The Band Diamond is our biggest and boldest band experience to date, giving a full 2 days in the studio. Previous clients have shown that an entire album can be produced in this time if the band is nicely rehearsed. Alternatively you may wish to spend the entire session working on the "perfect" track, using our in-house producers and arrangers to the best of their abilities. Our new studios can accomodate up to 5 musicians, spread across three live rooms, including our drum room with yamaha maple custom kit installed and ready to use. 5 CD's are included to take home at the end of the 2 day session, complete with quality digital photo and artwork.
The recording studio experience day
On arrival all guests will be shown around our state-of-the-art recording studio by the engineer and producer. Equipment is set up and band members discuss there exact requirements with the engineer and producer. We'll mic up all the instruments, set the multi-track to twenty-four track record mode, give everyone headphones and monitor mixes - and hit the record button! We can record lots of tracks live, or record one track and really go to town on it making sure the musicianship is at it's best - we're flexible. The day ends when all tracks are mixed then mastered on to CD and Souvenir CD's are produced to take away
Equipment
Our vast gear-list includes vocal and instrument mics, guitars, basses, three virtual grand piano's, Hammond, Rhodes, synthesizers, Yamaha maple custom drums - even the very latest electronic drum kit for triggering our hi-tech drum samples. The latest digital recording equipment is used together with a talented, fast, friendly and efficient sound engineer. Our aim is to exceed the artists expectations while in the calming and relaxed environment of our studio.
Watch the performance
The Band experience here at Gift Daze can include an option extra real-time DVD of the live room camera feed complete with a stereo sound mix of the music, singing and producers comments as they happen. The video is completely unedited capturing moments of the performers in (and out) of action - very entertaining "big brother" style viewing!
Featured bands "The Blind Archers", a four piece band, recorded a three track EP at the studios after winning the Battle Of The Bands at the Tunbridge Wells Forum. You can hear "Moving On" below.
"Amabile" is a group comprising of 4 young and talented female singers (and good friends) who sang 7 songs together on their recording day, of which we have featured the last track from their CD called "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".
"Together, We Fight" are a five piece band from Maidstone, Kent, who recorded a 3 track demo EP at our studios. "Get Low" is the second track from that CD.