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Professional Home Recording Studio Engineer Dewight Traina Working hard to get music right.  It is tough to succeed in the music business.  The big record labels have their heads all screwed up.  The Indy labels are about turning a profit.

I still remember when the music business was about writing and performing good music.

I want to start a trend.  LETS GET MUSIC BACK TO THE STANDARD expected.  Write good songs.  Record them in right.  Write songs that have something to say and that are structured correctly.  Then Rock that Shit.

If you are serious about bringing the standard of music back to where it belongs. If you want to just hear some great songs.  If you just like damn good music.  You got to check out what we are doing in Wichita to get the music back in the music business.

Music is all about the SONG.  We record, mix and master music for that purpose.  Songs make you feel, see, taste, love, hate, care, get goose bumps, make you cry, make you laugh, make you remember someplace special, make you remember someone who pissed you off, someone who you spent a great afternoon with.

If your music does not make you want to play it over and over and over.  Write that shit again.  Then bring it to me at Traina Studios.  I want to capture the feelings in that song and help you get your music heard.

Music Matters and what maters about it is creating, recording, mixing and mastering good SONGS.

Have a great week.  Make it ROCK.

Dewight Traina

Professional Home Recording Studio Engineer at Traina Studios in Wichita Kansas.

What are you looking for? What do you want?

trainastudios.com.  We can help you with just about anything you need or want that has anything to do with music or audio.

If you have ever thought about writing or recording music?  Do you like to listen to music?  Do you know that there is a common system to making good music?

What you need is the Studio Tool Box.  The Studio tool box has all the things to create good songs, market them and get them out to your screaming public for their approval.

Go to the studio page and sign up for the Studio Tool Box.  Songs and Music are an important part of our everyday life.

They help us feel.  How many feelings are there?  How many emotions are there?  Did you know that emotions drive people?

To make a good song, you need to structure it to sell.  A good beat, Verse, Chorus, Bridge.  Something to say that will generate a reaction.

Lets talk further.  Visit us at www.trainastudios.com/Contact_Us and lets get started.

Dewight

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You need to record your next Record!

Hello,

Traina Studios is a small Recording|Mixing|Mastering Studio located in Wichita Kansas.  We have been in business for about a year and a half.  We specialize in input recording, mixing and mastering your music.  We can simultaneously record 16 tracks.  This give us the freedom keep the feel in your music mix.

When we record in your drum tracks, the band plays with you so you keep the same feel you have when you practice your music or play it out live.  Then when we input record your guitar, bass and vocals, keys  or any other effects, the feel is already there.  

We don't use Pro Tools.  We use exclusive iMac G5's with Logic Pro 9.  We think it is the best software out there to record your music.  So if you want a full length record, or the new talk of the town.  Record a Six Pack.  If you need an EP to get your music to venue owners so you can get your band in front of an audience.  We are the place.

We are also a great place to get your music Mastering completed.  Mastering is the most important step in getting you music heard on the radio.  If you have already recorded and mixed your music or you want us to mix it.  You are still in the right place.

Go to the TrainaStudios.com/Contact_Us page and fill in your name and email address.  We will get back with you as soon as possible.  We can work with you what ever your needs.

If it is Audio, we can help you with it.  We are a registered business in the State of Kansas and are located on the West side of Wichita, not too far from  the airport.

Mastering Studios that keep your music sounding its' best are hard to find.  Record it|Mix it|Mastering Studio for all your needs.  We are now booking April.  If you are in need of a full length record, book your time in advance to ensure your spot.

Have a great week and check out some of the music from our studio Here. TORQUE|In The Wake|Kill the Silence.  In the studio now is TNT a hip-hop/rap duo that will be out this summer.  Check out some of our sponsors on the Resources page.  Everything your band needs in on this page.  We can help you out all over the web, to get your band noticed.  We are registered with ASCAP and can show you how to get and keep your rights.

See you soon.  Join our newsletter TORQUED NEWz.  This will keep you up to date with the local band scene and the newest music from out studio.  Keep it rocking.

Your favorite Mastering Studio.  Traina Studios|Recording|Mixing|Mastering Studio|Wichita Kansas

TORQUE adding a new singer

Hello,

We have been working hard in the studio to find the right new lead singer.  It is not our first time replacing a singer.  We looked for months before finding Sprout.  Sprout was with us for 2 years and we had things lined up very well.  Right on the verge of breaking through, he quit.

Ok though, people have lives, we are moving on.  The audition process, you might think would be a tricky one.  It is a lot smoother if you own a recording studio.  We can bring singers in, have them lay a new track on our stuff and see how his range and voice fit our style and just almost cut a new record straight from the audition.  Cool stuff.

Stay tuned.  We will be back before summer rocking the universe.   Torque.  Pure Power Blues Metal just like mama used to make.

Next audition tonight at 7.

TNT will be back next week to continue their full length debut hip-hop/rap album.  Look for it this summer.

If you have not heard of Kill the Silence or In The Wake.  Go to our we site and check out their sound and the latest from TORQUE. Traina Studios|Recording|Mixing|Mastering Studio|Wichita|Kansas

Your band needs to record your next album.  YOU need to record it at Traina Studios.

Sign up for the Traina Studios News Letter (Click Here)  You will also find directions to our studio, contact email.  Everything you need to get your band moving.

You know your music is not going to record its' self.

Its' not the length of your song that matters.  Its' how you deliver it!

Hope you are having a great week.

God Bless the music.

dewight traina

owner of Traina Studios

dewight@trainastudios.com

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Traina Studios is a full service studio located in Wichita.

Traina Studios is a full service studio located in Wichita.

This week in the studio we are finishing up TNT's new album.  12 new songs like, We Comin, What you Chosin, Shake it Mama, We Ridin, We Hot, We Cool and more.   Look for that album by Summer!

We are booking the end of March and the rest of the year.  Get your next album done!  Your music deserves to be heard.  We will make it right! Traina Studios

The web site has been updated.  Let us know what you think.  Have a great day and thanks again for stopping by out blog.  We want to make your music a success.

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Hello,

This week in The Studio, we are working with a local Wichita Hip-Hop/Rap duo called TNT.  They are recording a full length record.  12 songs.  Next week we will feature them in our torquedmusic zNewz.  Sign up for our new letter at the form on this blog page.

Each week we try to give the highlights of what is happening at Traina Studios.  Dewights blogs (4 in all) highlight different things happening.

Our main web site is http://www.trainastudios.com/The_Studio.html we have completed our latest upgrade.  Let us know what you think.  We have added new music, new music videos from the latest artists that finished recording here at Traina Studios.

We have also added some new services.  Many new recording artists are not familiar with all the steps it takes to get their band moving in a positive direction.  Dewight has worked day and night for the past 3 years learning just that.  "My dad and many of my friends are gone now. They worked hard in the music business.  None of them knew the steps required to get ahead or earn a living as a musician."

We are going to help as many musicians as possible accomplish their dreams and set a platform for success.  We are just a recording studio.  If you want the knowledge that it takes to be a successful artist. Follow our journey to accomplish just that.

I have a huge respect for a few companies that I have worked with in the last 3 years.  One that still gives me goose bumps is Sign Up for a free TuneCore account, save 30% on first distributionOnline Only Price Drops at GuitarCenter.com!  Not many people know that they started the revolution.  Musicians and Artists are now, more than ever able to write, publish, produce and worldwide distribute their music.  We are proud to promote Tune Core whenever possible.

Another company that we literally built this studio on is Online Only Price Drops at GuitarCenter.com! Almost every piece of recording equipment we have was purchased there.

There is a new page at our site that you will like studio recording.  You can listen to the latest from our band.  And some of our friends that have been recording with us.

Another service just added is studio Mastering.  Call Dewights phone at (316)206-3180 if you have an album finished and just require mastering.  It takes time to learn the art of mastering.  A good recording engineer that can get your music at the quality you want and mastering complete is hard to find.  We can take care of it.

We are also registered with ascap to help your band with publishing your music.  Let us help you keep your rights as a musician and get your royalties.  There area many avenues open for music, most people don't even know exist.  We want to help.

We have an eCommerce store EverythingAudioStore.Com.  Full of electronic, computer and camera equipment at wholesale prices.  We deliver these products right to your door.  Search through over 4,000 products.  There are also all the game consoles, Wii, PlayStation3, XBox360, PS2 and over 1,000 new games.  The front page is a link page but if you know what you are looking for, put it in the search window an you will be there in a split second.  Some other featured products include home theater accessories and Home Security.  Security Cameras, Monitors and Surveillance equipment.  The latest from Garmin in GPS stuff.  Every cable under the sun to hook it all up.

There is always a lot of things happening here at Traina Studios.  If you need a studio recording session or an already recorded session mixed.  If Mastering your music is your need.  I hope you keep us in mind.  Made by Musicians for Musicians is more than a slogan.  It is the truth.  We care so much about musicians because we are musicians ourselves.  Working together and investing in each other, we hope to make a difference.  One recording at a time.

Get the latest albums from Torque, their first EP el diablo   and their Debut Album Hells' Juke Joint  both available at iTunes.  There is also a tune core widget on our myspace site www.myspace.com/trainastudiosinc  You can play all the songs on both albums and pop out the player.

Have a great day and remember for Mixing, Mastering and Recording come to Traina Studios.  Where we know, the most important thing in music is the song.

Traina Studios Inc.
dewight@trainastudios.com
(316)206-3180

Music Matters at Traina Studios: Plethora of experience.

Music Matters at Traina Studios: Plethora of experience.

Plethora of experience.

Good afternoon,

The first time I sat behind a drum set on a stage was when I was 5 years old.  You see my dad was in a Country & Western band here in Wichita.  He always had practice in our living room with his band.  I had the best entertainment in Wichita.  He had a steel guitar player that was awesome.  May dad played a Turquoise 1968 Fender Stratacaster.  My grandfather played the fiddle.  If you called it a viollin you would get "the look".  He was a fiddle player.  Buddy Love from Derby was the drummer.  He still owns a pizza place there, (I think).  My aunt Geneva owned a bar called "The Hillside Lounge".  My dads' band played there just about every weekend.  My Mom worked nights also, so I would hang around with the neighbor kids outside the place anyway.

On this day that sticks in my mind like it was yesterday, my dad asked me to come inside.  He wanted to show a few of these fans that I could play.  I played two songs.  The first was Groovy Grub Worm.  The other was Wipeout.  After that night playing for a few fans and making my dad proud, I was hooked.

I am now 47.  I still played over 100 shows last year with my band TORQUE.  We played The Curtain Club in Deep Elam in Dallas, The Vampire Lounge in Dallas, The Rock Theater in Oklahoma City, Shenaningans in Tulsa, The Backyard Bar in Tulsa, every bar possible here in Wichita, Farmagedden II which was an outdoor show at the Drive inn in ElDorado and one of the highlights of the year was The Blue Goat in Salina with SoulFly.

We just recently finished out first official full length record called "Hells' Juke Joint".  13 songs that we "road tested" all over the midwest.  When we would open for some really good bands like Prong, Hemlock, Primer 55, and many many others, they would comment on our set.  Signed lots of autographs, sold T-shirts and our EP everywhere we played.  Decca Records wanted to sign us and Jason from Sony had inquired but not an offer.

Right about this time, our singer of 2 years decided to quit the band.  Timing right?  It's ok though.  This band has survived several singers.  One went to jail, a few others just went.  I will miss playing out with Sprout but life goes on.

I also did not mention that I own a recording studio.  I built it myself and have recorded bands for the past 2 years.  Tomorrow I start my first Hip Hop album.  The bands' name is TNT.  An AC/DC title came to mind.  Thats funny.  Man I have played a lot of cover songs in 40 years.  I think I love to play the drums more now than when I was 5 years old.  I love writing songs and together with Jeremy Fisher, the lead guitar in TORQUE, I believe we could write a new song every day.

Monday morning we start the process of auditioning a new singer.  As we have done before, I think we will just remove the lyrics off the new album and see what the new singers put to it.  The song on Juke Joint now is called Burn.  Before that, when Travis was the singer it was called Clawing.  It is outstanding with either set of lyrics.  We could release them both and you would love them.

You can get a copy of Hells' Juke Joint from the tune core widget on this blog or this link to Tune Core. The Torque - Hells' Juke Joint on iTunes. 13 really good songs.  I am proud of them anyway.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

I am also available for Session Drum Work.  If you have a song in mind and need the drums put on it.  Leave me a message and I can help you out.  As I said before, I enjoy making good songs.  Some are quick, others have taken me several months to be satisfied with the drum work.  I know this.  When you get it back, it won't be anything like you thought the drums would be.  I get that complement a lot.

So, if you are a singer looking for an experienced band that still believes we are 20.  Follow this link and leave me your information.  I look forward to hearing you sing.  We have a goal to play Europe and Australia.  No matter how long that takes.  I still have that love to play live that I felt when I was 5.  I like getting off the stage to talk to excited fans and knowing we gave it 100%.

If you are a musician needing some rare awesome Beatz.  Follow the same link.  I look forward to hearing your songs.

I love having my own studio and will enjoy working with your music.  I think it keeps me young.

Have a great day!

Dewight Traina
Owner Traina Studios Inc.
dewight@trainastudios.com

Torque EP and Hells' Juke Joint

Check out this Widget from Tune Core. Check out my band Torque, Blues/Metal from Wichita Kansas. Leave me a comment.

Recording Input, Audio Mastering, Mixing Studios: Why are you in the music business?

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TORQUE 2 shows this weekend!

Last two shows with Sprout. New singer getting up to speed but for now. See you all at Hammerjacks and The Blue Goat. TORQUE the band that just keeps rolling out the hits! Get some TORQUE in ya"!

Tell em TORQUEs' Commin and the devils' bringen em'.

Get out the house. We will have the new CD available Hells' Juke Joint. T shirts and all you can drink. Party with Sprout before he heads off to be a Radio Personality. ROCK THAT SHIT!

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The new EverythingAudioStore.com has everything you need to hook up your computer, to special links to you favorite stores. If there is something you are looking for and we don't have it listed. Go to the Contact Us Page and let me know. I will be happy to research the item for you and return your request with the best price possible. This will save you time shopping around the internet for it and will increase my sales.

Other services we provide are at our other web sites. TrainaStudios.com Full service recording studio in Wichita Kansas. If you want to get your band started on the right road with a new EP or full length album, this is the link for you.

The best place for your photography needs. ChrystalsCorner.com Any photo you are needing, leave a request on Christy's Contact page and she will contact you with the details.

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We are all about audio as you can see. Leave me a comment if we can help you with your audio. I look forward to working with you.

Dewight Traina
Owner of Traina Studios Inc.

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Thanks Kenny

TORQUE - Hells' Juke Joint on iTunes.

A big thank you goes out to Kenny, who owns the Lizards Lounge here in Wichita Kansas. He sang for us this weekend. It was his birthday and he performed very well. The place was a packed as I have ever seen it.

Our friends from Texas, Hell Goat were awesome also. Check out their son Breath. There is a link in my top friends on both my pages to their web site. Al was best friends and tour partner for a lot of years. The stories he has are awesome but not as awesome as Hell Goats' Music. Reagan is Lead Guitar, Kevin on Bass and Mike on Drums. Watch out for this band, they are takin over the world soon.

Our band TORQUE is in Missouri on the 19th with a TOOL cover Band called SCHISM. They are from New York. The bar is called

Some Good Music This Saturday

Our singer left the band about 3 weeks ago.  Just when our CD we had worked on for 2 years was releasing.

Ah but life goes on.  We are still playing this Saturday at The Lizards' Lounge on 300 S Greenwich road here in Wichita.  Its' Kennys' birthday.  Our good friends from Texas, Hell Goat are playing with us.  We have played together in Dallas at The Curtain Club, The Vampire Lounge, In Oklahoma City at the Club House and several times here in Wichita at The Lizards Lounge.  It is always a good time and I am looking forward to it.  After we finish, the newly formed, (lost their drummer) BlackTop Bully will perform.

You should still buy Hells' Juke Joint.  Those 13 songs are the best 10 bucks you will spend all year.  We will find a singer, we are talking to some now.  There is a player from Tune Core on most of my sites, if yo wanna check out the album.  You can buy it on iTunes.  TORQUE - Hells' Juke Joint.  Also get it at 18 other stores.

Torque lives on see you Saturday.

Dewight Traina
Torque Drummer, Traina Studios owner, eCommerce apprentice

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What is your vision?

The reason I started playing music is the way it makes you feel.  Emotions drive people.  If you want people to act on something, drive and emotion (good or bad) and people react.

I built my own recording studio for the same reason.  I wanted to be able to express music and record it.  I wanted to do it in a way that I could not in any studio before.

In my quest to stay independent and still try to earn a living at this crazy business has been difficult.  There are so many sides to being in a band, being a musician (drummer in my case).  Owning a studio.  Representing yourself for publishing, performing, mechanical performance.

The ways to sell your music.

That whole packaged vision needed turned into a business case that I could grasp and work with.

It has been an adventure for over 3 years now.  I can see where I want it to go.  I can see the road blocks in the way to achieving it.

The deeper I get into it, the more I know it is right for me.  This blog will over the next year, if nothing else, document that dream of:

                         Being a Small Business Owner in the Music Industry
                         Being a Musician in the Music Industry.
                         Supporting my family along the way.

I will also, I hope pave a road for others who think they want to try the same.  You all will at least see, the mistakes that I made and if you can improve on it.

I hope you make it interactive and can leave me comments on ways to help.  A one way conversation ends up nowhere.

To be Continued all year,

Dewight Traina
Owner of Traina Studios.  A recording studio loacated in Wichita Kansas.
www.trainastudios.com

Life can be tough. Our band starts Jammin' and the tough fades away

I am ever thankful for the gift of music in my life.  The things happening in the world today.  The economy stinks.  My bills are too the roof.  Can't seem to catch a break, no matter how much effort or how hard I try.

Once my band TORQUE starts playing or just Jammin' at the Club House. That hard ass reality of a life just faded away.  New songs just kept rollin out of Jeremy's guitar.  I felt OK again.  I know anyone reading this that is a musician or has a love for great music knows what I mean.

We are messengers.  Only time we are happy is delivering the message.  The rest is just not our job!

Have a great Friday.  Snow is piling up outside.  A great day to just hang in the studio and play with my girlfriend "Pearl..........Session Custom".  She is my favorite color green and fades to black.  Too bad they quit making this kit.  It is the best Pearl ever!  Keep breaking Zyldjians and Sticks like crazy.  Guess I am just too emotional about that sweet Blues/Metal sound we have.  There is a music player on our music site, our main web site and myspace pages that have our new album, TORQUE - HELLs JUKE JOINT.  Try out the player.  Start with a song called "Sweet Lady Hardcore" then Transplant or Bottom of the Hollow.

I think you will find it excellent.  The player has our first EP  TORQUE - El Diablo and our latest TORQUE - HELL's JUKE JOINT.  If you like what you hear you can share the widget and put it on your page or hit the little shopping cart and it will take you to iTunes.

I would appreciate your opinion if you care to respond with your thoughts of our sound.

Have an outstanding Friday and remember that "The Truth is In The Music".



Dewight Traina
Owner of Traina Studios
Drummer for TORQUE

Internet is tough but worth it

WebSiteDevelopment. 2 years ago when I started my trial and error learning at web development my head was spinning. Knowing that our world now evolves around Internet, I stayed the course.

I am glad I did. Harder than I thought it would be. If you are going to promote your music or your band, it is very important for you to understand also. Ranks very high for entertainment businesses. Search rank, SEO, meta tags, UTF -8, word relevance, validate this validate that. Google Analytics. Google bots, spiders, bugs, error pages, site maps, search speed, internal links, external links, add sense, add words, ebay, craigs' lists, advertising. Make it function, make it pretty.

All of that, then oh....by the way. Sense of urgency. Drive customer toward action. Traffic, Twitter, MySpace, FaceBook, Blogger, Reverbnation, iLike, iHeartRadio, amazon mp3, napster.

Then publisher, author, performance, mechanical, sync, distribution, iTunes, Foreign sales.

Sell merch at shows, CD's hats shirts hoodies shows in texas, oklahoma, kansas, ohio nebraska. Back home back to the web.

I know for a lot of you, all those words made sense. That is freaky. Who would think you needed to know any of that? I didn't 2 years ago.

I also opened a recording studio. Worked very hard at perfecting the use of Logic Pro now up to 9. Crazy. I have iMacs, iPhones, iPods, iLife, iWeb, iHome. One of my email addresses is idewight.

I got in a serious band called Torque. We have played over 100 venues in those 2 years. Shared stages with some awesome talented musicians and held our own according to most. We released an EP and now our first full length. Hells' Juke Joint you can get on iTunes and everywhere else those awesome people at TuneCore deliver our music to.

ROCK THAT SHIT! Hells' Juke Joint is just 13 good Blues/Metal/Rock songs. There is a TuneCore player Widget on most of my web sites. Listen to it buy it and see if we learned anything in the last 2 years.

Hope you are having a great Monday.

Dewight Traina

Owner of Traina Studios

dewight@trainastudios.com

www.everythingaudiostore.com

www.myspace.com/trainastudiosinc

www.twitter.com/trainastudios

and lots and lots of other links.

Discount Limited Time for new Bands

http://www.trainastudios.com/trainastudios.com/Studio_Music.html

Get your band off the ground with a great new EP. We have a new package deal available for a limited time at a HUGE discount. Click the add, go to your email. Type in your bands name, a phone number to contact you. A few optional time slots that your band would like to record and I will set your band up for success.

The most important thing in any band is your music. We get it right here at Traina Studios.

Buy Torques' new CD Hells' Juke Joint from the TuneCore widget on the music page. Click the buy button and it will open iTunes for you through the Apple web site straight to Torques new album where you can purchase an individual song, or the Whole CD.

Download it INSTANTLY and you can listen to TORQUE at the quality that it should be heard.

All was recorded, mixed and mastered here at Traina Studios. Post the Widget on your myspace page from the menu, become a fan of torque and keep up with their show schedule all from this powerful widget from TuneCore and Clearspring.

Life is a decision. Open, listen, buy and record here at TrainaStudios. Your smartest decision to enable your bands' success.

Have a great day of football tomorrow. Go Vikings!

Dewight Traina
Owner of Traina Studios Inc
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The Right Sticks

I joined a few drummer networks. There are some common issues among us that could use some new innovation. One of those areas is stick performance.

Each drummer is, of course different and so is his/her actual drum set up. I have for example stubby fat fingers and I sit up higher than most. I hit the drums and cymbals very hard. I believe in "Over" Accentuate everything. The fan (listener) likes the feel the changes coming for a mile away. I just help them with that. LOL

By my style, I sometimes go through 3 to 4 sticks in a 13 to 15 song set. Crazy huh? At 12 bucks a pair, you can see how that can get expensive. I also get splinters all over the place. Wooden tips don't last 5 min, nylon tips sound fake. I actually lately use Vater 5A's left hand wood tip. RH Nylon tip.

When you are recording drums, the unique sound of the nylon tip on my Zildjian Ping Ride is an important accent. That is why the Nylon tip for the Right Hand.

I have looked into lots of options and still need an engineer to come up with a solution. Keep good sound quality and last a while. The new 30 dollar sticks are an idea that I might try but the Guitar Center says you have to tape wrap em. After a while that is a sticky mess I got away from in High School in 1980. (lesson learned). I use a little Gorilla Snot and keep breaking Vater Sticks for now.

Anyone got this under control. Hit me back.

Dewight Traina
Owner Traina Studios

Traina Studios Inc

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Traina Studios

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Negative thinking

Are you a mostly glass half full person, or a glass half empty person? Crazy question? Your answer is actually very important. I have a tendency to look for the good in each situation and for the good in people. I almost always find it.

People that are looking for the faults in you, I believe find them also. It seems a miserable existence to me to look for the faults with a person.

Are you in a band? How does you band mates treat each other. Are you helping your "weakest link" improve or just settling for him/her until an adequate (in your mind) replacement comes along? Are you the band critic, or do you support your members? When someone mentions something negative about one of your band members, how do you handle it? A good suggestion is to take the negative person to that band mate and let the feedback happen person to person.

I am not much for a middle man conversation. I have heard lots of those types of comments after the person is not around. No chance for good quality feedback, only second hand assumptions.

A band is a sensitive situation. You end up knowing more than you want. If you continue to look at the negative, without healthy suggestions to further the "weakest link". Bad things happen.

Some people take criticism different than others. I was trained by my mentor, before giving any negative feed back, you should give a positive response first.

The longer your team stays together. The more important the relationships get. Do you accept the things people do wrong as well as what they do right? No one is perfect every day. Even you.

I also know, every time a band member changes, the whole chemistry is changed. Almost like starting again. Protect that investment with communication skills and looking for the positive. If you look for the negative, you will always find it.

Have a great day.

Dewight

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Drum work today

Today I sit in a different kind of mood. I see things changing, yet I don't know why. Just when we could have made a difference.

Everyone lives life on their own timeline. I think back on when I wanted to open this studio of mine and remember why it was important to me. It was not for big money. Anyone in the music business knows there isn't much of that.

I opened it to capture the moments. Bands with something to say. No matter what happens tomorrow, I think that part is a success. With Torque, we made some just good songs.

In The Wake made a good album here.
Kill The Silence did also.

Some EPs were made. Every Second did not last but the singer is now in Zero Fix.

We recorded live for ICT Underground. Bulls' last show. I thought it was awesome. We have done some others since then.

I guess if you think about it. We just capture the moment. Some of them are great. Rhinos' song. Like a Drug.

All good times. No Regrets. Lots more to come. Where ever this studio ends up.

All about the music because Music Matters. Lay your tracks with us. Keep them for a life time.

Drum work and studio available

What do you want?

With all that I have learned, I can tell you. Stay true to what you really want. If you don't know, spend some time finding out.

Then let others you plan to include know. If they still want to be a part of it? Together, make that plan.

Set weekly, monthly, quarterly goals.

Keep a daily journal.

Then go and get it.

lala

Hells' Juke Joint - Torque

I guess people forget

I think everyone has forgotten.

It is not about your egotistical band at all. It is about writing good songs and the fans enjoying what you do. Nothing more, nothing less. Good music that makes people want to hear it over and over until the sun comes up.

It's not about where you toured, who you are with. It's not even about if you get along. Its about how you make people feel. How you play your music and what the fans and listeners to your music think.

Get that part right and you may go far. You still have all the odds stacked against you. I have seen more bands break up lately than in a long time.

I think they have all forgotten.

Dewight

Music Matters

When did you first think you wanted to work toward becoming a serious musician?

Did you have a plan to get you to your goal?

What is the first step?

You ever ask any of these questions? Did you make a plan with the members of your band?

What was your first goal? How long did you practice together before your first gig?

Do you have 10 or 11 songs that are original? Do you Have an EP?

If you want to record your first EP, bring your band to Traina Studios Inc.

We can help you get your music heard.

Dewight

Protecting Your Music Pt 2

Good Morning Dewight Traina here,

My last blog discussed how hard it is to keep a band going. The next thing now well understood is getting it out to the public after you have finished your recording.

You have several options. Make CDs and sell them. Put them on your websites using a publishing service such at Tune Core. They are awesome to me. They take care of a lot of things you would not even think of and also distribute your music world wide. The cost is next to nothing and your music is available for download on any site you want, plus iTunes and 18 other big name outlets.

Next is distribution. You are thinking I just took care of distribution. Some what true. You still have to maintain and drive sales which is done through Tours, Radio Station Appearances, Book Store promotions, local gigs, Social Web sites and stores.

If you are hard headed like me you continue to try to market this yourself. Most people however will buy your stuff better if you are "signed with a record label". Still remember here you are giving away part of your profits. You have to weigh out the potential sales they can generate to the sales you can generate and see which one will pay you better.

Advertise. The record labels have these techniques. You probably don't. With a lot of hard work on the new and learning which sites have free adds, again you start to promote.

I keep moving of the original subject a little bit for you to understand all the people wanting to help you with your music.

If you are a band, you probably have more than one member in it. When the album is finished, you are going to need to Copyright protect it. Registering it is up to you. Helps for dates if someone tries to play your music without permission.

The Copyright in our case became a big deal. If your songs do make it up to the "bigger money categories, there are royalties due to you. Without the proper documentation when you publish this music, the royalties don't distribute correctly. For example you would have to trust one band member to distribute those royalties to the others. If it is through a record label, they get the royalties and distribute them to you. If you add in a manager, they what their cut also. All is crazy isn't it.

I bet you thought you just had to play good every night. Seems to me all this junk keeps you from playing.

Have a Rocking Tuesday and remember. Nothing is important in music as the song. Emotions drive people. Music you feel and love lasts forever. Keep on making music because Music Matters.

Lay your tracks at Traina Studios because we understand its all about great songs.

Have a great week.

Dewight Traina
Owner TrainaStudios.

Protecting your music

Hi Dewight Traina here.

In the past couple of years, I have been working both as a Recording Studio Owner and an artist. The things that I have learned are amazing.

Last year with my band Torque, we play around 105 shows through the midwest. The Curtain Club in Dallas to The Blue Goat in Salina. All over. We have played with some awesome bands and made some great fans.

While at home, I run a recording studio because I know how hard it is as an artist to find a recording studio you are confortable recording in and the influences sometimes change your songs. I did not want that for my band and since I was designing in anyway, I thought we could help local bands around Wichita too.

All has gone pretty well.

The odds of making it in the music business are very slim. Your have internal personality issues. Spouse and family issues. You have to be willing to work a few years for literally no money. Stay focused on your dream and music. Get that music recorded. Market that music. Become a brand. Get a manager you can trust. Sell your merchandise for gas money and food on the road. Sleep in some crazy places. Get home when your wife and kids are getting ready for their day. Any one of the above things can cause a band to not make it. Even if your songs are the best, the odds of it getting to the right market are still not even mentioned.

Getting a good record deal is usually after your 3rd to 5th years if you get one at all.

So next you study what it takes to be your own label. Paperwork not bad. Couple hundred bucks. The tough part is marketing yourself. The market has moved to internet and pod cast. Used to be labels and radio stations.

I have over 25 web sites to maintain to market Torque. The labels all know that and have manpower hired just to maintain and brand these bands. All you give up is about 4 bucks of every 10 dollar album you sell.

Most of us think you made it to the big time if you can get to enough money generating to take care of your family and play for a living. We admire our friends in bands that have done this. Primer 55, Soulfly, Hemlock, Seasons After and many others. Bon Jovi drove on for about 8 years before they got to a decent living.

You must really love what you are doing and have a will in your heart that makes you continue on.

The next few blogs will be about our upcoming mini tour with Primer 55. We are starting in Independence Mo. We get back to Wichita for a CD release with Mark Rizzo of Soulfly on January 22 at The Lizard Lounge.

Here at Traina Studios I know the most important thing is the music. I care about it, live it and love it. Music Matters and so do the people fighting to get it to your ears.

Have a great day.

Dewight