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Soundalikes are songs that are meant to be in a similar style to more popular musical artists. The record should convey to the listener a similar feeling and tone while still being original. Music supervisors very often are limited to small budgets and cannot work in sync licenses for the real band's recording and song. Because of this, it is more realistic to utilize a soundalike recording in the same style. As a composer wanting to record sound-alikes, you want to take influence from the original artist without infringing on their copyright. First set your song at a similar BPM. This ensures the overall vibe will remain. A few beats per minute difference would be fitting. It is recommended to change the key. Study the song's chord progression and song structure. Ensure that you write a different progression whilst keeping the feel. Another key aspect is instrumentation. You will want to use instruments that are included on the referenced recording, going after tone and arrangement in their manner. Lyrically, try to write words that convey the overall concept yet are unique enough to be considered a real song unto itself. If your singing style is not similar enough to the artist's you will need to hire with a professional vocalist who can convincingly perform the intended genre. This factor is extremely important to convincing the listener. Once you have finished recording all of your instruments and vocals, the production additionally should be modeled after the musicians. Read articles covering the artist's production process in detail. The music producer usually talks about what plug-ins was used and how they approached processing certain instruments. If you have a decent home studio, you should be able to complete the process at home. However, many times employing a mixing engineer to polish the record will make your piece to stand out. No matter where you decide to mix the production it would be smart to have the production mastered by a dedicated mastering house. Send both the original song and your composition so the engineer can model something very similar in comparison. Now that you have perfected your sound-alike recording process, your compositions can start to be signed to music publishers. If the music is good enough and fit the right cue, the recording can generate a great source of money via sync licensing and back-end public performance royalties. Scott Horton of Short Ton Productions is a stellar example of today's songwriter, music producer, and mix engineer. Working with talent all over the world Scott's productions can be heard on musical albums and in television and movies. check out Scott's songs at www.shorttonproductions.com
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