Jim has been using StudioPros the past 3 years to bring his songs to life. This time. Jim brought us a love song and was after a melodic ambient sound, chime guitares and powerful roomy drums. Craig Durrance, StudioPros Producer, gave him the reference track of the song “Myth” by Beach House. Selecting a good reference track, according to Craig, “shapes the feel of the song, and helps the producer, musicians and artist to be on the same page throughout… [Read More]

We wanted to officially welcome the newest member to the StudioPros vocalist team. Meet Michael. As a born and bred Cajun man, the spirit of the Delta runs deep in Michael’s blood. From the moment he could speak he was singing everything from blues tunes to R&B and soul music. As he progressed and his love of music grew, he began performing live at age 11 in local bars and clubs, taking crowds by surprise with his soulful vocals and… [Read More]

Tips for A Great Co-writing Session The Situation: You’ve spent countless nights humming into your voice memos. You’ve scribbled dozens of ideas into the notepad on the bedside table after 2AM. But now, after spending most of your songwriting journey alone, other people want to come in and crash your party. If you’re a notoriously awkward collaborator, haven’t done it enough, or have never written with anyone before, here are a few tips for a smooth co-writing session. Songwriting With A… [Read More]

We have been getting a lot of inquiries from musicians from all over the world that want to work for us. StudioPros only hires session musicians with major label credits. If you think you have what it takes to join our team, contact us here.  

How do I get my music released on iTunes? When you’ve finish recording your songs, the next step is to digitally release your material. If you want to get your music live on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and many other stores, we highly recommend: TuneCore. Sell your music online with TuneCore TuneCore is the largest distributor of digital music with one of the highest revenue-generating music catalogs in the world. In the past two years, TuneCore Artists have sold over 400… [Read More]

Your fans are your lifeblood as an artist. They’re the gateway from musical obscurity into nationwide success. And when it comes to fans, there’s no such thing as too many. You want tons. You want thousands. You want millions. You know it’s doable, but how can you make it happen? First, let’s get the obvious things out of the way. You’ve written great songs. You have a well-rehearsed and awesome live show that people want to keep coming back to…. [Read More]

How do you keep your fans coming back for new music? Do you give them a constant stream of new songs to download? Do you release a killer album once in a long while and make them wait and anticipate your next full-length release? In a recent post, I talked about a survey from Tunecore that asked musicians what kind of gigs they prefer. In a different survey, they asked how musicians should release their music. The results were pretty… [Read More]

Do you make money from music? Does anyone you know have a self-sustaining music career? When I interview artists to feature on the Studio Pros blog, that seems to be the ultimate goal of most of them: turning their passion for music into a sustainable, full-time career. So what exactly is the right way to go about reaching that goal? You could sell millions of CDs, but that’s pretty tough for unsigned musicians. You could go on tour nonstop and… [Read More]

Have you ever noticed that gig opportunities can quickly go from exciting to confusing? When you first start playing shows, just about any gig sounds like a good one. – Playing a 15 minute open mic night at the local coffeshop. – Performing one song at a local talent show. – Jamming at a friend’s birthday party for free. Anything is good, because it gives you some performance experience and gets your music in front of people who can provide… [Read More]

We love working with artists from across the globe. Although many of our customers live in America, we are always recording music projects for people in Europe, Asia, South America—just about anywhere besides Antarctica, really. We also regularly work with musicians who don’t speak English as their first language. Take Andrea Iorio, for example. He speaks some English, but we recorded several of his songs in his native language of Italian. (If you check out the link to his feature… [Read More]