Members Neonfacelift Posted April 27, 2009 Members Share Posted April 27, 2009 So I recently found myself in the right place at the right time and landed a pretty sweet recording engineer gig at a new studio. It's really just been straight forward engineering and mixing. These people know the music, I come in and record and mix it. No production or anything like that. I currently find myself with an opportunity to do some actual producing. I was wondering how you producer/engineers charge your clients. The way I've been doing things is charging an hourly rate for recording. They buy eight hours, they record eight hours. After the sessions, I take as much time as I feel like I need (within the allotted time that the client agrees to) to get a good mix. Like I said, this is how I've approached just recording. I don't really know what to charge to produce. Do you do an additional hourly fee? Do you schedule pre-production time with you, and what's a fair amount to charge for that? Any suggestions are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chris carter Posted April 28, 2009 Members Share Posted April 28, 2009 I produce + engineer on a flat per project fee (technically, an advance)along with a few points. I have some clauses in my contract for crazy situations so that I don't wind up putting in a bazillion hours if things get out of hand. If I'm producing, I'll go ahead and mix the record as well. If I didn't produce, then I mix on a per project fee (again, with some safeguards if things get out of hand). As for what to charge for producing, there is no standard whatsoever. First records I produced I got zero advance. Now I get some decent money. Your leverage is what determines what you can charge. Talent + track record = good money. No talent + no track record = little to no money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synonym Music Posted May 3, 2009 Members Share Posted May 3, 2009 As for what to charge for producing, there is no standard whatsoever. First records I produced I got zero advance. Now I get some decent money. Your leverage is what determines what you can charge. Talent + track record = good money. No talent + no track record = little to no money. So it's not all about who you know? And not all people skills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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