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How Much Does It Cost?

This differs per project, although most serious projects we work on can easily total $15,000 to $30,000. However, that usually includes all production using the the top producers, musicians, engineers, and studios in Nashville, photography, amazing graphic design, and the first run of 1000 CDs as well.

Our services include consulting, writing, arranging, producing, and guiding the process from songs to CDs coming to your door.

For this we charge either a day rate, and/or work on a monthly retainer.

When we work at a studio for writing, recording, or mixing, or use other musicians and engineers, you pay the cost of studio time, engineers, and musicians as needed.

The good news is you pay as you go, and you can pay in increments instead of having to come up with a huge sum all at once.

On all sessions, we would just have you send as deposit half of what those days will cost at the time of booking the dates.

Professional Studio Music Production
Why We're Different
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Creative Soul exists for the exclusive and specific needs of the professional Christian artist who needs the absolute very best quality for radio, national and international distribution, and for success in the promotional side of music ministry.

We have the top Christian producers, musicians, studios, and engineers in Nashville to give you the sound that defines your music and ministry.

Not Just a Studio

We are a full development and production company, meaning we work with artists from conceiving the songs and direction of the music, through recording, mix and master, graphics and duplication, and then work to help them find avenues of promotion, radio support, distribution, and even bookings in some cases.

Choosing a Producer

God has blessed our company with growth since our move to Nashville a few years ago. And through our relationships, we have met a host of Godly men here who have amazing backgrounds in the industry making wonderful records. As we get to know you, our job is to find the right producer who will not only work with us musically, but also someone who shares the vision for the ministry. Then together, Creative Soul, the producer, and you the artist will work as a team through the music production.


Songs

The first step in any album project is great songs. Let that sink in. Great songs. This is the first place we step things up.Maybe you have written them already, or maybe we need to co-write them, or find you songs. But the songs need to be a step up from anything you have done.

We'll usually get together at the studio, and just spend a day or two pouring over the songs, the reasons you want to sing them, how the arrangements should flow, and what kind of musicians we will need for them.

This is an important time, and we are after original, high-quality songs that come from your heart.


Tracking

Then it's time for the tracking sessions.

We start by getting the musicians scheduled. Drums, Guitar, and Bass will be the foundation of the record, and the players here in Nashville are quite frankly the best Christian session musicians in the world.

And besides being great players, they have incredible ideas for the songs and arrangements, and many times we'll leave the studio with much more than even we planned in pre-production.

We are also careful to hire a great lead engineer, and pick the right studio rooms to record in. Again, we don't cut corners here. A quality engineer adds experience and makes sure every note played by these fine artisans get recorded right. And the studios we work at are among the best in the business.


Overdubs & Vocals

Then, after we add other overdubs such as keyboards, orchestration, background vocals, and any other needed elements, it's time for the artist to sing.

This is another area in which we add quality. Most likely, in your previous recording projects, someone directed you to a booth, pressed Record, and pointed your way. Our approach is a bit different.

We need the absolute best vocal we can get from you. And this means working with you on how to sing notes, phrases, and licks. It also may mean bringing in a vocal coach or arranger to work with us. Finally, we carefully tune and perfect the vocal performance to make sure we have the best vocal track we can have.

Many vocalists like this to be a separate trip, so you can have time at home with the studio tracks to get your performance down. This is totally up to you. This is also usually the time we have the photo shoot for the album design and web site.

Mix

Once all parts are recorded, we begin the mix.

Again, a very important part of the quality issue. We use award-winning engineers that have been part of many large Christian label projects, and that are selected especially for your mix because of what they bring to the table. Not just the same old crew that does every record.

Then when mixes are approved, it's time to get the mixes mastered, graphics ready and then off to duplication. Usually 1,000 CDs are made on most projects to start, unless there are distribution issues and more than 1,000 will be needed. You are the complete owner of the CD master.

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Ready to get to work? Email Eric at Creative Soul

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