{"id":54,"date":"2008-05-01T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T11:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.gregbueno.com\/wp\/vexvox\/2008\/05\/01\/checklist\/"},"modified":"2008-05-01T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T11:47:05","slug":"checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregbueno.com\/vexvox\/2008\/05\/01\/checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In preparation of the release of <em>enigmatics<\/em>, I have &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8230; remixed and remastered the recordings.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; sequenced the tracks and burned a test disc.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; applied for membership with ASCAP as both a songwriter and a publisher.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; filed DBAs with Travis County to operate as Observant Records and Eponymous 4.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; opened business bank account under Observant Records and Eponymous 4.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; signed up with CD Baby.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; revised the cover art to include a bit more in the way of credits.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; set up a payment mechanism with Paypal.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; gotten a sales tax permit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I still have to &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><del>&#8230; set up a DBA with Travis County to operate under whatever publishing name ASCAP approves.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/6\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; establish a business bank account for the publishing company.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/7\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; revise the credits to include the approved publishing company name.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/6\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; burn the actual CD to be duplicated at the printing plant.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/3\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; file Form SR for the sound recording with the Copyright Office under Observant Records.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/16\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; file Form PA for the songs with the Copyright Office under the approved publishing company name.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/16\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; register, at the very least, the tracks on <em>enigmatics<\/em> with ASCAP, after membership is approved.<\/del><em>(finished 5\/16\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><del>&#8230; have the CDs duped and printed.<\/del><em>(ordered 5\/16\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230; <del>send five to CD Baby.<\/del><em>(sent 6\/4\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230; maybe put three on consignment with Waterloo Records.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; <del>consider signing up for Amazon Advantage.<\/del><em>(signed up 5\/20\/2008)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230; let people know it exists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Right now, the only thing holding everything up is the name ASCAP approves for my publishing company. Once I can get that determined, everything else can proceed. I&#039;m kind of anxious to get things rolling because my momentum is pretty good. I managed to do everything else in a day.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the label is out of the realm of fantasy, I want to get back to working on the material at which I&#039;ve been chipping for the past three years. These aren&#039;t just casual demos any more &#8212; I&#039;m actually working on something I intend to sell.<\/p>\n<p>I&#039;m somewhat nervous about that. The independent part of me wants to forge on ahead in full DIY fashion, while the objective part of me knows I could make my &quot;product&quot; a lot better with outside talent. In short, do I really want to charge people at least $10 to hear my weak singing?<\/p>\n<p>Another funny side effect of this whole endeavor is the feeling of being split into multiple personalities. If Eponymous 4, Observant Records and <del>[whatever name ASCAP approves]<\/del> Shinkyoku Advocacy were three different people, negotiating the finer aspects of mechanical royalties and artist royalties would matter. Since all three are me, what difference does it make?<\/p>\n<p>That&#039;s the thing &#8212; I don&#039;t want any confusion arising from which entity gets what share of a sale. I could &quot;award&quot; myself full statutory rate on the music publishing, but I would like a little more cash in the label to cover those operations. So <del>I&#039;m<\/del> &#8212; ooops, my <em>publishing company<\/em> is actually going with the standard 75 percent of mechanical.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, each company is going to have to pay the other. It&#039;ll be weird to handle that accounting.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I&#039;m doing all of this to see whether I can. Everything related to Eponymous 4 since 2005 has been an exercise in answering that question.<\/p>\n<p>Can I record an album&#039;s worth of material? Yes, at least five times over.<br \/>Can I learn how to make my recordings sound somewhat decent? Yes, if scant listener reaction is any indication.<br \/>Have I still retained enough of my layout sense to design the cover art? Yes, I still know my points from picas.<br \/>Can I do this well enough to send something to a CD pressing plant? 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