TUTORiAL
Hey folks! Another tutorial here and more of an industry / outside-the-DAW kinda deal on how to collaborate smoothly and effectively with other artists from my 10 years of experience. I've also attached the presentation from the video as .pdf here if you want to look through.
As always feel free to drop any unanswered questions in the comments. Cheers
Chapter timestamps:
00:00:00 - Why collab? - PROs & CONs
00:05:32 - Who should I collab with?
00:09:06 - Approaching a producer - DOs & DON'Ts
00:20:06 - Sending / receiving ideas & demos
00:24:54 - Should I send stems or the project file? - PROs & CONs
00:31:27 - Exporting stems
00:49:44 - Should I include side-chaining in stems? - PROs & CONs
00:54:37 - Should I include dry exports / MIDI?
00:57:27 - Sending the files
00:58:45 - During the collab - communication, following-up, getting ghosted etc.
01:15:51 - Final stages - ensuring both artists are happy
01:21:19 - After finishing the track - name ordering, release, promotion
01:28:51 - Managing multiple collabs at once
01:31:07 - Final thoughts
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