What’s inside the EP Blueprint?

This is the last time we're opening the course for good [View in Web Browser]( ill Factor from Beat Academy here... We’ve been receiving a ton of questions on the reopening of my course with Recording Revolution founder Graham Cochrane, The EP Blueprint... The step-by-step course that shows you the 10 simple steps to writing, recording, mixing, and releasing your own EP as an independent artist. And with the course opening next week for the last time… we’ll be answering the most common questions asked in this email: What exactly is The EP Blueprint? The EP Blueprint is an online course that consists of 10 in-depth modules that teach you every single step to making a great EP as an independent artist, and reaching your first 1000 streams when you’ve released your music. It’s taught by Graham and me, and we reveal countless insights we've learned over decades inside the music industry. Here’s a quick overview of the modules: 1: Planning Your EP Before you make any music, you’ve got to plan out how exactly you’re going to write, record, mix, release, and promote your EP. But it isn’t as simple as putting a deadline on paper and leaving it at that. In this module, Graham will show you how to set a realistic, yet achievable timeline to your making your EP. 2: Collaborators One of the best ways to take your music to the next level is to work with another collaborator. Whether it’s finding an instrumentalist to help arrange parts of your songs, to another co-writer, you’ll be given our best strategies on collaborating. From where to find potential collaborators, to what to do if things go wrong, it’s all inside this module. 3: Creating Song Skeletons If you’re not a natural-born songwriter, having a step-by-step process to crafting songs is key to avoiding plenty of frustration and writer’s block. You’ll be shown how to generate musical and song ideas, and how to turn them into structured songs to write lyrics and melodies for. 4: Writing Lyrics and Melodies Once you’ve got a few song ideas to work on, it’s time to start adding melodies and lyrics. However, this is where lots of musicians get stuck. Do you write something personal, or do you try to write something universal? Should you start with the melody first or lyrics? This module answers all these questions and more. Once you’ve been through this part of the course, adding a great top-line melody and catchy lyrics to your songs will be a breeze. 5: Recording & Producing With lyrics, melodies, and a clear structure to your songs, it’s time to start recording and producing the final versions of your songs! This is a crucial step where you can end up chasing the perfect take or performance, or over-recording and burning yourself out before you’ve even put together a rough mix. We’ll show you how we personally produced all the songs on our EP, how long it took us, and the ways we overcame the challenges we faced when producing them. On top of that, I’ll teach you a concept I call “Production Candy” - how to add elements to your rough productions, so that they go from sounding like a demo to a finished track. If you’ve ever struggled to turn your songs from demo to finished release, this is huge. 6: Mixing At this point, you’ve come much further than most aspiring artists. But mixing is where your songs can be enhanced to their full potential, or overworked until they’re out of life. Plus, for most beginners, mixing can be scary and unfamiliar. How much time should you schedule to mix each song? How many effects and plugins should you use on each track? What if your collaborator isn’t happy with the mix and wants a revision? This module answers all these questions, and much more. 7: Mastering While it can seem like a dark art that only a few people on earth can do, it's just preparing your mixes to be ready for commercial release. In this module, we’ll answer questions such as: - Do you need a mastering engineer to master your EP? - Should you use software to master your tracks? - Can you master your own EP for commercial release? 8: Readying Your EP Your EP’s mixed, mastered, and almost ready for release. Now’s the time to do all the things you need to ready your EP for release. We’ll show you how to sequence your songs, create cover art, and name your EP. 9: Distributing Your EP This is where the rubber meets the road. It’s time to get your EP across the various digital platforms such as Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Music, etc. We’ll show you the common mistakes to avoid, and how to make sure people can find your music online when you tell them about it. 10: Promoting Your EP With all that hard work, your EP’s done and online. But how do you make sure it doesn’t get released to crickets, and people actually listen to the music you’ve made? I’ll show you how to get your first 1000 streams, as well as our best tips on getting your songs placed on TV or film. Plus, this module contains an entire bonus training from music industry expert Adam Ivy on how to successfully launch your music with Spotify. From what kind of earnings to expect from the platform to getting your songs on crucial playlists to find new fans and more, it’s an all-comprehensive introduction to the biggest streaming platform Finally, the course ends with a recap of the 10 steps and our advice and encouragement on getting your music out there as an artist. I’m a beginner at recording and mixing, is this course too advanced for me? If you’ve never recorded and mixed a song by yourself before, don’t worry. While this course is focused on producing and releasing your own EP, the course also contains beginner training on recording and mixing. Within a couple of hours of going through it, you’ll be more than up to scratch. I’ve only got a few hours a week to work on music, are you sure I can actually make and release music this year? Yes. Honestly, even with a few hours a week, you can make and release your own EP in a matter of months. If you’re following the right steps and taking action towards it consistently, it’s an achievable goal. How much will The EP Blueprint cost? While a course or program in a music college on producing or marketing music may cost thousands of dollars, we wanted to make this course accessible to home studio musicians all over the world. And while the course contains decades of combined experience in the music industry, you’ll be able to learn how to write, record, mix, and release your EP as an independent artist for… Just one payment of $97. But as this is the last time we're opening up the EP Blueprint for new students, we want the course to be in the budget for anyone who'd like to join... So you can join the EP Blueprint for just one payment of $67 next week. I don't make rock or EDM music, will there be anything relevant for me inside this course? What makes this course special is that you’re not just seeing how to make and release your own EP. You’ll also see how the different musical influences Graham and I have come together to make a unique blend of rock, hip hop, and EDM. On top of that, there’s a ton of cool production tips and insights I teach that are relevant to any genre of popular music today. What happens if I join the EP Blueprint but it doesn’t work for me? We’ve structured this course to work for both beginners and more advanced musicians, but in the unlikely case you don’t like the course, the EP Blueprint comes with a 60-day full money-back guarantee. So you can join the EP Blueprint with no risks on your shoulders at all. When will EP Blueprint open up for new students? The EP Blueprint will open up for new students this Monday, 13th February, and will be open until Friday Midnight Pacific Time. On Monday, we’ll send you an email with the link to the registration page where you can get all the details on the EP Blueprint, and get a teaser of what’s inside the course. I hope you’re excited! ill Factor Grammy-nominated producer Beat Academy Founder [Unsubscribe]( | Sent by The Recording Revolution 777 N Ashley Dr Unit 1306 • Tampa, Florida • 33602