This week I got back the rough draft of Vin's vocals for the collaboration we are working on. They sound great! Once I got back the rough draft of the song with the vocals added, I put out the word I was looking to collaborate with a co-producer and gave them the link to the rough draft. I had four talented producers express interest, which was actually more than I was expecting. The one who seemed to be the best fit for this particular project is named Josh. He recently released a single on a medium sized electronic music label, which is a nice extra (my bonus criteria for ultimate success in this project is to get the song signed to a medium or major label). Once the project is finished he should have a relatively easy time getting their A&R to give it a listen. It is easier to get your second track signed with a label than your first as they will have already worked with you at that point. Everything is headed in the right direction. I think that within three weeks, maybe sooner, the song should be finished and sent to 10-20 labels. By two weeks after that, we should know if anyone is interested or not.
As far as research for this project is concerned this week my main focus was on mixing vocals. One of the producers I talked to gave me some tips based on the rough draft he heard. I read through his advice and he mentioned a vst plugin that would help the vocals in the mix. Another resource I read through was " Mixing Vocals : The Ultimate Guide to EQ’ing Vocals". I also watched the tutorial " Mixing Vocals Part 1 – Luke Williams Session" for a different take on the vocals mixing and processing stage. In the video he EQ'ed the vocals by cutting at around 70 hz as well as a minor cut at around 200 hz. Seeing his EQ settings was cool; it is always nice to see how another producer goes about processing their track.
As far as research for this project is concerned this week my main focus was on mixing vocals. One of the producers I talked to gave me some tips based on the rough draft he heard. I read through his advice and he mentioned a vst plugin that would help the vocals in the mix. Another resource I read through was " Mixing Vocals : The Ultimate Guide to EQ’ing Vocals". I also watched the tutorial " Mixing Vocals Part 1 – Luke Williams Session" for a different take on the vocals mixing and processing stage. In the video he EQ'ed the vocals by cutting at around 70 hz as well as a minor cut at around 200 hz. Seeing his EQ settings was cool; it is always nice to see how another producer goes about processing their track.