Klarinet Archive - Posting 000400.txt from 2004/05

From: "Bryan Crumpler" <crumpletox@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Contemp. Record Society (was bravo to Mr. Crumpler!)
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 14:18:17 -0400

>From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
>
>I did a Google search and received 239 hits for "Contemporary Record
>Society". I didn't read all 239 hits from beginning to end, but I
>didn't notice any mention of how large the awards are.

Official website of the Contemporary Record Society is
http://www.erols.com/crsnews for anyone wanting further details about the
CRS. The info about the competition is in the Event Calendar.

The awards for the National Performing Artists Competition (in the form of
recording grants) vary based on anticipated recording costs and normally
range between $2,000.00 to $4,500.00. Some CRS Recording Grants are as much
as $15,500.

>The implication, it seems to me, is that this particular artist had to come
>up with cash in order to get his (or her?) work recorded. The unanswered
>questions are "How much money?" and "Does every winner need to come up with
>cash?"

Can't answer that. So far, all that's been required of me is the application
fee that I sent in. According to them, recording fees "will be paid by an
individual or corporation on [my] behalf".

>If I walked into a reputable recording studio with my clarinet and a
>piano accompanist, and since my name is unknown and therefore no studio
>would hope to make any money from sales of my recording, how much would
>I expect to pay in order to record (say) 45 minutes of finished product
>and to receive 500 copies thereof to which I owned all the rights?

At 1 hour of studio time per 5 minutes of music with an avg rate of $75/hr:
$675
Accompanist fee of $50/hr: $450
5-6 hours worth of digital editing at $75/hr: $375 to $450
Mastering at $50 to $90/hr: $250 to $450
Mechanical Licenses at $0.0165 per minute for 500 copies: $372
CD artwork & film from a graphic designer: $350
Short-run duplication (i.e. 500 or less) at $1.60 per CD with a 4 panel
booklet & jewel case: $800

You're looking at around spending $3550 (based on this rough estimate) for a
"commercial" CD or CD you otherwise plan on using to sell. Of course prices
vary per studio, who you hire, and how good you play. The better you are,
the fewer takes you have to make and the less studio time you have to pay
for. I tried to include an avg range based on my recording experience. Note
I didn't include a producer fee either. It's normally a good idea to have a
producer of some sort in the studio.

Bryan

http://www.whosthatguy.com

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