Question: Do you guys mix bands via the internet?

[aml4]

If so, how does that work? I mean how do you connect with bands that have songs that need mixing? It seems like a good way to gain experience but I'm not sure how to go about it...

 

[MetalJonesy]

i do, most of my work is european based over the internet. They found my website or heard of my work from word of mouth and then i keep in touch via email, skype etc. Use dropbox to send mp3s back and forth. The key is to be as vocal as possible at every stage of the way!

 

[jeid]

I'd also love to get into this as the client base up here is nil. Need to either move or work online to justify my gear spending. It's not easy when the work I've got is nil. Trying do as much of the "mix for fun stuff" as possible.

 

[Matula]

Clients I have like that heard of my work from word of mouth too, and they contacted me on Facebook, Myspace or even MSN. They upload the tacks and after that it's a constant back and forth of emails based on mp3 of your progress.

I live in Venezuela and right now I'm working on a band from El Salvador, guys I've never seen in my life. Not even sure how they knew of me.

 

[aml4]

Cool, thanks for the replies guys

 

[DanLights]

it's very common these days, not too difficult, it's important to keep in touch constantly, I hate when I send a band a test-mix and they don't respond in a month

 

[006]

I do, DropBox comes in handy big time for this. Also, AIM/lots of e-mails.

 

[aml4]

it's very common these days, not too difficult, it's important to keep in touch constantly, I hate when I send a band a test-mix and they don't respond in a month

So how do you handle the payment? Song by song? Half up front? It seems like bands might take advantage of the fact that you're someone they don't ever meet face to face. Plus musicians are slackers:]

 

[Ermz]

Yep, though most of it is still from my local area.

Forums are a good place to start. After that it's word of mouth or bands might stumble upon your page etc. Important thing is to promote and be visible everywhere.

 

[DanLights]

So how do you handle the payment? Song by song? Half up front? It seems like bands might take advantage of the fact that you're someone they don't ever meet face to face. Plus musicians are slackers:]

At the very least half up front, I wouldn't advice starting to work without being paid at least half of the pre-defined budget

 

[Mago]

Yes I do that too, acually more than local these days!

Defining the budged beforehand is a good idea for me, its easier if you have some experience and know to estimate how much time its gonna take you (seeing the files beforehand helps on that too).
So you can take half the payment before you start and the rest before you hand the final undbeeped wav files.

As said, constant contact is important, noone wants to feel left alone when you cant swing by to ask how it looks in case you havent heared something in a while

 

[Fbarre]

Here's the link to the beeper by the way, it's free: http://www.voxengo.com/product/beeper/

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

Yes I do it all the time. I talk to the band by email, try to find out what they want, what they will provide me, then make a guess of the time it will take and if I do a wrong guess and need much more time, then I bite the bullet and don't make the band pay for more. I think it's better when people know beforehand how much it will cost them, instead of finding out in the end: "Ok there's an extra xxxx €".
Booking is made upfront, 50%, then the rest is payed when the mix is done but before sending the lossless audio (revisions are made on 320kbit/s mp3). Some very urgent works, like mastering, sometimes are paid 100% upfront because the band is in a hurry and it takes days for an international money transfer to be done.
I wouldn't send "beeped" material or stuff like that. It takes away from the listening experience, and could hide potential problems where they happen. Plus, I think it sounds like an insult to the band, "I don't trust you", which is a bad climate to work with. Bands trusted you in the first place for sending you money based on a pdf file you sent them, so you have got to trust them in return. Show some respect. That's my philosophy, and maybe one day I will change it, but so far I never had any problem and have like 80 works referenced on my list...

 

[Lucas D'Angelo]

I had my band's album mixed by Charles J Wall (Sonic Assault Studios) in Florida while we are based in France
It worked out really well ! Technology made that kind of working method really easy and efficient.

I have never done it myself as a mixer, but I will very soon on an upcoming project

 

[Bloodsoaked666]

Both of my last two albums were done completely via the internet/email/FTP.


Peter

 

[SymbolicSV]

Clients I have like that heard of my work from word of mouth too, and they contacted me on Facebook, Myspace or even MSN. They upload the tacks and after that it's a constant back and forth of emails based on mp3 of your progress.

I live in Venezuela and right now I'm working on a band from El Salvador, guys I've never seen in my life. Not even sure how they knew of me.

De El Salvador? puedo preguntar con que banda?

 

[Dan Korneff]

I usually use Yousendit or my FTP to transfer mixes, but I've been thinking about doing a live stream to my clients. I hear that Serban does that with great success. Any ideas on what he uses?

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Probably ustream or skype no?

Question related: anybody use digidelivery for send/receive session?

 

[Dan Korneff]

Question related: anybody use digidelivery for send/receive session?

Yup. used it a few times to transfer sessions.

 

[Mikaël-ange]

How do it work?

You need avid server interface no?