VOX with TONY DAIGLE
PRE PRODUCTION with CONNI CASTILLE
As you all know by now, this month we are featuring the song contest with Valcour Records. Winner gets $200, a spot on their Acadiana compilation CD, and artist of the month on their website. We still have a bunch of recording times left, 3 hours or less, so call or email me to schedule yours today. More info and rules in the post below.
Because of the contest, I wanted to keep our class schedule to a minimum this month so the Pro Tools room would be open. More coming in August, including webdesign!
Next Wed, the 15th, Tony Daigle will do a class on recording Vocals. His classes are always so good we’ve decided to make it 6-7:30pm.
Thursday the 23rd Conni Castille will do a class on Pre Production from 6-7pm. Conni has a really long list of credits and currently works with the Cinematic Arts Workshop doing Pre Production work. If you are at all interested in film work come to this class!
Click here to see some examples of work she has done with Co-Op member Allison Bohl.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
July Valcour Contest!!!
So the rules are set and we are ready to go for the 'Tipscour' song contest this July!
Valcour Records brilliantly and kindly came up with the idea to hold a contest with our members, where you can come in and record a song within three hours from start to finish, and in return win $200, artist of the month on ValcourRecords.com, and a spot on their upcoming Lafayette Music Scene Comp.
So call the offices or send in an e-mail and book your time for the month of July!
Here's the rules & guidelines:
All entries must be recorded at the TIpitina’s Music Office Co-Op (at 510 Johnston Street) in Lafayette during the month of July.
Participating artists and bands must consider their home base to be within the 22 parishes of Acadiana (and must provide a mailing address in Acadiana).*
All entries must consist of original material.
Only one entry per Artist or band (if two different bands share one member, that is fine, but different bands cannot contain two or more of the same members).
All entries must be recorded and mixed from start to finish during a single three hour recording session (it is fine to use songs previously written and worked on, but all recording music take place during the three hour session).
Song entries must be between two and four minutes in duration.
Entries will be judged by the partners at Valcour Records, LLC; criteria will include, but are not limited to: songwriting, instrumentation, vocals, creativity, performance quality, production quality, and likability.
Checks will be made out to a single recipient indicated at the time of entry, and any distribution among participants thereafter will be solely the responsibility of the artist.
Participants under 18 years of age must provide the name of a parent or legal guardian to accept financial winnings on their behalf.
All genres of music are welcome and variety is encouraged.
Contest rules are subject to change without notification.
*Acadia | Allen | Ascension | Assumption | Avoyelles | Beauregard | Bienville |
Bossier | Caddo | Calcasieu | Caldwell | Cameron | Catahoula | Claiborne |
Concordia | De Soto | East Baton Rouge | East Carroll | East Feliciana |
Evangeline | Franklin | Grant | Iberia | Iberville | Jackson | Jefferson |
Jefferson Davis | La Salle | Lafayette | Lafourche | Lincoln | Livingston |
Madison | Morehouse | Natchitoches | Orleans | Ouachita | Plaquemines |
Pointe Coupee | Rapides | Red River | Richland | Sabine | St. Bernard |
St. Charles | St. Helena | St. James | St. John the Baptist | St. Landry |
St. Martin | St. Mary | St. Tammany | Tangipahoa | Tensas | Terrebonne |
Union | Vermilion | Vernon | Washington | Webster | West Baton Rouge |
West Carroll | West Feliciana | Winn
Valcour Records brilliantly and kindly came up with the idea to hold a contest with our members, where you can come in and record a song within three hours from start to finish, and in return win $200, artist of the month on ValcourRecords.com, and a spot on their upcoming Lafayette Music Scene Comp.
So call the offices or send in an e-mail and book your time for the month of July!
Here's the rules & guidelines:
All entries must be recorded at the TIpitina’s Music Office Co-Op (at 510 Johnston Street) in Lafayette during the month of July.Participating artists and bands must consider their home base to be within the 22 parishes of Acadiana (and must provide a mailing address in Acadiana).*All entries must consist of original material.Only one entry per Artist or band (if two different bands share one member, that is fine, but different bands cannot contain two or more of the same members).All entries must be recorded and mixed from start to finish during a single three hour recording session (it is fine to use songs previously written and worked on, but all recording music take place during the three hour session).Song entries must be between two and four minutes in duration.Entries will be judged by the partners at Valcour Records, LLC; criteria will include, but are not limited to: songwriting, instrumentation, vocals, creativity, performance quality, production quality, and likability.Checks will be made out to a single recipient indicated at the time of entry, and any distribution among participants thereafter will be solely the responsibility of the artist.Participants under 18 years of age must provide the name of a parent or legal guardian to accept financial winnings on their behalf.All genres of music are welcome and variety is encouraged.Contest rules are subject to change without notification.*Acadia | Allen | Ascension | Assumption | Avoyelles | Beauregard | Bienville |
Bossier | Caddo | Calcasieu | Caldwell | Cameron | Catahoula | Claiborne |
Concordia | De Soto | East Baton Rouge | East Carroll | East Feliciana |
Evangeline | Franklin | Grant | Iberia | Iberville | Jackson | Jefferson |
Jefferson Davis | La Salle | Lafayette | Lafourche | Lincoln | Livingston |
Madison | Morehouse | Natchitoches | Orleans | Ouachita | Plaquemines |
Pointe Coupee | Rapides | Red River | Richland | Sabine | St. Bernard |
St. Charles | St. Helena | St. James | St. John the Baptist | St. Landry |
St. Martin | St. Mary | St. Tammany | Tangipahoa | Tensas | Terrebonne |
Union | Vermilion | Vernon | Washington | Webster | West Baton Rouge |
West Carroll | West Feliciana | Winn
Friday, June 5, 2009
JUNE and a peek at July!
We also have some web design classes in the works for the end of the month or july, will keep you posted on that. Also, we are going to have a cool contest with Valcour Records in July! More info on it all is below.
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click on "read more" to get more info about:
Sat June 13th SPECIAL WEEKEND WKSHP! 9-5 - Soundtrack Pro with Ben Balser LIMITED SPACE, RSVP to lafayette@tipitinas.com
Wed June 17th 5:30-7pm - Branding 102: Creating Cohesive Promotional Material with Michael Russo
Thursday June 18th 6-7pm - Basic Interview Technique for Camera & Lighting with Allison Bohl
& Valcour Records Contest
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**SATURDAY** June 13th 9a-5p LIMITED SPACE – Ben Balser teaches a day long class about recording sound for video, and doing post-production sweetening using Soundtrack Pro. Soundtrack Pro is part of the Final Cut Studio suite and is excellent software for doing post-production sound work for your film. Ben has some special tricks that are worth coming to the class to learn. Highly recommended for those interested in professional video and filmmaking. Space is very limited, first come first serve. Please RSVP to Lafayette@tipitinas.com.
Wednesday June 17th 5:30-7pm Branding 102: Creating Cohesive Promotional Material with Michael Russo. Michael’s Branding 101 class was so helpful we asked him to please come back and talk some more about marketing and branding. This workshop will cover how to create your promotional material (including press kits) and how to create an identifiable look for these materials.
Thursday June 18th 6-7pm Basic Interview Technique for Camera & Lighting with Allison Bohl. Cinematographer Allison Bohl will go over techniques for filming an interview. Allison has some great documentary work so those of you interested in film should certainly come learn her ways.
Valcour Records Contest!
Local label Valcour Records has offered to do a really awesome contest with Co-Op members for the month of July!
How it works is you come in (make an apt!) and have three hours to record something (Rachel will time you!) and then submit the final product to Rachel. At the end of the month, Rachel will turn them all in to the Valcour team and they will pick their favorite. Whoever wins will get a feature on their website as Artist of the Month, $200, and who knows what else they may throw in! So start thinking now!
Hope to see y’all soon!
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click on "read more" to get more info about:
Sat June 13th SPECIAL WEEKEND WKSHP! 9-5 - Soundtrack Pro with Ben Balser LIMITED SPACE, RSVP to lafayette@tipitinas.com
Wed June 17th 5:30-7pm - Branding 102: Creating Cohesive Promotional Material with Michael Russo
Thursday June 18th 6-7pm - Basic Interview Technique for Camera & Lighting with Allison Bohl
& Valcour Records Contest
::::
**SATURDAY** June 13th 9a-5p LIMITED SPACE – Ben Balser teaches a day long class about recording sound for video, and doing post-production sweetening using Soundtrack Pro. Soundtrack Pro is part of the Final Cut Studio suite and is excellent software for doing post-production sound work for your film. Ben has some special tricks that are worth coming to the class to learn. Highly recommended for those interested in professional video and filmmaking. Space is very limited, first come first serve. Please RSVP to Lafayette@tipitinas.com.
Wednesday June 17th 5:30-7pm Branding 102: Creating Cohesive Promotional Material with Michael Russo. Michael’s Branding 101 class was so helpful we asked him to please come back and talk some more about marketing and branding. This workshop will cover how to create your promotional material (including press kits) and how to create an identifiable look for these materials.
Thursday June 18th 6-7pm Basic Interview Technique for Camera & Lighting with Allison Bohl. Cinematographer Allison Bohl will go over techniques for filming an interview. Allison has some great documentary work so those of you interested in film should certainly come learn her ways.
Valcour Records Contest!
Local label Valcour Records has offered to do a really awesome contest with Co-Op members for the month of July!
How it works is you come in (make an apt!) and have three hours to record something (Rachel will time you!) and then submit the final product to Rachel. At the end of the month, Rachel will turn them all in to the Valcour team and they will pick their favorite. Whoever wins will get a feature on their website as Artist of the Month, $200, and who knows what else they may throw in! So start thinking now!
Hope to see y’all soon!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
BRANDING 101 WED! (5.27)e
Just a reminder of our last workshop for the month, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in learning how to better market themselves. Michael knows what he's talking about!
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien.
You can also check out The Russo Group's blog about branding that Michael contributes to.
Check out some examples of his work.
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien.
You can also check out The Russo Group's blog about branding that Michael contributes to.
Check out some examples of his work.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Awesome Workshops in May!
Hi everyone-
We have some great workshops coming up in the month of May!
See the list below, and read on after the break to find out more info on what each one is.
Hope to see you soon!
Wed May 13th - Legal Aid workshop AT THE ACA- Free, Open to the public
Thurs May 14th - Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Fri May 15th - Panel Discussion: DIY: Releasing Your Own Records with visiting artists Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman. Free and Open to the Public
Tues May 19th - Working with Loops in Pro Tools
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learn how to market/brand yourself
......
Wed, May 13th - 6:30-8:30pm Intellectual property 101 LOCATION: Acadiana Center for the Arts
Featured at this presentation will be information on how to protect your work: What is a copyright? What is a trademark? What is the difference? and Why do these and other intellectual property issues matter to me? The presentation will be given by entertainment lawyer Ashlye Keaton, along with Reid Wick of the Grammy Foundation.
This workshop is intended to be one of a series of practical workshops for ALL artists, including musicians, film makers, visual artists, craftsmen, writers, etc., providing basic information you need to know about the critical business side of your endeavors.
The workshop will open with a reception at which food and drinks will be provided, along with a short music performance.
This workshop is through the Acadiana Center for the Arts, located at 101 W. Vermillion St. in Lafayette, La.
Thurs May 14th - 2-6pm Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Come by the Co-Op between 2 and 6 to check your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol FOR FREE! It is also a great time to meet Kathy Richard whose job it is to help cultural workers like YOU get free or affordable health care when they need it. We think this is so important we are encouraging ALL cultural workers to come by, not just members, so bring your husband or roommate and get y'all's health checked before summer tours and vacations begin-we want you healthy!
Fri May 15th - 6-7pm Panel Discussion: DYI: Releasing Your Own Records with Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman - Because it's a special event, THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, not just members.
Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas,& Brett Lyman will join the Tip's Co-Op for a panel discussion on Releasing your Own Records. Wanna put out your own cassettes/7"'s/CDs/DVDs/mp3s/etc? They've done it all, and have years behind them of experience. Find out how to make them, get them to people, and most importantly to have people tell you YES YOU CAN DO IT! IT'S EASY!
Calvin Johnson started K Records in '82 by putting out his friend's music on cassettes. He has been in numerous bands and toured internationally, and managed to run his label for over 25 years now, a pretty impressive task.
Fred Thomas has been on numerous labels (Polyvinyl, K, & more) and in numerous bands (Saturday Looks Good To Me, City Center, Fred Thomas, & more) and puts out his own records in different formats alllll the time. He's also worked at a ton of record stores including Jackpot in Portland, OR and Other Music in NYC.
Brett Lyman has ALSO been in many bands (Measles, Mumps, Rubella; more!) on many labels, and currently has his own label up in Michigan called M'Lady's Records.
www.mladysrecords.com
www.slgtm.com
www.krecs.com
Tues May 19th - 6-7pm Working with Loops in Pro Tools by Tony Daigle
We all love Tony Daigle, and his intro to Pro Tools classes were amazing, so I was really excited when he offered to teach a class on working with loops in Pro Tools. Tony will bring in some samples and leave with a song. Watch, learn, ask questions from a master.
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien."
We have some great workshops coming up in the month of May!
See the list below, and read on after the break to find out more info on what each one is.
Hope to see you soon!
Wed May 13th - Legal Aid workshop AT THE ACA- Free, Open to the public
Thurs May 14th - Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Fri May 15th - Panel Discussion: DIY: Releasing Your Own Records with visiting artists Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman. Free and Open to the Public
Tues May 19th - Working with Loops in Pro Tools
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learn how to market/brand yourself
......
Wed, May 13th - 6:30-8:30pm Intellectual property 101 LOCATION: Acadiana Center for the Arts
Featured at this presentation will be information on how to protect your work: What is a copyright? What is a trademark? What is the difference? and Why do these and other intellectual property issues matter to me? The presentation will be given by entertainment lawyer Ashlye Keaton, along with Reid Wick of the Grammy Foundation.
This workshop is intended to be one of a series of practical workshops for ALL artists, including musicians, film makers, visual artists, craftsmen, writers, etc., providing basic information you need to know about the critical business side of your endeavors.
The workshop will open with a reception at which food and drinks will be provided, along with a short music performance.
This workshop is through the Acadiana Center for the Arts, located at 101 W. Vermillion St. in Lafayette, La.
Thurs May 14th - 2-6pm Health Day: Free Health Screenings through the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - also available for non-member cultural workers (music, food, carpenter, etc.)
Come by the Co-Op between 2 and 6 to check your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol FOR FREE! It is also a great time to meet Kathy Richard whose job it is to help cultural workers like YOU get free or affordable health care when they need it. We think this is so important we are encouraging ALL cultural workers to come by, not just members, so bring your husband or roommate and get y'all's health checked before summer tours and vacations begin-we want you healthy!
Fri May 15th - 6-7pm Panel Discussion: DYI: Releasing Your Own Records with Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas, and Brett Lyman - Because it's a special event, THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, not just members.
Calvin Johnson, Fred Thomas,& Brett Lyman will join the Tip's Co-Op for a panel discussion on Releasing your Own Records. Wanna put out your own cassettes/7"'s/CDs/DVDs/mp3s/etc? They've done it all, and have years behind them of experience. Find out how to make them, get them to people, and most importantly to have people tell you YES YOU CAN DO IT! IT'S EASY!
Calvin Johnson started K Records in '82 by putting out his friend's music on cassettes. He has been in numerous bands and toured internationally, and managed to run his label for over 25 years now, a pretty impressive task.
Fred Thomas has been on numerous labels (Polyvinyl, K, & more) and in numerous bands (Saturday Looks Good To Me, City Center, Fred Thomas, & more) and puts out his own records in different formats alllll the time. He's also worked at a ton of record stores including Jackpot in Portland, OR and Other Music in NYC.
Brett Lyman has ALSO been in many bands (Measles, Mumps, Rubella; more!) on many labels, and currently has his own label up in Michigan called M'Lady's Records.
www.mladysrecords.com
www.slgtm.com
www.krecs.com
Tues May 19th - 6-7pm Working with Loops in Pro Tools by Tony Daigle
We all love Tony Daigle, and his intro to Pro Tools classes were amazing, so I was really excited when he offered to teach a class on working with loops in Pro Tools. Tony will bring in some samples and leave with a song. Watch, learn, ask questions from a master.
Wed May 27th - Branding 101: Learning how to market yourself by Michael Russo
An introduction on how to market yourself and build a consistent brand for both potential audiences and possible bookers, producers and record labels. Michael Russo is the Creative Director of The Russo Group and is an award-winning Art Director, Copywriter and Designer. He teaches advertising and design at UL and has worked with many artists over the years including Marc Broussard, The Blue Runners and Terrance Simien."
Monday, March 23, 2009
Two Workshops
Jason Cohen, a really great local photographer, will come in to teach the basics of Photoshop. Learn what the basic tools are and how to use them to create images that are all your own.
We are going to try out a lab-style class for this event, so please RSVP to lafayette at tipitinas dot com. You are welcome to bring your own computer if you have Photoshop, but please let me know in your RSVP if you plan to do so.
(Jason will be using Photoshop CS4 and our computers are Photoshop CS3, they are similar enough to work between them, and you can have either on your computer.)
Wed. April 8 and April 22 from 6-7 pm
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Learn about publishing and copyrighting your own music with Roger Kash. He will go through registering a song on BMI and Harry Fox, and discuss and answer questions about owning the rights to your songs.
Roger has held the position of Director of A&R (Artists and Repertoire) for a large independent label for the past 14 years. Currently he spends his mornings researching label copy (writers, publishers, publishing splits etc.) for the label's vast catalog of works in addition to registering their published works, and applying for mechanical licenses for works that they don't own the publishing for.
Roger is also a song writer and musician (a killer mandolin player!)
Thursday April 16 from 6-7pm
We are going to try out a lab-style class for this event, so please RSVP to lafayette at tipitinas dot com. You are welcome to bring your own computer if you have Photoshop, but please let me know in your RSVP if you plan to do so.
(Jason will be using Photoshop CS4 and our computers are Photoshop CS3, they are similar enough to work between them, and you can have either on your computer.)
Wed. April 8 and April 22 from 6-7 pm
................
Learn about publishing and copyrighting your own music with Roger Kash. He will go through registering a song on BMI and Harry Fox, and discuss and answer questions about owning the rights to your songs.
Roger has held the position of Director of A&R (Artists and Repertoire) for a large independent label for the past 14 years. Currently he spends his mornings researching label copy (writers, publishers, publishing splits etc.) for the label's vast catalog of works in addition to registering their published works, and applying for mechanical licenses for works that they don't own the publishing for.
Roger is also a song writer and musician (a killer mandolin player!)
Thursday April 16 from 6-7pm
Thursday, March 12, 2009
AOC will play your music on TV
Hey Co-Opers, AOC is making a really cool community connection with musicians that I hope you all take advantage of. Support your community so it can support you back, and get promo while you are at it! Contact me if you'd like more info, or stop by AOC down the street from the Co-Op at 124 E Main.
After putting your blood, sweat, and tears into your music, where do you go next? AOC would like to help out by playing your music during our new message board. The message board is a graphics based slide show promoting non-profit organizations and community events. It airs at various times during the day on LUS channels 3 and 4 in Lafayette and Cox channels 15 and 16 in Lafayette and the five surrounding parishes.
Songs need to be submitted in mp3 format. They should be radio versions and no longer than five minutes in length. Artist will be required to sign paperwork stating that they are liable for their submissions.
After putting your blood, sweat, and tears into your music, where do you go next? AOC would like to help out by playing your music during our new message board. The message board is a graphics based slide show promoting non-profit organizations and community events. It airs at various times during the day on LUS channels 3 and 4 in Lafayette and Cox channels 15 and 16 in Lafayette and the five surrounding parishes.
Songs need to be submitted in mp3 format. They should be radio versions and no longer than five minutes in length. Artist will be required to sign paperwork stating that they are liable for their submissions.
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