Studio management tips?

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I would let the band bring as many people as they want in. If it distracts you it slows you down. If it slows you down, then the band will have to spend more hours. If the band spends more hours they will have to pay you more. Explain to the band how them bringing extra people costs them cash...
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having people around doesn't slow ME down, it slows down the band

and it would be nice if the people i work with had more money to pay me for more time, but in most cases it's "how much can we get done with x number of dollars?"

then when nothing gets finished, guess who everyone's pissed at? it's usually not their girlfriend, unfortunately.
 
My number 1 rule is that no material leaves the studio unless the time spent is paid to date.

I do recording on the side, but I charge a good amount so that i attract the better bands who believe enough in their music to pay my fees.

My producer and I have put together rules of doing business, and if someone is scheduled to start at a certain time, the clock starts ticking whether they are there or not.

For block time we require payment up front. We are starting to require a down payment on a percentage of the time scheduled, and it will be non-refundable if the cancellation is within 48 hours of the start time.

We have different price incentives for them to pay upfront or right after the session, but under no circumstances will anyone take recording out of the studio without being paid up to date.

Yes… I have been burned before and I have no hard feeling enforcing my rules.
 
Ironklad Audio said:
having people around doesn't slow ME down, it slows down the band

and it would be nice if the people i work with had more money to pay me for more time, but in most cases it's "how much can we get done with x number of dollars?"

then when nothing gets finished, guess who everyone's pissed at? it's usually not their girlfriend, unfortunately.
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My studio id VERY small, so I try to discourage extra people at all costs.
 
I also have a very small studio. It's actually in my basement and the ceilings are quite low. The more people there is in the studio the slower i work because my lounge area in in the control room. The more people, the louder it is and the more i have to watch these people around my equipment and answer questions (you know, the usuall "how much did all of this cost" and "how long have you been doing it" and of course the annoying one "I'm gonna put a studio in my house, what equipment do I need?"). I don't turn my music up to compensate because i plan on doing this for many years to come and would like to keep my hearing. People who bring alot of people to the studio usually end up with a product that they dont like. Needless to say, they dont bring the people the next session. And for the cheap studio time, its because I dont have overhead. Im young and I live in my moms house. I still have bills, just not the morgage payments or electricity. I will be upping the price soon so that I can start putting money away to buy a building.

-Lee
 
You have the wrong clients then if they can not see what is really happening:)

Ironklad Audio said:
having people around doesn't slow ME down, it slows down the band

and it would be nice if the people i work with had more money to pay me for more time, but in most cases it's "how much can we get done with x number of dollars?"

then when nothing gets finished, guess who everyone's pissed at? it's usually not their girlfriend, unfortunately.
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