Chrisbowmusic
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New member here ... I'm not sure if this is the right forum or not, but I'm looking for insight into how much a producer should invest in a hometown professional studio that is NOT in NYC, LA or Atl? What are the chances of enticing major recording artists to travel to a grand studio in middle-of-nowhere America as opposed to a studio closer to them (probably LA or NYC)? Let me rephrase ... what are those chances if you're not Timbaland or Rodney Jerkins? (Although I know there's also a Darkchild Studios in LA).
This is relevant from the perspective of considering how much a producer should invest (if at all) in a professional hometown studio that is NOT in LA, NYC, or Atl (for RnB and Urban Pop). I guess I'm looking for useful insight outside the obvious answer, which is ... "when you're reputation and bank account allow for it." More like, what is the dynamic between producers and artists in this regard? Who ever has the lesser name (or less "pull") travels? Or strictly a budgeting issue, who's budget would pay for the travel? Or, depends more on the artists schedule and how hot the track is?
I ask because I'd love to setup shop back in my hometown Buffalo, NY, but I think I'd have to be Timbaland to get artists to come there.
This is relevant from the perspective of considering how much a producer should invest (if at all) in a professional hometown studio that is NOT in LA, NYC, or Atl (for RnB and Urban Pop). I guess I'm looking for useful insight outside the obvious answer, which is ... "when you're reputation and bank account allow for it." More like, what is the dynamic between producers and artists in this regard? Who ever has the lesser name (or less "pull") travels? Or strictly a budgeting issue, who's budget would pay for the travel? Or, depends more on the artists schedule and how hot the track is?
I ask because I'd love to setup shop back in my hometown Buffalo, NY, but I think I'd have to be Timbaland to get artists to come there.