Soup to Nuts Recording Seminar: July 5-9, 2009?

[clyxz]

Question: How much does this seminar cost? I'm absolutely interesting in attending, though the flight to CA alone is gonna hurt my wallet. :-(

I think those of us who've been to S2N have made enough noise that I don't need to say any more about whether or not it's worth the money...! In addressing the issue of hurting one's wallet, might it be worth chatting with your group about investing in learning about making CDs? Cos if you go on the course, you'll be saving your group lots (and lots) of $$$. Maybe they'd be willing to contribute to the cost.

[dekesharon]

Dave,

I think it depends on the person's level. We teach technique... but we also teach perspective. If the person has been doing some basic recording and wondering if things are on the right track, then I'd say probably yes, it's a good fit. If the person's very comfortable and looking specifically for an advanced level seminar to learn some unusual techniques etc, I'd say probably not (we do play with effects and techniques, but that's not the main focus).

It is designed for beginners... but not beginning musicians or singers necessarily. People who are not experiences at making their own high-quality, multitracked album. Soup to Nuts!

[billhare]

Dave,
We teach technique... but we also teach perspective.

I also must stress that this course is much more about psychology, performance, and creativity in the studio than it is about recording techniques. How to save your group's sanity, thousands of your group's dollars that are usually unnecessarily wasted on every project, while at the same time making a MUCH better album than your group's previous one. Sure, if you wanna learn to press the buttons, there will be time for that, but some of the WORST tracks sent to me to mix come from high-end professional recording studios who don't know how to deal with A Cappella groups. These people have the best equipment, and tons of mainstream recording experience - even gold records on the wall - but they can't know how to guide A Cappella singers through the process. College kids who know the secrets will blow away the $1,000,000 recording studios every time, with $500 worth of gear and a closet in a dorm room. Seriously.

Whenever anyone worries about the cost, I always have this to say - you're going to eventually give it to people like us anyway, to fix your mistakes - plus you'll be paying a lot in therapy, not to mention the extra year of college you'll have to take if you go this on your own. Have your group invest a fraction of that by sending one of their own to learn the unique and mystic ways of aca-production, and that knowledge can be passed down through the generations of your group!

Also, it's a helluva lot of fun, as you can see from our happy graduates' posts!

-B

[billhare]

Hey Everybody,

Just letting you all know the July 5-9 S2N schedule has been confirmed! We have several deposits so far, so only a few spots left! For some reason, after we fill each class we get several emails from people who ask "do you still have room?" Don't be one of *those* people - if you're at all interested, let us know so you can be put on the priority list! :-)

More info here - http://www.dyz.com/seminar

-B

[ted.trembinski]

This is my official endorsement of this seminar. If you have ever wanted to get in a real learning environment about this kind of stuff, this is it. Bill and Deke are two genuine guys who just want to share their knowledge and passion for the art. I could ramble on about the fun and great experience I had with them, but it's already on the internet. This is a must.

[seth]

after we fill each class we get several emails from people who ask "do you still have room?" Don't be one of *those* people

That's right -- make someone else be that person. ;)

[billhare]

Exactly - survival of the fittest!

-B

[dekesharon]

Update - we've got 5 of 7 slots confirmed.

If you're interested in joining us, drop us a line; We don't like to have more than 7 people, so that each person gets lots of attention and focus.

Judging from this year's confirmed attendees, I think we're going to be jumping to high-level concepts pretty quickly, with lots of exploration and extended techniques.

[billhare]

... and now we're down to one slot - speak now or forever hold your peace (or at least until 2010)!

-B

[johnhe]

I'm so freaking excited.

[davecharliebrown]

me too me too me too.

[billhare]

...aaaaannnnd we're full. Next seminar will most likely be in January 2010. First person to show interest gets to call the dates!

-B

[Mnemosyne]

...aaaaannnnd we're full. Next seminar will most likely be in January 2010. First person to show interest gets to call the dates!

-B

Who's doing it this time around? Y'all should get psyched. Also, read up on Burmese cuisine.

[cyserrano]

Psyched!

[cyserrano]

This is going to be a blast.

The roster:

Erik Abi-Khattar, Brown Jabberwocks
Josh Bedlion, Western Oregon U. 15 Miles West
Dave Brown, BYU Vocal Point
Doug Friedman, Brandeis VoiceMale
John He, UCLA Bruin Harmony
Cy Serrano, U. Southern Cal Trojan Men
Jeremy Winston, James Madison University Madison Project

...I just realized that all 7 of us are in All-Male groups. NICE.