Before Recording your Band

Before the recording session commences you should take the following precautions to make sure that you will be producing the best demo that will represent your band and take you to success.

You should pick out 3-5 of your best songs, maybe even some which sound different to the others to show diversity exists within the band. Great care should be taken to maintain that the songs that invoke the strongest feelings are on the track listing. Your very best song should be chosen to be the first song due to be on the demo as often executives will only listen to the first song and if they don't like it they wont bother listening to the others; that will only occur when there is an interest generated from the first track they hear!

Make sure that you have rehearsed the songs endlessly to the point that you all know every little part of the music “inside and out”, this will maintain that you are all focused and know where to go in etc. as this will save a lot of time when something goes wrong during the recording session. You should also make sure that you recognise discrepancies in your fellow band members parts and know where they are in the song from their playing... this is particularly important in the recording situation.

The days before recording is due to commence make sure you rest properly and have your goals clear in your mind, do whatever you can to psyche yourselves up and make you excited about the whole recording session(s). This will ensure the best possible recording session and help relieve stress/tension if it hits you during the session.