I’m thinking seriously of recording at Tanglewood but still have some reservations…

Tanglewood is a friendly place. We love it when people just have an interest in our facilities and ask for a tour. We usually end up talking together for quite some time about the prospects of a possible recording project. We’ll check our calendars for a time that fits into your schedule and ours so [...]

I’ve got some karaoke tracks. Can I record my vocals to them?

Young singers have a resource today that can be a major boost in helping them create demos and develop their talent. There are wonderful, fully orchestrated back-up tracks available that can provide the underpinnings for a demo recording and keep your studio budget at a small fraction of what it would be to produce that [...]

When choosing a recording studio what should we look for?

In a word, comfort. Making music is such a personal creative endeavor you want to make sure that you are in an environment that promotes your creativity.

I am pitching a potential new business prospect – can Tanglewood help?

You’ll find that Tanglewood’s attitude about potential new business is that if we can help secure that business we’ve earned the business, too. In general, we look at our relationship with our clients as a partnership – the more successful you are, the better we’ve done our job.

Do you have reliable/trusted sources for actors, dancers, musicians, make up, etc?

Because we’ve been doing this for a while, we’ve built up a database of trusted talent in many areas. And the advantage of being in the middle of all this activity is that when a new individual is brought into our experience who demonstrates a skill level that would be helpful later, we add their [...]

Do you offer sound sweetening/final mixing to completed video projects?

Prior to adding video production to our offerings, sound for picture was something many clients came to us for. It’s still common for a rough-cut or final version of a video to come to us for a soundtrack, which brings it to yet another level of impact. It’s amazing how even the most modest video [...]

What do you require from new clients?

New clients can book production time as easily as picking up the phone. If we have no previous experience with a client, a credit card will hold your session time for you. We also take great care to make sure we’ve done everything we can to get you prepared for your session by trying to [...]

What are the most frequent issues agency producers overlook when planning their audio or video session?

New clients can book production time as easily as picking up the phone. If we have no previous experience with a client, a credit card will hold your session time for you. We also take great care to make sure we’ve done everything we can to get you prepared for your session by trying to [...]

Should we record covers?

If your target is expecting to hear you deliver a convincing rendition of popular material, by all means show them what you can do. However, if your audience is supposed to be impressed with your unique ability to create music, then doing someone else’s music as originally recorded is probably a lesson in futility. If [...]

My friend has a home studio and great software. Why shouldn’t we just record there?

The technology available to the personal recordist today is nothing short of phenomenal. Then again, it is, even in the simplest versions, quite complex. Depending upon the expertise of the engineer running the equipment you should be able to turn out a very adequate recording. So you may want to consider some of the following [...]