Grassroots Hamburg Music Support

This is a copy of the first draft of the studio description from the business plan. I would value ur feedback on the idea and where it could be extended... if I forgot something from the lists. ..any suggestions? :)

Grassroots Support of local Hamburg Artists

Who do we want to help?

Those who don't have the resources to take thier music to the world. Those short on cash, tied by family financial commitments, stuck in the same practice/street playing cycle. Those who find it hard to get heard and seen. Those who can't get a pratice room, who find it hard to keep a band going due to lack of resources. We simply want to help those people who want a chance to take thier music more seriously or who do already and can't get a foot on the ladder.

What do we want to create?

A budget recording studio to produce demo recordings for hard up musos and street musicians who normally wouldn't have access to these opportunities. Any genre is possible, from blues and soul to singer-songwriters or hip hop, though this is not really suited to say... death metal bands.

How would it work?

1. We set up a first meeting with the prospective artist who shows us the work they want to record, either played for us or recorded on their phone. We don't want to spoon feed people we want to enable them, thus some initiave on their part is necessary.
2. The artist will be asked to cover a Public Domain piece of music in their own style as part of honouring the heritage The Jelly Roll Factory is founded on.
3. Once they have done that we will arrange a studio appointment of 2 to 3 hours. The onus is on the artist to make the most of the time allotted and to be ready and professional.
4. There will be a token charge of xyz€. People take things more seriously when there is even a small amount of money in the game.
5. When the demo of 3, 4 or 5 songs is complete they will be given the master copy on CD rom or on thier USB stick as mp3 files. We will not store back ups unless asked to by the artist.

Where would we do this?

A bunker practice room or other practice space in Hamburg. These generally cost between 150€ and 300€ per month to rent.

The space will be multi-purpose. Giving us both a recording studio and initially a base of operations from which to run The Jelly Roll Factory.

What equipment would we need to record artists?

• PA system and speakers
• various leads
• 2 vocals microphones, leads and stands
• 50 watt guitar amp
• Bass amp
• Computer with CD burmer
• Basic drum kit
• Recording software Audacity Pro

What other furniture would we need?

• Chairs
• Bar stools
• Tea crates
• Table
• Desk
• Book shelves
• Record player, speakers and amp
• Lighting
• Fridge
• White/Notice/Chalk board

These would be sourced through ebay kleinanzeigen, ebay, amazon and donated. Between the founding members of The Jelly Roll Factory we have enough music and music tech savvy to be able to make value for money acqusitions.