ALL ABOUT TKNJ RECORDS


WHAT IS TKNJ RECORDS?
WELL TKNJ RECORDS IS A NEWLY FORMED INDEPENDANT RECORD LABEL IN SEARCH OF NEW INDEPENDANT RECORDING ACTS.

DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
IF SO, EMAIL US, AND WE WILL CONTACT YOU. WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU PERSONALLY.
WE ARE IN SEARCH OF INDEPENDANT BANDS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS BANDS THAT ARE LOOKING TO PERFORM BOTH LOCALLY AND ON THE ROAD.
ALSO, IF YOUR PROMO DOES NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES THEN YOU SHOULD BE TALKING TO US AND WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU.

SO YOU WANT TO RECORD A CD?
YOUR BAND CANNOT AFFORD THE FULL PRICE THAT IT MAY COST.
THEN THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF GETTING YOUR PROJECT ON CD. YOU AND YOUR BAND SHOULD CONSIDER RELEASING ONE OR TWO SONGS ON A COMPALATION DISC. EXAMPLE: IT JUST TAKES ONE SONG TO CONNECT WITH THE GENNERAL PUBLIC. IF THEY LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE THEN YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

YOUR BAND GETS PUT ON THE CD WITH APROXIMATELY TEN TO FIFTEEN OTHER SOLO ARTISTS AND BANDS.
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF MAILOUTS TO ALL THE RADIO STATIONS THAT PLAY YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC WHETHER IT BE COUNTRY, ROCK OR BLUES. WE WILL ALSO TALK WITH THE STATIONS PROGRAM DIRECTORS.

WE WILL SHOW THEM WHAT SONGS WE HAVE THAT WOULD BE BEST SUITED FOR THEIR STATION AND SHOULD YOUR SONG BE OF THE CHOSEN SONGS THEN I THINK WE'VE DONE OUR JOB. ALL MAILOUTS INCLUDE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AS WELL.

SO WHAT'S THE DAMAGE?
THERE IS A FEE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000) PER BAND (FOR EACH SONG) THAT WILL COVER THE COST OF THE CD PRESSING AS WELL AS YOUR BIOS ON THE BAND WHICH, AS YOU KNOW IS VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN THAT IT'S MUCH CHEAPER TO RELEASE ON A COMPALATION DISC AS OPPOSED TO DOING IT BY YOURSELF.

 

WHAT WOULD THIS COST ME WITHOUT BEING ON A COMPILATION CD?
JUST TO MANUFACTURE A TEN SONG CD WOULD COST YOUR BAND APROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS. ($2,250)

THAT'S NOT INCLUDING YOUR RECORDING TIME TO RECORD YOUR TEN SONGS. AT A MINIMUM PRICE OF THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR. ($30). SO IF IT TAKES A MINIMUM OF FOURTEEN HOURS PER SONG YOUR BAND WILL PAY A TOTAL OF FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS BEFORE YOUR TAXES. ($4,200).


THEN THERE'S STILL YOUR MIXING TIME. TO MIX THE BEST PROJECT, YOU CAN PAY AT LEAST THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR, AT A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS PER SONG SO LET'S SAY MIX TIME ALONE FOR TEN SONGS BEFORE TAXES WOULD BE APROXIMATLEY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ($1,200)


THEN THERE'S THE CD COVER AND ALL YOUR ART WORK. STANDARD FRONT AND BACK. LET'S SAY THIRTY DOLLARS PER HOUR BEFORE TAXES. AND KEEP IN MIND, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
IF YOU WANT A RUSH GRAPHICS JOB - IT COULD COST YOU AS LITTLE AS $240 FOR 8 HOURS OF DESIGN.
HOWEVER, A GOOD BUDGET FOR DESIGN SHOULD BE AROUND $720-$1250 ALLOWING FOR APPROX. 24-36 HOURS OF DESIGN.


TO RELEASE A CD BY YOURSLEF YOU WOULD HAVE TO DISH OUT APPROXIMATLEY    --------- $8,900.00 CANADIAN PLUS TAX!!

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDING YOUR MAILOUT TO THE RADIO STATIONS, THAT'S CANADIAN/ U.S THEN YOU STILL HAVE EUROPE.
KEEP IN MIND YOU STILL NEED ENVELOPES, STAMP'S, ETC.

WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN - DOESN'T IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO GET INVOLVED WITH A COMPILATION PROJECT??