The Culture House: Studios

The Culture House Recording Studios

Booking and Policies

Booking:
A $100 deposit is required to book your session. The deposit will be applied to your session or refunded if you cancel within 72 hours prior to your session time. If your deposit is not received within 10 days of your session time, your time may be forfeited to another client. If you cancel your session less than 72 hours in advance or fail to show for your session, your deposit will not be returned and you may be charged for a portion or all of your scheduled studio time.

The Culture House Studios requires a minimum of 4 hours for any session. We will consult with you around the time of your booking so that we can understand your expectations and serve you appropriately. We strongly recommend that you plan your sessions ahead of time and allow for some overtime in case the tracking and overdubbing process takes longer than you expected.

Package Rates:

1 Day Package: $500.00 Includes 1 day (8 hrs/day) of set-up, tracking and mixing. Master (CDR) & Session Back-up to client hard drive.

3 Day Package: $1,500.00 Includes 3 Consecutive Lock-out days (8 hrs/ea day) of set-up, tracking and mixing. Master (CDR) Session Back-up to client hard drive.

5 Day Package: $2,500.00 Includes 5 Consecutive Lock-out days (8 hrs/ea day) of set-up, tracking and mixing. Master (CDR) Session Back-up to client hard drive.

Open Rate

$75.00 per hour.

Special Packages (download pdf)

Client is responsible for additional recordings costs such as the production of any master embodying artist’s performance(s), the cost of all instruments, musicians, vocalist, conductors, arrangers, orchestrators, copyist, and payments to any union or trustee related to the use of AF of M, Aftra or other union members, travel per diems, production fee’s and / or advances, rehearsal halls, cost of non studio facilities and equipment, dubbing, transportation of instruments or equipment, and other cost and expenses incurred in producing any master.

Payment
Payment is required upon completion of each session. Payment may be made by cash, personal or company check, or credit card.

Masters
Your account must be paid in full prior to receiving your master.

The Culture House Studios has the right to use any and all clients’ session work created at The Culture House Studios for it’s own promotion, and will not sell or act as an agent on behalf of any clients’ or collect royalty fees in association for such promotional and/or demonstrational use.

Studio Time:
When possible you may move in and start setting up prior to your start time. If the studio is available and the engineer is not present, there will be no charge until the engineer arrives. Please call the day before your session to determine if an early setup is possible. The clock begins when the engineer starts working with you setting up equipment, getting levels, debugging instrument problems (such as hum, buzz, MIDI or SMPTE codes, etc.). If during long sessions you wish to take a meal break, you may do so off the clock. This allows the engineer to work on other projects in the studio or take a break. If you want to work through the meal break to listen to the session, do edits, overdubs, etc., the clock continues to run. The engineer may choose to eat and work at the same time. When you indicate you are finished and the equipment is no longer in use the clock stops. (If a master is being burned, the clock continues to run until the master is finished.) Clean up is on us.

Starting Time:
When you schedule time it is expected you will arrive on time and we adjust our work schedule accordingly. It should be understood that we will bill you from the beginning of your scheduled time regardless of what time you arrive. Studio time is billed in 1/2-hour increments.

Ending Time:
We do our best to be flexible. Often another session is scheduled immediately following yours and in most cases we allow at least 1 hour leeway between sessions. If you should require a little more time, we will try to continue and ask the next scheduled appointment if they can wait. However, if this is not acceptable to them, we ask that you be considerate and stop your project and schedule another session. It is always a good idea to approximate the amount of time you will need and schedule accordingly.

Open-Ended Time:
If no one is scheduled after you, such as at the end of the day or on weekends, you may continue until you reach your goal or wish to stop. Keep in mind your engineer may be fatigued after many hours and the likelihood of error can increase. Also, your performance quality may suffer, eventually affecting the quality of your final project.

Equipment Rental:
If there is something you need that we do not have available, you may bring it yourself or request us to rent it for you at prevailing rates. Any equipment damaged or broken by clients will be repaired or replaced at cost and billed accordingly.

Material Purchase:
Final tracks are delivered to the client on hard drive. Each client MUST provide the studio with a fresh, firewire hard drive compatible with Apple OX operating system and Digidesign® ProTools®. All other materials such as CD-Rs, DATs, DVDs, etc., must be purchased and will become your personal property.

Restricted Recordings:
As a professional recording studio we respect the intellectual property rights of all artists. Mechanical licenses are required prior to duplication. At your request we will explain how to obtain mechanical licenses from the appropriate sources. The Culture House reserves the right to cancel any session that we deem morally objectionable.

Food and Beverage:
The Culture House kitchen is available for your convenience at no additional charge. The kitchen has a microwave and refrigerator/freezer. You may bring your own food and beverages and store them in the refrigerator or you may order food to be delivered, which can be paid for directly or added to your invoice. Food and drink may be brought into the studio but must be kept away from equipment racks, console and piano.

No Smoking:
Smoking is prohibited inside The Culture House Facilities. If you choose to smoke outdoors, please do so in the designated areas.

Drugs are strictly prohibited:
We reserve the right to deny access to our premises and our equipment to those clearly under the influence of drugs or alcohol.


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	The Culture House Recording Studios Booking and Policies Booking: A $100 deposit is required to book your session. The deposit will be applied to your session or refunded if you cancel within 72 hours prior to your session time. If your deposit is not received within 10 days of your session time, your time may be forfeited to another client. If you cancel your session less than 72 hours in advance or fail to show for your session, your deposit will not be returned and you may be charged for a portion or all of your scheduled studio time. The Culture House Studios requires a minimum of 4 hours for any session. We will consult with you around the time of your booking so that we can understand your expectations and serve you appropriately. We strongly recommend that you plan your sessions ahead of time and allow for some overtime in case the tracking and overdubbing process takes longer than you expected. Package Rates: 1 Day Package: $500.00 Includes 1 day (8 hrs/day) of set-up, tracking and mixing. Master (CDR) & Session Back-up to client hard drive. 3 Day Package: $1,500.00 Includes 3 Consecutive Lock-out days (8 hrs/ea day) of set-up, tracking and mixing. Master (CDR) Session Back-up to client hard drive. 5 Day Package: $2,500.00 Includes 5 Consecutive Lock-out days (8 hrs/ea day) of set-up, tracking and mixing. Master (CDR) Session Back-up to client hard drive. Open Rate $75.00 per hour. Special Packages (download pdf) Client is responsible for additional recordings costs such as the production of any master embodying artist’s performance(s), the cost of all instruments, musicians, vocalist, conductors, arrangers, orchestrators, copyist, and payments to any union or trustee related to the use of AF of M, Aftra or other union members, travel per diems, production fee’s and / or advances, rehearsal halls, cost of non studio facilities and equipment, dubbing, transportation of instruments or equipment, and other cost and expenses incurred in producing any master. Payment Payment is required upon completion of each session. Payment may be made by cash, personal or company check, or credit card. Masters Your account must be paid in full prior to receiving your master. The Culture House Studios has the right to use any and all clients’ session work created at The Culture House Studios for it’s own promotion, and will not sell or act as an agent on behalf of any clients’ or collect royalty fees in association for such promotional and/or demonstrational use. Studio Time: When possible you may move in and start setting up prior to your start time. If the studio is available and the engineer is not present, there will be no charge until the engineer arrives. Please call the day before your session to determine if an early setup is possible. The clock begins when the engineer starts working with you setting up equipment, getting levels, debugging instrument problems (such as hum, buzz, MIDI or SMPTE codes, etc.). If during long sessions you wish to take a meal break, you may do so off the clock. This allows the engineer to work on other projects in the studio or take a break. If you want to work through the meal break to listen to the session, do edits, overdubs, etc., the clock continues to run. The engineer may choose to eat and work at the same time. When you indicate you are finished and the equipment is no longer in use the clock stops. (If a master is being burned, the clock continues to run until the master is finished.) Clean up is on us. Starting Time: When you schedule time it is expected you will arrive on time and we adjust our work schedule accordingly. It should be understood that we will bill you from the beginning of your scheduled time regardless of what time you arrive. Studio time is billed in 1/2-hour increments. Ending Time: We do our best to be flexible. Often another session is scheduled immediately following yours and in most cases we allow at least 1 hour leeway between sessions. If you should require a little more time, we will try to continue and ask the next scheduled appointment if they can wait. However, if this is not acceptable to them, we ask that you be considerate and stop your project and schedule another session. It is always a good idea to approximate the amount of time you will need and schedule accordingly. Open-Ended Time: If no one is scheduled after you, such as at the end of the day or on weekends, you may continue until you reach your goal or wish to stop. Keep in mind your engineer may be fatigued after many hours and the likelihood of error can increase. Also, your performance quality may suffer, eventually affecting the quality of your final project. Equipment Rental: If there is something you need that we do not have available, you may bring it yourself or request us to rent it for you at prevailing rates. Any equipment damaged or broken by clients will be repaired or replaced at cost and billed accordingly. Material Purchase: Final tracks are delivered to the client on hard drive. Each client MUST provide the studio with a fresh, firewire hard drive compatible with Apple OX operating system and Digidesign® ProTools®. All other materials such as CD-Rs, DATs, DVDs, etc., must be purchased and will become your personal property. Restricted Recordings: As a professional recording studio we respect the intellectual property rights of all artists. Mechanical licenses are required prior to duplication. At your request we will explain how to obtain mechanical licenses from the appropriate sources. The Culture House reserves the right to cancel any session that we deem morally objectionable. Food and Beverage: The Culture House kitchen is available for your convenience at no additional charge. The kitchen has a microwave and refrigerator/freezer. You may bring your own food and beverages and store them in the refrigerator or you may order food to be delivered, which can be paid for directly or added to your invoice. Food and drink may be brought into the studio but must be kept away from equipment racks, console and piano. No Smoking: Smoking is prohibited inside The Culture House Facilities. If you choose to smoke outdoors, please do so in the designated areas. Drugs are strictly prohibited: We reserve the right to deny access to our premises and our equipment to those clearly under the influence of drugs or alcohol.