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Getting The Best Out Of Your Ensemble's Recording Session We're delighted and honoured that you've chosen to use Direct Recording Services Ltd for your recording project! Thankyou! Since we started recording brass bands, choirs, orchestras and other ensembles over 8 years ago, we've learned a thing or two and this page is simply a collection of tips that we've put together! Of course, each band is different in terms of age, experience, quality, ambition but whatever your band's circumstances, many of these points can be the ... |
How Do I License A School Production DVD or CD? A License is required if you plan to record/film to DVD, video, CD etc, any musical production or individual songs that are owned by copyright holders other than yourself, as you will be mechanically reproducing copyright material. Application for the correct license should be made to the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) who are part of the Performing Rights Society (PRS)The license you will probably need is a Limited Manufacture (LM) license. *If you are recording a musical yo... |
Choosing A Programme The world of music is constantly growing: as time passes, new generations of composers continue to add new and fresh ideas to the current wealth of repertoire available. With many pieces available covering the range from traditional to evolutionary, the pool from which to fish for audience appeal, player satisfaction and experience is large. So how do you choose a programme? If you ask ten people to tell you their ideal programme then you’re more than likely go... |
Recording Live Worship Recording a live worship album in a church or at a festival brings with it challenges that don't come with any other recording. The biggest of those challenges is the fact that you've got to capture the congregation, not just clapping and cheering, like you would on a normal live album, but actually singing as well. They're a massive part of a worship record and as Christians, we'd say they're not the audience but actually ... |
Choosing The Right Location For Your Recording Once you've decided to make a recording with your brass band, choir, orchestra or whatever ensemble it is that you're with, the next thing to decide, and one of the most important things is 'Where'? Since we started recording ensembles back in 2001, the vast majority of our recordings have either taken place in churches or schools. I guess that makes sense really! They normally aren't in use on Saturdays, they have industrial tea making ... |