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Published at 3rd of November 2021 10:11:32 AM


Chapter 476: 476

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Climbing up the steps, you can hear the sound of the iron staircase "Bangbang" under your feet. With almost no effort, he easily found the target on the second floor.

"Stupid".

That mocking vocabulary hung on the door like this, turned around, and saw the name of the room behind him, "The Loser", which made Lan Li couldn't help but smile and withdrew his gaze. It seems that the booked one is not bad.

When I was about to open the door of the room, I didn't want to, but the door opened first. Lan Li's footsteps suddenly stopped, and a face appeared at the door. At the same time, he was frightened. He took a breath and turned round. Eyes, at such a close distance, you can even see the violently shaking pupils.

Both of them were stunned for a moment, and the sound of chatting in the open space downstairs faintly heard from their ears. It was lively but not noisy, but the second floor seemed more and more quiet. Such a scene is really a bit of joy. After a short silence, the other party laughed out loud with a chuckle, and the corner of Lan Li's mouth also followed the outline.

"If I didn't go to the wrong room, that would mean that you are my sound engineer?" Lan Li reacted and said with a smile between his eyes interlocking.

The other party's eyes flashed slightly, the bright smile closed, and he nodded slightly, "If George Slander didn't lie, then indeed, I am your sound engineer."

It wasn't who Herbert Jones was who stood in front of him.

In the City of Sound in Los Angeles, it was Herbert who completed the recording of the two singles "Cleopatra" and "Ophelia" for Renly. Although it was only a short collaboration, the two I really rubbed a lot of sparks in the studio at that time. After more than half a year, the two people met again, and it turned out to be a recording studio again, but the meeting place went from Los Angeles to New York.

It is speculated from the words that Herbert should have received George's invitation to be responsible for the recording of this blue gift album. Just, why? Among the countless sound engineers, why did George choose Herbert? Is it because of the previous collaboration between Herbert and Renly?

Lan Li was slightly surprised. Just as he was about to continue talking, his words were interrupted by a voice coming from behind, "Hey, why are you all here?"

Turning his head to take a look, George stopped and stood on the steps, looking up at the two people, with doubts on his face. Although he had asked the two people, his sight fell on Lan Li's body.

If it is Herbert, it is not uncommon to arrive at the recording studio early. As a sound engineer, the first task today is to work with the producer to complete the positioning of the album; but if it is Lan Li...

George also thought that Renly would maintain the usual casual and lazy style, and arrived at the time point. It was a good thing that he was not late. After all, George was completely ignorant of Renly's working status on the set.

Lanly noticed George's sight, did not conceal or explain, but simply said, "An accident."

Facing such an honest answer, George tilted his head, his eyes showed helplessness, and he shook his head gently.

Herbert, who stood by the door, was impatient, and cut into the conversation between the two. "Since everyone is here, let's start working now." That expression of gearing fully expressed his expression. Be proactive, "Before that, I'll go downstairs and pour a cup of coffee."

After speaking, Herbert completely opened the door of the recording studio without waiting for the response of the two people, and rushed downstairs, leaving only Lan Li and George left in place.

George stepped forward again and finished the last two steps. "To be honest, how many surprises did you leave?" Without a polite greeting, George pushed open the door of the recording studio while cutting directly into today's theme. The cheerful expression faintly emerged from between the eyebrows, not bright, but extremely shining. "Twenty-seven? I don't think this is your limit."

Twenty-seven songs, this is a list of self-created songs compiled by Lan Li, a total of twenty-seven songs.

For making an album, choosing music is the first step in the long march. Choosing music that meets the artist's style and meets the needs of the market is an important basis for the success of the album.

If you choose Justin Bieber's "Baby" for Jason Mayez, it will definitely be a disaster; or choose the "Maroon-5" like Jagger for Nora Jones Moves-Like-Jagger", the album's results are estimated to be horrible.

This shows the importance of the selection.

If it is a singer who cannot compose, then the producer needs to choose from the huge original music library of the distribution company. At this time, producers with extensive connections and deep background will have the upper hand because they have incomparable rich resources. Therefore, producers with strong connections are always more popular than producers with outstanding capabilities.

But for those singers who can compose by themselves, the producer needs to evaluate the artist's current composition and select those excellent songs with commercial potential. Or maybe it's a song that fits the artist's positioning and album style.

Of course, if the style or quality of the self-created track fails to meet the requirements of the album, the producer needs to go back to another path and contact the distribution company. Not all original singers can fill the entire album with their own creations; not all producers will give original singers the greatest freedom, let them do whatever they want, and produce an experimental album with distinctive personality but no market value .

After confirming that the album was about to be produced, Lan Li compiled a list of his own tracks and handed it to George.

For the production of an album, there are 27 self-created tracks, which is not a large number. In order to produce an album with ten tracks, the producer often screens more than fifty tracks, or even more. Hundreds of songs; but unexpectedly, George is caught in a choice disorder-because every song is wonderful!

Even though George was mentally prepared, he was getting more and more frightened while browsing the twenty-seven tracks.

The maturity and wisdom revealed between the lyrics and the melody does not look like it was written by a 21-year-old young man. The experience precipitated by the years and the vicissitudes of time after the polished time have brought the beauty of the melody into play. Incisively, and more importantly, the talent contained therein is even more impressive.

George always firmly believed that Lan Li should be a singer, a singer who was born on stage.

As for the actors? That's simply a waste of talent and ill-served business! After actually reading the 27 tracks, George realized that he had encountered a genius. I couldn't imagine that such a talented singer was working tirelessly for the dream of an actor. It was... ridiculous.

Twenty-seven tracks, at least 18, are very popular with George. They are fully capable of recording albums, and they are at the top level; but the problem is that if there are more than ten tracks on an album, the artist is actually at a disadvantage.

The specific reason is related to the calculation of the royalties of record companies and distribution companies. The explanation is very complicated. Even the insiders are in the cloud. But the simple summary is that the record company needs to pay two royalties for albums made with artist-created tracks. , One is the royalties to the artists, and the other is the album royalties that must be paid for each sale of each song.

The problem lies in the album royalties, because the royalties are paid one by one. The more tracks there are, the more royalties will naturally increase. This is obviously not a cost-effective deal for record companies and distribution companies, so they require artists to sign an agreement: record companies only pay for the album royalties of ten songs, and the excess part is paid by the artists themselves.

Therefore, the album tracks of original singers are generally controlled within ten.

What's more, making an album with 18 tracks is almost equivalent to two albums. As the cost rises, the selling price will naturally rise. Not only will it not increase sales, but on the contrary, it will be too expensive. Volkswagen was discouraged, which in turn affected sales. As a result, more money was spent to produce albums, but the income was reduced. This is a model of thanklessness.

In other words, to produce an album with more than ten songs, whether the artist, the record company, or the distribution company, all suffer. No one wants to do such a loss-making business.

This also means that George must have a choice, even if he chooses ten of the eighteen songs ~www.novelhall.com~, he must abandon eight of them. This is a cruel torture.

Lan Li didn't know the exclamation and shock in George's heart, and shrugged slightly, "I'm talking about recording the first album first." As for the future, he has no way to predict. "So, twenty-seven songs, are they enough or not? If they are not enough, I need to make a film first and find inspiration."

"Enough. Of course it is enough!" George said hurriedly, lest Lanly turn around at this time, and the recording work will be pushed back. "In fact, it exceeded expectations. I eliminated a batch of songs, but then You still need to continue to eliminate it. This is not an easy job. You can also express your own opinions."

"I thought it was your work and Herbert's work." Lan Li said directly.

"That's true." George nodded in affirmation, "But when most of the tracks meet the requirements, as a creator, you can create an album of your own style according to your own ideas."

For most original singers, it is difficult to reach the sky, not to mention that Lan Li is still a rookie singer with no experience, which is even more incredible. For this album, George is full of confidence and full of expectations. It's been a long time, it's really been a long time. This feeling of excitement/emotion not only makes him feel enthusiasm again, but also makes him feel young again.

After three years of silence, George's life finally brightened again.

"Where did we say?" Herbert's voice burst in again abruptly, holding the steaming coffee in his hand, pulling the chair rudely and directly, and sitting down beside the sound console, Da Ma Jin Spreading his legs apart, supporting his hands on his knees, he looked at George and Lan Li with scorching eyes, "My personal opinion, the core soul of this album lies in: Lan Li-Hall."




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