update from me!

[guitardemon]

(discussion not a clip)

well I'm in the process of writing my cheesy instrumental album! I've got 6 full tracks ready (I had another but it was 15 and a half minutes long of freaky shred and metal riffs which didnt suit the album because i'm not going for a metal feel). The album has a style to it but i'm not sure what to class it as, it has rock drums, synths, shred, and cheesy riffs.

When it is finished I should have the album uploaded to iTunes via tunecore and ready for sale. I'm thinking of pricing it at £5 (10.3135 U.S. dollars as of the moment).

When it's finished and recorded, I will put links to the Itunes download on my myspace and 30-60 second clips on the myspace music player. Then promote my arse off.

It will take a fair few more months probably to finish, i'm not rushing, maybe more as I'm doing the recording, mixing, mastering all at home myself.


theres some 16nps long licks and such to look forward to (16 will push me UBER EXTREMELY hard) and if I record and its not 99-100% clean. I'm deleting the track and trying again...no matter how long it takes to get it right.

I really want something I can be proud of by the end.


A hefty task for me (especially cleanliness of picking because that is something im still working on), I don't care if i sell 1 or a thousand. (probably 1 is more realistic ) it's just something I would like to do.

updates coming soon!




EDIT: by the way, as the faster parts won't be first take it probably won't be a true measure of my playing ability at the present time, because i wont be able to do it that well every time, but I aren't planning on touring with it lol so that doesn't matter to me. It will be for listening purposes only.

[S-H]

Matt, i wouldn't charge for the album tbh.

You're going up against pro players on i-Tunes who have albums/tracks for sale & even if you are the nex MAB, most wont even take a chance on ya because it's to do with money.

What'd be a good idea is do it for free. You'll lose money but Dragonforce had their whole demo for free (which is the best album they've done) and it got ALOT of people interested.

You wanna get them to listen to ya where for them it's win-win (ie- no money lost) and then if they like you, they'll pay in the future.

[Adji]

I agree with Steve. Im currently writing and recording a demo album of my own and intend to give it away for free via download and see if i can get a few hard copies given away for free in local guitar shops.

[guitardemon]

great point steve but im not trying to build a career out of it, i want a regular job when i'm older and it may be many years before i try writing anything like this again.

It will probably s*** lol.

I reckon i could sell a couple/few dozen to people i know who have shown quite a lot of interest.
Online, I just want to see if I can sell a couple. Even if it is just that, 1 or 2. I only said about promoting it, so that I could maybe boost a couple of sales.

If I wanted to start a career I would do a 4 or 5 or track demo for free, instead of a 10 or 11 track album for a fiver... it isnt that i'm greedy or anything. I dont plan on doing anything like this again in the near future/ever.#



I dont want a record deal, doubt i would get offered but if some REALLY SMALL label offered me I would turn it down. I wouldnt be able to tour with my music very well unless I used backing tracks plus the switching of instruments wouldnt work for a gig very well.

It's just a project really.

EDIT: i will have free downloads available on myspace for other tracks and covers etc. It isnt that im a greedy bastard honest . I really dont care if i sold none. ;D

[Adji]

cool man, well good luck and keep us posted.

[guitardemon]

cheers Adji