so I have no clue about the current state of recording stuff in Ireland, beyond recording my own stuff on my laptop/PC.
The thing is, I always believed in his songs, if only we could get our act together. But it fell by the wayside, he later went to Oz for a while, now he's in London. Has nothing to do with music, beyond listening to it.
So, I finally dug out this demo last year to listen again and could instantly hear what I believe would be commercial hits (there's one song, in particular which I could imagine The Script giving their left bollocks for) and some stuff which would actually be "good". I hear the whole arrangements, structures, everything in my head.
So, what I want to do is get some good musicians together to record a couple of the songs. Invest in a decent studio to record them. Or whatever way would be best to get these songs, and the sounds in my head, recorded. Then hawk them round and see what happens.
My friend will never do it, so I have to try. Any advice, thoughts? How much do session musicians cost?
I haven't been in a band for 6 years (a band which subsequently ended up on that Phantom Top 50 list incidentally) so I have no clue about the current state of recording stuff in Ireland, beyond recording my own stuff on my laptop/PC.
