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✔️ Music & Video Production Studio located in the heart of Montreux, Switzerland
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30/01/2025

A long-awaited delivery has finally arrived — a vinyl featuring concert from 2023, mixed and mastered by Hana Road Studios 🔥 It’s both a privilege and a true pleasure to work on such legendary material ✨️ Many thanks to Montreux Media Ventures for your trust!

20/01/2025

Had the absolute pleasure of working with a true legend and pro at our studio🤩 Excited to hear the results and looking forward to having you back again soon!✨️

09/12/2024

Let's have a look at some frequent mixing mistakes:

🔸️Neglecting Proper Gain Staging
This can lead to distortion, clipping, and poor overall sound quality. If your levels are too hot early on, you risk introducing unwanted distortion or losing headroom in your mix. Similarly, if your levels are too low, you might not have enough signal to work with, leading to a lack of detail and clarity.

🔸️Overprocessing with Effects
While effects such as EQ, compression, reverb, and delay can elevate a mix, overdoing it can lead to a muddy and overly complex sound. Excessive EQ boosts or heavy compression can result in unnatural or squashed sound, while overuse of reverb or delay can make elements in the mix sound distant or cluttered.

🔸️Ignoring Stereo Image and Panning
A common mistake, especially for beginners, is treating every element in the mix as though it should be placed directly in the center. This results in a flat, two-dimensional sound that lacks width and depth. A good mix should have a sense of space, with elements placed thoughtfully across the stereo field to create a dynamic, engaging listening experience.

🔸️Overloading the Low End
The low-end frequencies in a mix are crucial for adding warmth, depth, and energy, but they can also easily overwhelm the rest of the mix if not managed carefully. Overloaded bass and kick drum frequencies can quickly become boomy or muddy, making the entire mix feel unbalanced.

🔸️Failing to Reference Other Tracks
It’s easy to get caught up in the nuances of your mix and lose perspective. Without referencing other professionally mixed tracks, it’s difficult to judge whether your mix holds up in terms of balance, clarity, and impact. You may find that your track sounds great on your system but doesn’t translate well on other speakers or in different environments.

🔸️Not Taking Breaks
Mixing for extended periods can lead to ear fatigue, which affects your ability to make objective decisions. When you’re immersed in the mix for too long, you might not hear certain frequencies properly, or you may start to make decisions based on what you’ve been hearing too much of, instead of fresh perspectives.

22/11/2024

Where music is born 🎧
Hana Road Studios 📍

19/11/2024

Artist merchandise is a way for fans to connect with their favorite musicians and for artists to express their brand. However, behind the scenes of those cool designs lies a web of copyright issues that can create headaches for artists, designers, and even fans.

In the context of merchandise, copyright ensures that the creator of a design retains exclusive rights to its reproduction, distribution, and use. For artists, this means they can control how their branding and imagery are used commercially.

🔷️Common Copyright Issues in Merchandise

🔸️ Unauthorized Use of Artwork or Logos
Many artists collaborate with designers to create unique merchandise, but disputes can arise if the rights to the artwork aren’t clearly outlined. For example:
▪️ If an artist doesn't secure a proper licensing agreement, the designer might claim ownership of the work, leading to legal battles.
▪️ Bootleggers often replicate logos or designs without permission, undercutting official merchandise sales.

🔸️Fan-Created Merch
Fans often create and sell merchandise inspired by their favorite artists, such as custom T-shirts or stickers. While this can seem harmless, it’s technically a violation of copyright law.

🔸️Sampling Other Works in Merch Designs
Incorporating existing copyrighted material—like famous album covers, lyrics, or imagery—into merch designs without proper permissions can result in infringement lawsuits.

🔸️International Copyright Issues
When artists tour internationally, they face varying copyright laws. What’s protected in one country might not be enforceable in another.

🔷️How Artists Can Protect Their Merchandise

🔸️ Artists should trademark their logos, slogans, and distinctive designs to prevent unauthorized use. A registered trademark provides a stronger legal basis for enforcement.

🔸️Collaboration agreements with designers should specify ownership rights, usage terms, and royalty structures. This avoids confusion and disputes later on.

🔸️ Artists can use services that scan online marketplaces for counterfeit products.

🔸️Artists should register their trademarks in multiple jurisdictions.

05/11/2024

A songwriting camp is an organized session where artists, producers, and songwriters come together to create new music over a few days or weeks. These events have become a cornerstone in the music industry, offering a collaborative and intense environment to spark creativity, mix talents, and produce hits. Artists like Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Eurovision competitions are famous for hosting songwriting camps, bringing in top talent to create potential hits.

🔸️How Does It Work?

1. Setup: Typically, a camp has a central location where participants are divided into small groups each day. Each team usually includes songwriters, producers, and sometimes even performing artists.

2. Daily Rounds: Teams work together to craft a song from scratch. After a session, groups change, so everyone works with different people across the event.

3. Final Product: By the end of the camp, dozens of songs have been created. The best tracks may get produced, pitched to artists, or even directly recorded.

Pros 🌟

Creative Collaboration: Songwriting camps enable artists to share ideas, experiment with new sounds, and learn from each other's strengths.

Efficient Production: With intense focus, these camps can generate a lot of content quickly, leading to more chances of hitting on something unique.

Networking: Camps bring together music professionals, opening doors for future collaborations or business opportunities.

Cons ⚠️

Pressure to Perform: The high-energy, fast-paced nature can be stressful, as participants aim to make each song a potential hit.

Creative Conflicts: Differences in creative vision are common, and balancing ideas can sometimes lead to friction.

Time Constraints: The short, intense format might limit in-depth development, meaning some songs may lack refinement.

29/10/2024

The term "master rights" refers to the ownership of the original sound recording of a song. The owner of the master rights controls how and where the song is used, licensed, and monetized.

🔷️Who Can Own Master Rights?
🔸️Record labels finance the recording and take ownership of the masters in exchange for promoting and distributing the music. This means that even though an artist performs and creates the music, the label retains control over how the recording is used.
🔸️Artists who self-fund their recording projects and release music independently often retain ownership of their masters.
🔸️In some cases, a producer or an external party who invests in the production of the recording may receive a portion or full ownership
🔸️Master rights can also be sold or transferred to other parties, such as music publishers, private investors, etc
🔸️In classical music, orchestras, record labels, or sometimes even conductors may own the master rights to a particular recording of a piece.

🔷️Pros of Owning Your Masters:
🔸️Artists who own their masters have complete control over how their music is used, including in advertisements, films, and TV shows.
🔸️ Master owners collect all royalties generated from the master recording, including from streaming, sync licensing, and physical sales.
🔸️Owning master rights can be a valuable financial asset. Many artists have sold their catalogs for substantial sums, turning their masters into long-term investments.

🔷️Cons of Owning Your Masters:
🔸️Recording an album independently can be expensive. Without label funding, artists bear the full cost of production, marketing, and distribution.
🔸️ Owning your masters involves more risk. If an independently released album doesn’t perform well, the artist may struggle to recoup their investment.
🔸️Without a major label’s backing, artists may miss out on the marketing, promotion, and industry connections

💡Master rights can be bought, sold, or transferred just like any other property.
💡Reversion Clauses: Some record deals include reversion clauses, allowing artists to regain ownership of their masters after a set period (e.g., 35 years)

01/10/2024

When composing a song, it's no longer enough to just focus on traditional songwriting methods; taking social media formats and trends into account is crucial, especially if you want your song to go viral. Keep these things in mind to create a potential TikTok hit.✨️

🔸️ Focus on crafting catchy, relatable, and concise hooks that can be easily repeated. TikTok videos are short, and users need to be hooked fast.

🔸️ In your lyrics, include phrases or ideas that could inspire a viral challenge or trend, making the song easy for users to create content around. TikTok users are drawn to songs that suggest movement, emotions, or actions, like "dance," "jump," or "fly." This helps create viral moments through dances or visual storytelling.

🔸️ Identify TikTok trends (like dances or challenges) and create a song that naturally fits into them. Your track should complement popular challenges or inspire new ones. Consider tempo and rhythm that suit a trending dance style, as TikTok users love to create choreography.

🔸️ Think about moments in your song that can lead to visual creativity (e.g., a pause for a dance move, a drop for a transition). Integrate sound effects or transitions in your song that users can interact with or creatively integrate into their content.

🔸️ Write with both TikTok and long-form platforms in mind. Condense the essence of the song for TikTok—making sure your key lines or moments fit within a short video clip—while allowing space for the full emotional journey in the longer version for streaming platforms.

23/09/2024

video shoot at Hana Road Studios 📍

16/09/2024

Synchronization (Sync) Royalties are a vital revenue source for artists, songwriters, and music publishers. But what exactly are they, and how are they generated?

🔸️What Are Sync Royalties?
Sync royalties are earned whenever a piece of music is synchronized with visual media. This includes movies, TV shows, commercials, video games, and even online content like YouTube videos or social media ads. Sync royalties differ from other types of royalties because they apply specifically to the pairing of music with visual elements.

🔸️How Are Sync Royalties Generated?
Every time a production company, studio, or independent content creator uses a song in their project, they must obtain a synchronization license. This license grants them the right to sync the music with visual content, and the rights holder (often the artist, songwriter, or publisher) is compensated. These royalties are typically negotiated upfront as a one-time fee, but in some cases, ongoing royalties can be generated from repeated use of the content (e.g., reruns or international broadcasts).

🔸️Who Collects Sync Royalties?
Sync royalties are usually handled directly between the rights holders (or their music publisher) and the production company seeking the license. Unlike performance royalties, which are managed by organizations like ASCAP or BMI, sync royalties require individual negotiation. This makes them potentially more lucrative, as rights holders can set their own terms.

06/09/2024

Proud and honored to have worked with on the acoustic version of his song 'Rush of Blood.' 🔥 The recording session took place in a location of historical significance – ✨️

Recorded, mixed and mastered by
Coordinator:
Many thanks to Montreux Media Ventures, , and for your trust 🙏🏼

04/09/2024

It was a pleasure to host
🔸️ (Mayor of Montreux)
🔸️ (CEO ) 🔸️Jean-Pierre Pigeon (Managing Director at )
🔸️ (Economy, Culture and Tourism department at the Municipality of Montreux) 🔸️Jérôme Colin (Directeur Général .barriere )
🔸️Christoph Sturny (Director at Montreux-Vevey Tourism )
🔸️Michael Smithuis ( GM)
🔸️Bernard Schmid (Director at Promove)
and
🔸️Ezio Vialmin (Director of ) at our studio ✨️
Had a chance to listen to some Dolby Atmos mixes and discuss the development of the local music industry⚜️

29/08/2024

🔹️What Are Performance Royalties?
Performance royalties are payments made to songwriters, composers, and publishers when their music is performed publicly. This can include:
🔸️Live performances
🔸️Broadcasts: Music played on radio and television broadcasts
🔸️Streaming services: When a song is streamed on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube
🔸️Public spaces: Music played in places like restaurants, retail stores, and gyms also falls under this category.

🔹️Performance royalties are generated whenever music is used in a public setting. The process involves several key steps:
🔸️Public Performance: Whenever music is played publicly, whether live or through broadcasting or streaming, it triggers the generation of performance royalties.
🔸️Monitoring and Reporting: Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) and other collecting societies monitor various media to track music usage. They gather data from radio stations, TV channels, venues, and online platforms to determine how often a song is played and the extent of its usage.
🔸️Licensing Agreements: Organizations like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC in the U.S., negotiate licensing agreements with businesses and media outlets that use music. These agreements outline the terms and rates for using the music, ensuring that the creators are compensated appropriately.

🔹️The collection and distribution of performance royalties involve several key players:
🔸️PROs: They collect royalties from businesses, media outlets, and streaming services that use music. They have agreements with venues, broadcasters, and digital platforms to ensure that royalties are paid.
🔸️Registration: Songwriters, composers, and publishers must register their works with PROs to ensure they receive performance royalties.
🔸️Royalty Distribution: PROs distribute the collected royalties to their members based on the frequency and extent of the music’s usage. They use complex algorithms and data from monitoring efforts to determine the appropriate share for each rights holder.
🔸️Payment: Royalties are typically paid out on a regular basis, such as quarterly or semi-annually.

28/08/2024

video shoot at Hana Road Studios 📍

20/08/2024

Musical instruments are in a constant state of evolution. While many instruments adapt and remain integral to our lives, culture, and music production, others eventually fall out of use. Today we’ll delve into some of these once-innovative instruments that are no longer in regular use.

🔸️Telharmonium
Invented by Thaddeus Cahill in 1897, the telharmonium was an early electronic instrument using rotating electromagnetic generators. It was designed to broadcast music over telephone lines but was limited by its massive size, high cost, and technical challenges.(see the first image)👆

🔸️Hurdy-Gurdy
Dating back to the 11th century, the hurdy-gurdy is a stringed instrument played by turning a crank that rubs the strings with a rosined wheel, creating a droning sound. Once popular in folk and ceremonial music, it declined with the rise of the violin.

🔸️Serpentine
Emerging in the early 16th century, the serpentine (or serpent) was a coiled brass instrument used in military and religious settings. Its deep sound and design were eventually overshadowed by the tuba.

🔸️Rebec
The rebec, a medieval bowed string instrument from the 9th century, has a pear-shaped body and three strings. Prominent in European music until the 16th century, it influenced the development of the violin.

🔸️Nyckelharpa
The nyckelharpa, dating back to the 14th century in Sweden, features keys that alter the pitch of its strings and is played with a bow. Traditionally used in Swedish folk music, it blends elements of string and keyboard instruments.

08/08/2024

Technology is changing the way we make music, making many tasks easier—even the creative ones. For songwriters, finding new ideas and getting past writer’s block can be tough. Luckily, there are now smart solutions designed to help with these challenges. In this post, we'll look at some cool AI-driven resources that can support songwriters at different stages of the songwriting process.

🔹Idea Generation
🔸AI Tool: Soundraw
Soundraw helps songwriters create original music tracks using AI. By adjusting parameters like mood, genre, and instrumentation, Soundraw generates unique compositions that can be used as a foundation for further development.
🔸AI Tool: Aiva
Aiva (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist) helps generate melodies and harmonies based on user inputs. This tool is great for brainstorming and creating initial ideas for a song.

🔹Lyric Writing
🔸AI Tool: OpenAI's GPT-4
GPT-4 can generate lyrics based on prompts provided by the user. This tool is useful for overcoming writer’s block or experimenting with different lyrical themes and styles.
🔸AI Tool: Lyric Studio
Lyric Studio helps generate and refine lyrics by suggesting phrases and rhymes. It’s particularly useful for songwriters who need a boost in lyrical creativity or want to polish their lyrics.

🔹Melody and Harmony Creation
🔸AI Tool: Ecrett Music
Ecrett Music offers an intuitive way to create royalty-free music. By selecting the desired mood and scene, users can generate melodies and harmonies that fit specific themes, perfect for refining musical ideas and compositions.

🔹Arrangement and Production
🔸AI Tool: LANDR
LANDR offers AI-driven mastering and production services. It helps songwriters polish their tracks by providing automated mixing and mastering options.

Have you ever used AI in songwriting? 😃

30/07/2024

Mechanical royalties are a fundamental part of the music industry, ensuring that songwriters and publishers get paid whenever their music is reproduced or distributed. Understanding how these royalties work is essential for anyone involved in creating or distributing music.

🔹What Are Mechanical Royalties?
Mechanical royalties are payments made to songwriters and publishers for the reproduction of their music on physical media (like CDs and vinyl) and digital platforms (like downloads and streams). The term "mechanical" comes from the early days of music when songs were reproduced using mechanical means, such as piano rolls and phonographs.

🔹How Mechanical Royalties Are Generated:
🔸Physical Sales:
* Every time a physical copy of a song is sold, a mechanical royalty is generated.
🔸Digital Downloads:
* Paid Downloads: Services like iTunes generate mechanical royalties each time a song is purchased and downloaded.
🔸 Streaming:
* On-Demand Streaming: Platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music generate mechanical royalties every time a song is streamed. This is in addition to the performance royalties that are also earned from streaming.

🔹How Mechanical Royalties Are Collected:
🔸 Mechanical Rights Organizations:
* In the U.S.: The Harry Fox Agency is the primary organization responsible for collecting and distributing mechanical royalties. In Switzerland, mechanical royalties are collected through a centralized system managed by the Swiss performance rights organization, SUISA.
🔸 Direct Licensing:
* Licensing Agreements: Songwriters and publishers can enter into direct licensing agreements with record labels, streaming services, and other entities to ensure they receive mechanical royalties.

🔹Mechanical Royalties Rates:
🔸 Statutory Rates: In the U.S., this rate is currently set at 12.4 cents per track or 2.39 cents for each minute of playing time, whichever is greater.
🔸 Negotiated Rates: For streaming, rates are often negotiated between the streaming service and the rights holders, typically resulting in a fraction of a cent per stream.

23/07/2024

Writing songs across different genres can be a challenge, as each genre has its own unique characteristics. In this post, we'll share key considerations to keep in mind when writing for a specific genre.

🔹POP
🔸 Melody:
* Focus on crafting an instantly memorable and repeatable hook
* Use major scales and simple, singable phrases
🔸Lyrics:
* Aim for universal themes and personal experiences
* Use simple, conversational language that resonates with a broad audience
* Incorporate catchy phrases

🔹ROCK
🔸Melody:
* Strong riffs are a cornerstone
* Use pentatonic scales and power chords
* Allow room for instrumental solos, typically guitar solos
🔸Lyrics:
* Themes can range from personal struggles and rebellion to social issues
* Use powerful language to convey emotion
* Consider storytelling elements
🔸Instrumentation:
* Emphasize electric guitars, bass, and drums
* Use overdrive and distortion effects on guitars
* A strong, dynamic lead vocalist is often central

🔹HIP-HOP
🔸Melody:
* Focus on rhythmic flow and cadence
* Incorporate call-and-response elements
🔸Lyrics:
* Prioritize rhythm, wordplay, and rhyme schemes
* Address personal experiences and social issues
* Use storytelling techniques
🔸Production:
* Beats are foundational, often using samples and loops
* Heavy basslines and crisp drum patterns are essential

🔹EDM
🔸Melody:
* Catchy, repetitive, memorable
* Build-up and drop are crucial elements
🔸Lyrics:
* Often simple and repetitive, with catchy phrases and hooks
* Minimalist approach, letting the music take center stage
🔸Production:
* Heavy use of synthesizers, drum machines, and electronic effects
* Create energy and a strong beat
* Layer sounds

🔹AFROBEAT
🔸Melody:
* Groove-oriented, with repetitive melodic lines
* Use African scales and rhythms
🔸Lyrics:
* Use a mix of English and African languages
* Emphasize rhythmic delivery and cultural references
🔸Instrumentation:
* Use traditional African instruments alongside modern ones
* Emphasize percussion, brass, and rhythm guitar
* Keep the production vibrant and energetic

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As we approach the end of the year, we celebrate a remarkable milestone—15 years of The Hana Road! Born from a deep passion and love for creativity, we’ve evolved from a recording facility into a full-scale creative hub, continuously pushing boundaries and redefining what’s possible in the world of content creation. Today, we reflect on a journey filled with challenges overcome, bold risks taken, and earned accomplishments. It’s both humbling and heartwarming to look back and see how much was achieved, how many unique and exciting projects were brought to life, and how far we’ve come. Over the years, we’ve worked with globally renowned celebrities, musicians, brands, and companies. Now, as we take the next bold step—expanding into foreign markets and establishing our creative hub in Dubai—we look forward with anticipation and excitement for the future. Here’s to 15 years of relentless creativity and to even greater horizons ahead! 𝓐 𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓲𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓾𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮 𝓹𝓾𝓻𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓮 , 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓮𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓰𝓾𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓳𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓮𝔂 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓾𝓬𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 – 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓪𝓷𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓪𝓭. . #hanaroadstudios #hanaroadproduction #birthday