Gigland
Plan | Itinerary, Schedule and Costs
AUSTIN,
TX | FIRST STEPS
FLYERS
- Distribute ON ALL Stages / Bartenders / Sound Guys (While
Scouting or Not)
FLYERS - Music Stores / Music Schools / College Bulletin
Boards
Gather All City Weekly (Local Music Magazines) From Last
12 months
Use Rehearsal Space for #1 Auditions
Rehearsal Space #2 - 2 Months Rehearsal / Recording
Videos / Photos Theme = Whimsical and Satirical / Dark but
Funny
Staging = Rehearsal - Staging | Space #1
Hire Austin Talent Scout / Assistant
Weekly
Recording Preparation / Daily Tasks
Tape Compilations...
Gathering of Demo tapes for Band
Arranging (Rough Takes)
Live Sessions / Rehearsals
Over Dubs...After Main tracking
Preliminary Mixes...For overdub
Homework Study Rehearsal tapes etc...
DAILY
SCHEDULE (Samples) MONDAY - FRIDAY (Saturday/Sunday
OFF) (2 Days)
WEEK
1 (Each Player w/ Engineer (Assistant)
1.
Equipment - Programming and Sounds/Patches
2. Demo Organizing and All Song Word/Chord Charts
E-Drums
- Programming Kits
Octo-Pad - Programming Sounds and Adding Samples (Acid)
Keyboard - Programming Sounds and Adding Samples (eg Cellos)
Sampler - Add Library Samples for Keys
Guitar Synth - Programming Sounds
Guitar Pedals - Programming Patches
Bass Pod - Programming Patches
Yamaha
Recorder - 16 Track Setup and 8 Sim Recording Tests
Jam Hub - Set Up and Testing
Laptop - Set Up and Testing - Wav Transfers, Mixing, Effects,
etc...
Internet - Wireless Setp
Demos
and Charts - "A" Folders = Every Version of Song
| Eg. AfterTheWar1, AfterTheWar-Acid1, AfterTheWar2, etc...
GP
Chart BOOK | Words and Chords for Day/Week/Month
Cover Book | Words and Chords for Day/Week/Month
All
Equipment Troubleshooting and Manuals / Drum and Keys Samples
/ Daily Recordings, Arrangement notes, etc
WEEK
2 | MONDAY - FRIDAY (Saturday/Sunday OFF) (2 Days)
Recording
GOAL #1 | 15-20 Original Songs per week (100 in 8 weeks)
Recording GOAL #2 | 10 Cover Songs per week (60 in 8 weeks
= 15 per album)
20 - 25 Original Songs per week (4-5 per day)
Arrangements | 4-6 Versions of each
10 Covers every week (2 per day)
Cover Book | Words and Chords for Month
V1
| Full Band Acoustic | Acoustic Guitar and Acoustic Bass,
Piano, Light Drums, and Vocals (2-4 Parts) -
V2 | Full Band Rock | Electric / Gtr / Keys / Bass / E-Drums
(Samp) Drums - MIN Vocals
V3 | Full Band POP | Electric / Gtr / Keys / Bass / E-Drums
(Samp) Drums - MAX Vocals (Shorter / Single Version)
V4 | Full Band ALT | Electric / Gtr / Keys / Bass / E-Drums
(Samp) Drums - MAX Vocals (Longer / Live Version)
V5 | Full Band Rock | Electric / Gtr / Keys / Bass / E-Drums
(Samp) Drums - Duet Female/ Male Vocals
V6 | Full Band Horns/Strings | Electric / Gtr / Keys / Bass
/ E-Drums (Samp) Drums - MAX Vocals
Recording Methods
Play Together - Record Separate Parts of ALL Tests (Use
Click Track for adding/swapping later Loops and Parts)
First Record a skeletal Version Each day of each Song (4-5
songs)
Then add / test new Sounds / Samples / Patches / Effects
etc… against the Normal rendition.
Hook
up Video Conference Camera Link to Rehearsal Room from My
Office for Face to Face. (When I can't get into town)Cut
One SX Vocal at each tempo for Players to work on Parts/Vocals
with. (So as not to Exhaust Singers – ie /Me)
Vocal
Rehearsals / Lessons - Without Playing Instruments (Acoustic
Guitar)
Vocal Rehearsals / Arrangments | Sing to Recorded Trax
VIDEOS
TO STUDY
ELVIS
- Live
The Rolling Stones - Live
Garth Brooths - Live
Queen - Live
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
David Bowie - Serious Moonlight
The Who - Live
U2 - Rattle and Hum / Zoo Tour - Live
The Police - Synchronicity Tour
Boy Bands - Videos and Live | N’Sync / BackStreet
/ WestLife etc...
The Wiggles - Green Screens / Playful
The Idol Maker (Movie)
HAIR, Tommy - Other Rock Musicals
SAMPLE
SONGS (1 Week)
5
DAYS | 8 HRS (6/2)
1.
FULL OF SUPRISES
2. AFTER THE WAR
3. DRIVE AWAY
4. PERFECTION
5. SO SERIOUSLY
6. BHUDDA
7. THE LESSON
8. UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILS
9. RIGHT ON TIME
10. STORM
11. MONSTERS COME (WHEN SHE'S ALONE)
12. SCARY FEELINGS
13. NATURAL
14. IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT
15. LOVE CAN SAVE YOU
PHASE
ONE (4 Weeks) Set up Shop and Hold Auditions /
Buy and Test Equipment at same time.
PROFIT
PLAN | Pay Back Arrangements Top
