Vocal Production Sessions

This is a unique opportunity for the students and vocalist to work on a vocal in a professional production environment. We are looking for vocalists that want to record vocals to a backing track, and the vocalist needs to provide the material to work on. We prefer material that is commercial in nature and has room for background vocals. We will only be tracking vocals on these sessions, so any instruments needed would have to be recorded beforehand.

As the students progress through the class, the students will use the song in order to be exposed to all aspects of modern vocal production. Starting with a vocal tracking session, the students will get to interact with the singer as an engineer and producer. Once the lead vocal is recorded, the students will have a chance to edit, tune, and tempo the vocalist.  When the lead vocal is in a good place, the students will record backgrounds and any parts that can be improved on the lead vocal. Finally, the student will then move on to mix and finish the song. Artist Relations will then mail out a DVD of all the vocal takes from the session plus a student edit of the song.

The vocalists are scheduled for a 4-hour session to track the lead vocal. During the course of this lab, the students are required to record 4 to 6 takes of the song. The full takes can be recorded in parts, but in the end we need 4 to 6 takes of each musical section of the song.

Who can take advantage of our vocal sessions:

  • Songwriters who want to demo their songs in a professional studio (if the writer does not sing, they can bring a vocalist)
  • Solo artists who are trying to get a demo or release done, and have an instrumental track to sing to
  • Bands that have already recorded their tracks and want to record their vocals

Benefits to the vocalist:

  • A great opportunity to gain experience recording vocals in a studio
  • A chance to record your material in a professional studio
  • You can obtain the separate audio files, including all recorded vocal takes, on a DVD
  • You can obtain a final rough mix from the students