Due to the crazy weather parts of the US and other places in the world have been experiencing lately, we've extended the deadline to register for the upcoming "California Dreaming" retreat until this Tuesday, September 12th.
Speaking of the retreat, we've been getting a lot of great questions about the event and what to expect by attending. My producer, Gary Gray, who is co-hosting the retreat with me, put together a list of the most frequently asked questions
and their answers.
Here they are....
Q: Are there two Retreats in September?
A: Yes. However, the September 23rd/24th Retreat is SOLD OUT. There are still a few spots available for the September 16th/17th Retreat. But the Deadline to secure a spot is September 12th at Midnight, California Time.
Q: Will I be able to receive one-on-one mentoring on the subject of Music Production for Licensing?
A: Yes. That’s the biggest reason we’ve kept the
number of seats for each retreat to ten (10) only. You’ll also be getting individual mentoring and coaching on your mixing and mastering via email and/or phone prior to the retreat -- so that you are fully prepared once you get here. You will be asked to fill out a very detailed survey which will help you pintpoint your strengths and weaknesses in the areas of music production for licensing and on the business side of music licensing. This will help us customize your one-on-one mentoring
time to your individual needs.
Q: If I buy a ticket to the Skype live-stream will I be able to pitch any of my tracks and get instant feedback from a Music Supervisor?
A: Absolutely! (By the way, Everyone who gets a ticket - to the live-stream OR attending in-person in California - will get the video replay. So if you can't make it live, you can watch it at a later time)
But getting back to pitching your tracks: If you attend live, you will have the opportunity to pitch three of your tracks face-to-face to a pro Music Supervisor from LA, and receive instant feedback. This is an active Pro Music Supervisor who is in the position to place music into films, television, video games and commercials if they consider the music relevant to their needs. If you attend via the Skype live-stream, you’ll be able to pitch one track directly to a pro Music Supervisor from LA,
with instant feedback. More info on our scheduled guests here:
http://www.californiadreamingretreat.com/
Q: Why should I attend The California Dreaming Retreat live?
A: If you attend in-person in California, you will not only be able to network with other attendees, but
with music executives as well. We have set aside time after each individual event for networking and business card exchanges.
Q: What else am I getting other than this priceless live networking opportunity with industry executives?
A: You will receive these valuable items and services:
· Sample Music Licensing Production Spec Sheets
· A Free Library of Music Licensing Reference Tracks, including stem files, cues, mixes and masters, so that you can A/B your tracks from the bottom up and during mastering as well.
· Hands-on one-on-one mentoring in a Major Recording Studio with Gold & Platinum Record Awards on Saturday, and on Sunday, hands-on one-on-one mentoring in my home studio to show you exactly how to get a Major
Recording Studio sound in your home studio.
· The opportunity to pitch your music directly to a Pro Music Supervisor who will give you instant feedback on your music.
· A free copy of the e-book “The Home Studio Bible.”
· The “Music Production FundaMENTALs” Course for
Free.
· The “Mysteries Of Mastering: Solved” Course for Free.
· The “How To Produce Music That Will Get Licensed And Make You Money” Course for Free.
· One-on-one personal mentoring face-to-face with Aaron Davison, founder of HowToLicenseYourMusic.com, on the business aspects of Music
Licensing.
· Friendships and contacts that can last a lifetime and help catapult your career to the
next level.
· Personal interaction and tips from a Grand Prize winner of The International Music Licensing Contest.
· The latest specs and expectations
production-wise from Libraries, Publishers and Music Supervisors in writing, and explained fully to you at your speed and understanding level.
· Full Seminar Replay Video
Q: Is this retreat like any other seminar or retreat in the music industry?
A: No, this is the only event of it’s kind in the music industry. Nowhere else can you get hands-on experience
and education of how to get Major Recording Studio sound in your own home studio – by actually being Mentored in a Major Recording Studio one day, and the next day being mentored in a home studio similar to yours.
Q: How much does this Retreat cost?
A: Tickets cost $105 for a Skype live-stream ticket or $550 to attend in-person, in California. Deadline to confirm your spot is September 12th, 2017 at midnight, California Time. To
confirm your spot to attend in person visit
http://www.californiadreamingretreat.com/
Grab your Skype live-stream tickets here.
Q: Realistically, what am I going to gain by attending the retreat?
A: You will walk away knowing: - The 10 biggest mistakes musicians make when recording/producing/engineering their own tracks in their home studio. You’ll see and hear these exact 10 points being explained and demonstrated in both a major studio and a home studio.
- How to
approach various genres of music when mixing for licensing placements
- How to get a major studio radio ready sound in your home studio
- What specific specs do music supervisors, libraries and publishers expect when you submit your recordings
- Why tracks get rejected for licensing
- Why tracks get accepted for
licensing
- How to get your personal goals strategized and planned out for success
- How exactly to present yourself when networking with music industry executives
- When to accept an exclusive licensing deal and when to turn it down
- When to accept a non-exclusive licensing deal and when to turn it down
- How to make sure you will get paid royalties for your music
- How to plan and strategize your workflow and business model in order to submit music for lucrative licensing deals
- How to create cues, stem files, mixes and masters of your music
- How to present your music online in order to actually make money
- How to create mp3 files that sound like wav files
- When to send mp3’s for submissions and when to send wav files
- How to know when you should be submitting a mastered version of your tracks and/or a mix version of your tracks.
- How to master your tracks for licensing standards. How loud should your masters be?
- What exactly to listen for while mixing for music licensing.
- What cues you should be creating during your mixing and mastering sessions
- What stem files you should be creating during your mixing and mastering sessions
- How to determine if a contract is safe to sign or not
- How to build a team that will
help you multiply your earnings in the world of music licensing
Still have more questions?
Visit: http://CaliforniaDreamingRetreat.com
Grab your Skype live-stream tickets here.
Don't sit on this. The deadline for confirming your spot at the live retreat is September 12th, 2017 at
midnight, California time. If you have any doubts, know that this Retreat will help boost your confidence tremendously and help you propel your career forward for sure. As I said, there is no other event like this in the entire music industry. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to move your career forward, and to gain friendships and contacts that could last a lifetime. The music licensing business is about relationships. The California Dreaming 2-Day Music
Production/Licensing Retreat will necessarily, whether you like it or not, start you building your network of like-minded professionals, people you will need, and people who will need you, as you continue to climb the ladder of success.
You will walk away from this inspirational Retreat refreshed, educated, and ready to run and win the marathon that is the music licensing industry. There is no rose-colored fantasy presented here. This is a realistic look at a competitive industry
that helps you arm yourself with knowledge and experience that will place you above the competition. There’s no use delaying the future. Do it now.
Deadline to confirm your seat is September 12th at midnight California Time!
Oh, and by the way, if you’d like to hang out with Aaron Davison and myself, feel free to join us the day after the Retreat, on Monday, September 18th. You can join us for some fun-in-the-sun at world renowned Laguna beach and in Hollywood for a night-on-the-town! This is an excellent time to network as
well.
Check out more about this 2-Day Retreat and get your tickets here.
See you in California!
Gary Gray (gary@LearnAudioEngineering.net) -Voting Member of The Grammy Recording Academy
-Author of “The Home Studio
Bible”
-Resident Producer/Engineer of “HowToLicenseYourMusic.com”
p.s. I wanted to tell you a very short story about a similar presentation I delivered last month. I was asked to give a presentation to the Electronic Music Producers Association in California (3rd year in a row) The response I got afterwards was overwhelming. People were telling me they've never gotten so much
up-to-the-minute useful real-life insight into music production and the business side of licensing. You really need both in order to succeed. One key point I stress is that as a priority, a person needs to upgrade themselves and their ability to listen accurately and objectively to their own mixes and to be able to mix in any environment, and not prioritize upgrading their gear. As I put it, "use your ear, more than your
gear, to guide your mixes." And I show them exactly how to do just that. I received this email last week from a producer/engineer who attended:
"Hi Gary, Thank you very much for speaking and enlightening so many people!
I felt a lot of them were personally touched and some were speechless and nodding through your presentation. It's almost as if some of them inherently
knew the truth but had those thoughts buried under layers of perception and falsehoods. You cleaned off the misconceptions and brought that truth back into the light for them to see! Very powerful and touching for everyone. Have a great weekend, Bob"
