How to Get to the Next Level of Your Career as a Vocalist
- Brad Chapman
- Aug 3, 2016
- 2 min read
Follow these principles and actions, and you will enjoy your entire artistic career.
Budget Options – starting from scratch
An artist/singer that starts off with no budget can do the vocal pre-production first. This can be budgeted for as a weekly house hold expense. This is done at the same time you are budgeting for the record producer and the recording studio. Also, Kickstarter.com is a website, where artists can solicit funds from their fans to help with expenses as well.
Vocal pre-production is a way to make sure that the vocals have emotional value to the listener.
Since live performing generates revenue and is essential as part of vocal pre-production, funds can be acquired there as well. It is also important to build a fan base in order to acquire investors to catapult your career.
Recordings and live performances without the emotional X factor never sell; thus, result in a zero return on investment. The unfortunate truth is: if the record doesn’t move people when they listen to it, they won't buy it and you won't be able to do more records. Therefore, vocal pre-production is critical at the beginning!
Owning studio - possibly the recording studio is owned by the artist
In this case, all the artist needs is a producer. Then, they can choose a producer, negotiate a fee, budget the money for the future and complete the record.
Since the vocal pre-production is completed before vocal tracking, vocal pre-production can be suspended until the inception of the next record. Having made money from the sale of the completed record; you now have a vocal pre-production budget to begin your next project. This is another of the ways to make a living as a recording artist. Enjoying making records/files is extremely important. The listen won't like to listen to something that you have drudged over.
Brad Chapman
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