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How to Start a Home-Based Recording Studio Business: (Home-Based Business Series)


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In the past decade, the rise of independent music culture has come hand-in-hand with another music revolution: the home-based recording studio, the start-up costs of which can be as low or high as a budget allows. How to Start a Home-Based Recording Studio walks aspiring studio owners through all the steps necessary to turn their passion into a business. The first-ever guide to focus not only on outfitting a studio, but also to offer a full range of advice on converting a studio into a profit-making enterprise, it is an indispensible reference for any studio at every stage of its operation.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Chapter 1:    So You Want to Start a Home-Based Recording Studio Why Start a Home-Based Recording Studio? Is Self-Employment For You? Meet Your New Boss How The Industry Has Changed What Can You Offer? Are Your Skills Up To Par? Balancing Work & Family Your Most Valuable Tool:  Your Ears Chapter 2:    Envisioning Your Business Who Needs You? What Kind of Studio Are You? Producing vs. Engineering Understanding the Studio Process Time Frame Your Finances Role Models Know Your Competition Chapter 3:    Writing a Business Plan What’s a Business Plan? Explaining What You Do It’s All About Marketing Organization & Management According to the Law... Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Estimated Fees Plan B Chapter 4:    Getting Started First Things First Finding Your Niche Getting Legal Banking & Credit Contracts Finding a Good Lawyer Marketing Materials Your Resume & Demo Reel Chapter 5:    Financial Planning & Management Financing Your Dream Insurance & Licenses Business vs. Personal Finances Don’t Forget Your Taxes... Your Rate:  Hourly vs. Flat-Rate? Financing For Your Clients Full or Part-Time? Knowing When to Quit Chapter 6:    Outfit Your Studio Finding Your Space Commercial Studio Essentials Recording Gear:  Staying Current Room Acoustics 101 Renting & Borrowing Gear Analog or Digital? Making Your Studio Unique Chapter 7:    Taxes and Record Keeping Keeping Good Records Dealing with Employees -- Including Yourself Filing Your Taxes When Should You Hire a Tax Service? Chapter 8:    Legal & Ethical Issues Music Industry Law 101 Intellectual Property Matters:  Producer vs. Engineer Software Piracy Before The Check Clears:  Holding The Master Client & Project Confidentiality Noise Pollution:  Know (And Use) The Law Alcohol & Drugs In Your Studio Equipment Theft Fair Price vs. “The Hookup” Keeping Client Expectations In Check Chapter 9:    Marketing Your Studio All About Exposure You, As A Brand Go For The Ears First! Social Networking Blogs Special Promotions Everybody Likes Something for Free... Finding Government & Corporate Work Working The Media Chapter 10:  The Internet & E Commerce Your Web Site Craigslist Paying for Internet Advertising:  Is It Worth It? Forums Online Client Payment Chapter 11:  Training & Certification Staying Relevant How Client Expectations Change Keeping Up With The Big Guys Standing Out:  Professional Certifications Chapter 12:  After Recording:  Helping Clients To The Finish Line Mastering:  In House or Outsourced? Packaging & Artwork Digital Distribution Storing Client Masters Chapter 13:  Business Endgame Repeat Business & How To Ensure It When to Leave Home:  Outsourcing & Buying Time Employees Studio Interns Your Standard of Quality Ongoing Royalties Selling Your Studio Setting a Price:  Equipment Sale vs. Selling a Business Letting Go Appendix A:Resources On The Web Appendix B:            Suggested Professional Organizations Appendix C: Recommended Listening

About the Author :
Joe Shambro is an audio engineer, music producer, and music technology writer. He has worked exclusively as a freelance engineer with a successful home-based recording and mixing studio, as well as traveling worldwide as an in-demand live sound engineer, mixing concerts and recording live for major-label and independent clients. 


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  • ISBN-13: 9780762767731
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
  • Language: English
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  • Series Title: Home-Based Business Series
  • ISBN-10: 0762767731
  • Publisher Date: 11 Jan 2011
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224
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