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Informationen zum Autor Joe Shambro is an audio engineer, music producer, and music technology writer from St. Louis, MO. 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. As a recording engineer, he has recorded a diverse portfolio of projects for musicians, corporate, and government clients, from a concert in a bomb-proof bunker at the US Embassy in Amman, Jordan, recording tree frogs in rural Iowa, and capturing the deafening roar of a Space Shuttle launch up-close in high-definition.Joe is also a home recording & music technology writer for The New York Times Company’s About.com property, as well as a contributing writer for EQ Magazine. His work has been featured on many media outlets, including CNN, The Armed Forces Network, and Clear Channel Radio. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsChapter 1: So You Want to Start a Home-Based Recording StudioWhy Start a Home-Based Recording Studio?Is Self-Employment For You?Meet Your New BossHow The Industry Has ChangedWhat Can You Offer?Are Your Skills Up To Par?Balancing Work & FamilyYour Most Valuable Tool: Your EarsChapter 2: Envisioning Your BusinessWho Needs You?What Kind of Studio Are You?Producing vs. EngineeringUnderstanding the Studio ProcessTime FrameYour FinancesRole ModelsKnow Your CompetitionChapter 3: Writing a Business PlanWhat’s a Business Plan?Explaining What You DoIt’s All About MarketingOrganization & ManagementAccording to the Law...Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Estimated FeesPlan BChapter 4: Getting StartedFirst Things FirstFinding Your NicheGetting LegalBanking & CreditContractsFinding a Good LawyerMarketing MaterialsYour Resume & Demo ReelChapter 5: Financial Planning & ManagementFinancing Your DreamInsurance & LicensesBusiness vs. Personal FinancesDon’t Forget Your Taxes...Your Rate: Hourly vs. Flat-Rate? Financing For Your ClientsFull or Part-Time?Knowing When to QuitChapter 6: Outfit Your StudioFinding Your SpaceCommercial Studio EssentialsRecording Gear: Staying CurrentRoom Acoustics 101Renting & Borrowing GearAnalog or Digital?Making Your Studio UniqueChapter 7: Taxes and Record KeepingKeeping Good RecordsDealing with Employees -- Including YourselfFiling Your TaxesWhen Should You Hire a Tax Service?Chapter 8: Legal & Ethical IssuesMusic Industry Law 101Intellectual Property Matters: Producer vs. EngineerSoftware PiracyBefore The Check Clears: Holding The MasterClient & Project ConfidentialityNoise Pollution: Know (And Use) The LawAlcohol & Drugs In Your StudioEquipment TheftFair Price vs. “The Hookup”Keeping Client Expectations In CheckChapter 9: Marketing Your StudioAll About ExposureYou, As A BrandGo For The Ears First!Social NetworkingBlogsSpecial PromotionsEverybody Likes Som...
