FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We regularly offer discounts to our Thumbtack clients and can work within most budgets to produce quality recordings. Hourly Rates: Room with engineer $50 per hour. Day rate (10 hrs) $400 Room with operator $40 per hour. Day rate (10 hrs) $320 Current Promotions: Band Single Package $300 — one song completely recorded, mixed, and mastered. No limit on number of tracks. Half day of recording time, half day for editing, mixing, and mastering. Photo shoot at studio and HD video recording of session. Band EP Package $1000 — four songs completely recorded, mixed, and mastered. No limit on number of tracks. Full day of recording time, two full days for editing, mixing, and mastering. Photo shoot at studio and HD video recording of sessions. (that’s $250 per song) Band Album Package $2500 — up to ten songs completely recorded, mixed, and mastered. No limit on number of tracks. Three days of recording time, four days for editing, mixing, and mastering. Photo shoot at studio and HD video recording of sessions. (that’s $250 per song) Hip Hop / R&B Single Package $125 — one song completely recorded, mixed, and mastered. Client provides stereo track or beats. Two hours of recording time for vocals and select instruments, two hours for editing, mixing, and mastering. Hip Hop / R&B EP Package $450 — four songs completely recorded, mixed, and mastered. Client provides stereo track or beats. Six hours of recording time for vocals and select instruments, six hours for editing, mixing, and mastering. (that’s $112.50 per song) Hip Hop / R&B Album Package $1000 — up to ten songs completely recorded, mixed, and mastered. Client provides stereo track or beats. One full day of recording time for vocals and select instruments, two days for editing, mixing, and mastering. (that’s $100 per song) Mastering Services $40 — mastering fee per single. Multi track discounts available. Last Friday Special — last Friday of every month all hourly prices are 50% off.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We get to know all of our clients and learn the goals they have for their music and career which helps us better serve them in the studio. With new clients we start with the basics and learn what genre of music they want to record and the number of tracks. We then talk about the artist's budget and goals so we can achieve them in the best possible way. The recording process is very relaxed and our staff coaches artists new to studio recording. We handle all the post production work and send the artist their newly created recording in a timely manner.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Our lead engineer/producer, Mike Baker, has a B.A. in Music Business with a minor in marketing from SIUC. Mike studied under Todd Herreman who's client list included Prince and Michael Jackson including credits on multiple gold and platinum albums. Our second engineer/producer, Brian Morgan, is currently enrolled in Berklee College of Music online earning a B.A. in Music Production.