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New Site Launched (FCHDR)

Posted: 08.25.2010

Back in February, Moonlight Multimedia was subcontracted by The MayaTech Corporation to build a Content Management System for The Federal Collaboration on Health Disparities Research (FCHDR). FCHDR was established under the Office of Minorit... Read More

Happy New Year!

Posted: 01.06.2010

There's a lot to report on since the last news update. For starters, take a moment to check out the new multimedia portfolio viewer Eric developed for the Leffler Agenc... Read More

Late Summer Update

Posted: 08.26.2009

The last month or so has been very busy here at Moonlight Multimedia, particularly when it comes to Web development and music fronts. The bulk of the Web work of has been focused on the Leffler Agency Web site, particularly the site's full-featured News and Blog archives. Coming soon... Read More

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Prepping Your Songs for the Studio (Part II)

Posted: 11.10.2009

by Eric Fuller
Originally posted on mobtownstudios.com
Continued from Part I

Adapting Your Song Structure for the Studio
Your band has just finished listening to a studio mix of the song that is most requested by live audiences. As silence descends, everyone looks kind of confused. It’s just not happening. Everything is played “correctly”, but it doesn’t really pop and snap like it does on stage.

Maybe that long build between the verse and the hook sounds repetitive. The volume increases, but there’s no crowd egging you on, no wave breaking into the chorus. Maybe the abrupt halt between the end of the chorus and the instrumental breakdown sounds forced and kills the momentum; the wowed audience – waiting breathlessly to hear you come back in right on beat – is not there to cheer when you do.

Whatever the specific problem may be, it’s only a matter of time before you realize an old favorite needs to be reworked if it’s going to sound good on an album. Of course, rarely do you have unlimited time in the studio and as such it’s rarely worth sitting around in the studio addressing a problem of this magnitude. If you get stuck on a song that is integral to the album you’re producing, it’s often best to move on to something else for that session. It will save... Read More