"Record your Demo CD" offer

We offer a fun and inexpensive way for young bands in East Anglia to professionally record their first demo, guided by experienced engineers and musicians. We will multitrack record your bands drum, lead and bass guitar parts "Live" at our local venue in Bungay and complete the vocal recording afterwards at Planet Studios.

Our compact 24 bit digital multitrack recording process utilizes firewire mixing desks and powerful intel Apple Mac computers with proven quality recording live events, including the acclaimed 'Code Indigo In Concert' double album released in 2007 - check out www.codeindigo.co.uk/In-Concert and also listen to the demos cut by our most recent customer, local band "Rooting Deep", which can be heard here.....

Rooting Deep 1 - Rooting Demo 2 - Rooting Deep 3

The Planet team of David Wright and Nigel Turner-Heffer are experienced engineers, composers, musicians and live performers. They're members of Code Indigo and have a huge catalogue of TV, library and solo recordings.

Our basic package works like this:

2 x 10 hour days.
Day One consists of 5 hours live multitrack recording at an appropriate local venue in Bungay (arranged by us) followed by a further session in the studio where the backing tracks are edited, arranged and mixed.

Day Two consists of recording vocals for the three demo tracks, editing the backing tracks as required and then mix down and mastering of the completed tracks to CDr (we will provide 5 CDr copies).

Our aim is to provide a professional service in a relaxed and enjoyable, educational recording environment. We want our customers to leave the studio with 3 "High Quality" demo tracks, so our emphasis is on "Quality", not rushed quantity. As professional recording musicians ourselves, we want all product that leaves Planet Studio to represent the high professional standards associated with our collective and individual names.

Further information:

With careful set up to ensure the best quality recording, in our experience it's possible to record 3 to 4 takes of 3 songs, sometimes more at the live multitrack session, and we're happy to record as many as we can in the allotted time, so long as we have good takes of the 3 main demo tracks. Our main objective here is to professionally record the drums and guitars to get a natural, relaxed live feel from the band. Guide vocals are used but the vocals proper are recorded later back at the studio.

Bands can sometimes record 5 or 6 songs in the live setting, but realistically they can only record the vocals properly for up to 3 songs in the studio before the final mix and mastering. The beauty of our process is that young bands can play their music live in a relaxed and familiar way which should reflect in their music. The backing tracks can then be mixed and mastered using sophisticated studio equipment while retaining that "live" energy, and then vocals are added and processed as required in a studio environment to complete a high quality, professional demo.

Band members don't have to worry about playing individually in isolation to click tracks in a studio booth, which can be a difficult and costly process for young musicians. Our method is a much more relaxed and intuitive method of demo recording. It's also educational because the musicians can have involvement with the various stages of the recording and studio process with experienced personnel. This may give many young musicians their very first insight into professional recording techniques.

Costs

The all inclusive cost for this 2 day, 3 song demo package is £395.00 (three hundred and ninety five pounds) and assumes a 3 or 4 piece band comprising drums, guitars and vocalist.

We can also provide a 3 day 5/6 song demo package at £545.00 (five hundred and forty five pounds), again assuming a 3 or 4 piece band comprising drums, guitars and vocalist.

However, we can cater for bands of any size or persuasion and will happily discuss you particular band's requirements.

So if you would like your demo professionally recorded by a team of friendly, professional musicians and engineers who care passionately about the music they record, then please give David a call anytime on 01986 894712 (or 07790 445757) to book your demo. Or email: planetstudio@admusiconline.com