In the “good old days” a musician or band would gig & send out demo tapes to record labels in hopes of being signed to a record contract. If they were lucky enough to get signed, the artists did what they do best….. showed up and played ….. and the labels took care of everything […]
Read MoreWhy Every Artist Or Band Needs A Website And What It Should Include

Your website is the most important tool in your tool box to promote yourself or your band, sell your music and build a loyal fan base. Think about it, would you do business with a company that doesn’t have a website? Would you take them seriously? Even if you would, how would you learn about […]
Read MoreAudio Mastering for CD Duplication and Replication

Once the recording & mixing is finally finished, most indie artists ask themselves, “Should we have our album mastered?” Well, there are really three answers: YES, YES, YES!!! Seriously though, take a page out of the playbook of a major label release by a major artist. They record at the best studios with the best producers […]
Read MoreWhen Music Hurts A Tribute to Glenn Frey by Tony Medina

Music has always had this amazing power to touch. It has the ability to reach deep down inside of you & bring up feelings of all kinds. We all have our special songs that no matter where we are, the instant we hear the first few bars we smile, we cry, we uncontrollably burst out […]
Read MoreGreat Tips for Album Art Design

#1 – Keep It Simple. Simple can leave an unforgettable impression. Take a look at The Beatles “White Album” or Ed Sheerans latest chartbuster. Both designs are so simple yet so recognizable. Designs don’t always need to be elaborate & complicated to be great. So don’t just brush off “simple” as unimpressive or unprofessional. Your […]
Read MoreWhy are CDs important to gigging bands?

So you show up at your gig, setup & proceed to play a powerhouse set as the audience goes wild!!! You pack up, load up the van, go home & sit in front of your computer waiting for the total number of downloads to go up. I mean…..you just rocked the house didn’t you? Surely […]
Read MoreThe Tale of the Tape

What if you had an old recording that you wanted to pass down to your grandchildren only to find out that the cassette tape it was recorded on had snapped & was no longer playable? That’s the exact situation one of our customers found themselves in. So who did they call? No…not those guys. […]
Read MoreHoliday Greetings from Play-It Productions

As most of you already know, we’ve moved!! Settling into our new building was not without its challenges but it has proven to be very much worth the effort. Through it all, we didn’t close for a single day, turn down a single order or miss a single deadline!! These are the promises we make to you, […]
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