Some Reasons Why A Band Or Artist Need A Good Recording

In my opinion (and of various other music industry professionals) there are many reasons why a band or artist needs to have a good, well produced recording of their music.  Here are some in no particular order:

1.  Most, if not all , people can tell the difference between a professional sounding product and one that was quickly put together in your friends basement.  There is a sonic difference between a $3,000 Neumann U87 microphone and any number of $70 cheap chinese microphones.  Put together with many overdubs, and the difference becomes much more apparent.

2.  Without a good sounding product, there is no way a major/minor record label will take a second look at you or your band.  They have far to many submissions to listen to, and if they don't like what they hear immediately, they will go on to the next cd.  Even bad music recorded well will make them listen a bit longer.

3. With the proliferation of music throughout the internet via hundreds of different music sites, band sites, personal sites and more, a band or artist needs a good representation of their music to get noticed above the millions of songs they are competing with on the internet. 

4.  When you're playing gigs and you don't have a cd to sell, you're losing a lot of monetary gains by not having a cd to purchase.  If you have a good sounding cd, more people will begin to notice.  If it's a bad sounding product, only your friends and family will love it, and those aren't the people who are going to tell you the truth!

Elliott Bay Recording Company

What is Elliott Bay Recording Company:

Since this is my first blog, I'll explain what Elliott Bay Recording Company is.  It's a studio I built in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle, WA.  I started construction in January of 2002. After 3 months of construction, I was able to start with sessions.  It took another 3 months to actually finish the final work.  Throughout the years, I've continued with little projects to ultimately create a well designed acoustic space.

I've been recording and producing bands for over 20 years now.  I've been to several countries to produce artists, having recorded about 500 records to date, 8 of which have gone gold.  I spent 10 years in Los Angeles working with a wide variety of artists, from 40 piece orchestras to small jazz combos, and everything else in between (to partake in a cliche!).  I've been in Seattle 13 years now.  

Some of the artists I've worked with in the past are: Andy Williams, Susannah Hoffs, Melissa Etheridge, Morris Day, Frank Stallone, Linda Blair, Steve Lukather, Grant Geisman, Elliot Eastman, Bobby Womack, Los Tiranos Del Norte, Lalo Y Los Descalzos, Andrea Marcovicci,Undergod, The Olympics, The Marvelettes, The Mayfield Four, Bone Thugz and Harmony, Rod McKuen, Ronny Cox and many more.