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Soundalikes are songs that are meant to sound similar to well known musical artists. The music should allow the listener a similar feeling and tone while still being original. Music supervisors very often are limited to small budgets and cannot afford sync licenses for the real musician's recording and song. For this reason, it is more affordable to use a soundalike recording in the same style. As a recording artist wanting to create sound-alikes, you want to take influence from the original band without infringing on their copyright. Firstly set your song at a similar speed. This ensures the overall attitude will remain. A few beats per minute difference would be smart. It is recommended to change the key signature. 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'll want to record instruments that are included on the referenced recording, aiming for tone and arrangement in their style. Lyrically, try to write words that convey the general concept yet are original enough to be considered a great song unto itself. If your singing style is not similar enough to the artist's you will need to collaborate with a professional singer who can convincingly sing the intended style of music. This factor is very important to convincing the listener. Once you have finished recording all of your tracks, the production also needs to use similar techniques as the musicians. Read blogs covering the artist's recording process in detail. The producer usually talks about what gear 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, sometimes employing a mixing engineer to fine tune the record will allow your piece to sound its best. No matter where you decide to mix the track it is wise to have the song mastered by a dedicated mastering engineer. Send both the referenced song and your version so the engineer can shoot for something very similar in comparison. Now that you have perfected your soundalike writing process, your songs can start to be signed to music libraries. If the music is good enough and fit the right cue, the music can generate a nice source of money via sync licensing and back-end public performance royalties. Scott Horton of Short Ton Productions is the definition of the modern songwriter, music producer, and mix engineer. Collaborating with talent the world over his music can be noticed on musical albums and in TV and film. Listen to Scott's musical works at www.shorttonproductions.com
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