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8/20/2009 5:24:11 PM
All done and dusted

8/5/2009 5:52:05 PM
Keeping songs fresh

7/21/2009 5:31:09 PM
Album title chosen

7/7/2009 5:14:55 PM
Lyrics on website and artwork in prep

6/25/2009 5:58:43 PM
Time to phone a friend

6/12/2009 5:13:05 PM
Time to take stock

5/27/2009 5:23:45 PM
Mixing under pressure

5/14/2009 5:09:55 PM
Anthem and sad song

4/29/2009 5:32:02 PM
Frequencies, monitoring and percussion party

4/7/2009 5:32:40 PM
Problemsville UK

3/24/2009 4:58:24 PM
A steady voice

3/5/2009 5:52:36 PM
Influences on mixes

2/13/2009 9:40:33 AM
Mixing with automix

1/27/2009 9:35:35 AM
Dead centre, then loop the loop!

1/8/2009 9:15:06 AM
Backing vocals that can make a difference

12/23/2008 9:21:12 AM
Making the vocals work for the song

12/4/2008 11:15:36 AM
Planning to record vocals

11/12/2008 9:56:36 AM
Keyboards to the front

10/21/2008 9:27:35 AM
Never the same pattern twice

10/2/2008 9:28:15 AM
Rhythm guitar and bass parts

9/18/2008 9:20:07 AM
Getting the drums down

8/28/2008 1:22:20 PM
Latest update on the new album

8/8/2008 9:04:42 AM
Tempo and keys

7/17/2008 9:38:19 AM
Running order for the new album

6/26/2008 9:33:40 AM
The twelfth song

6/16/2008 11:21:36 AM
Getting Movement Into A Mix

5/23/2008 1:23:39 AM
Thanks for the comments about mixing theory

5/23/2008 1:16:25 AM
Mixing in practice

5/1/2008 9:05:24 AM
My theory of mixing

4/8/2008 9:16:55 AM
The melody palette

3/18/2008 10:28:07 AM
A palette of sounds - part one

2/28/2008 12:16:24 PM
Thanks to everyone who has commented so far - a response to what you've said

2/27/2008 9:03:41 AM
Making a collection of songs sound like an album

2/14/2008 10:40:54 AM
Working a song up with a band

1/30/2008 8:54:55 AM
How I go about writing a song

1/17/2008 8:38:24 AM
Last instalment on the new songs

1/2/2008 3:00:15 PM
New year, new songs

12/11/2007 12:21:31 PM
More new songs to talk about today

11/30/2007 1:51:18 PM
Let's talk about songs

11/19/2007 11:47:29 AM
Making a new album - part 2

11/12/2007 11:49:13 AM
Making a new album



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Sharp Practise

8/20/2009 5:24:11 PM

All done and dusted
Here we are at the end of the road. Time to thank you for staying with me throughout the journey (I’ve had some interesting comments en route, thanks for those). Time also to hope that you’ve found at least a bit of what I’ve said useful and can apply it to your own music.

And time to thank everyone who’s contributed to the making of the Banging The Rocks album, not least Fran Ashcroft for mastering the record and helping with some great tips for the mixes.

All we have to do now is market the CD. We’ll start with CDBaby as they can get the record into all sorts of useful places, and we also have some contacts we’ve built up over the years we were with Rising Records that can help us distribute the new album. We’ve always done a lot of our marketing, so we’ve contacts there too.

I guess we’ll do some traditional stuff like playing gigs (if you want us in your town, you need to ask!) and then we’ll have to consider radio plugging, making videos, maybe something really modern like streaming a live show over the internet. Finally there are the reviews to gather and the media attention to attract.

So, the work doesn’t stop once the product is finished, does it? And what’s the point of making an album you’re really proud of if no-one gets to hear the songs.

To end with, a quick request. Please come and visit us at www.sharppractise.com and check out the songs on the Banging The Rocks album page. And please come to our myspace site and listen to the full songs there, which we’ll put up in rotation as the weeks go by.

All the best

Nigel


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