Taddei Productions

24/01/2023

https://youtu.be/wEYUVLEHlVo

This view from a drone over a sailboat was shot on the Evo ii Pro 6K in Oklahoma City by Danny Taddei, (drone pilot, and videographer)

16/09/2022

I shoot film and record music but on the thought of music, I decided to get to the point. A common question I get is "Do you record Demos or Master recordings". The answer is both - of course!

So what is the difference? Let’s just start with what is a great song and we’ll get to the recording part later. First of all, a great song should be defined as one that does a great job of filling its intended use.

What?

While most people think that songwriting and hit songs need great songs, with great lyrics, that are recorded perfectly for their styles, there are other uses for music. Those other uses may need something completely different to accomplish their intended use. An example would be, let's say, a film where a lady is walking down a sidewalk dressed properly and clean and the scene calls for her to be completely offended by kids playing music in a garage. Well, your recording needs to be noisy and loose, hollow and loud as if it is inside a garage. So the point is, define your music before you record it. Do you want to sound raw, polished, and time-stamped in the ’50s, or what?

Once you figure out what you are looking for, then the next step is to decide what the finished will be. Art is never finished; it is only abandoned.

A demo is a quick recording that presents what you want the recording to present. A master is the best recording you can do for a budget that will keep people happy in a commercial medium such as radio or TV.

How do you get a world-class, master recording and what gear do you need?

A world-class master recording can be made on less than world-class equipment if you know what you are doing. A world-class master recording will never be made on world-class equipment if you don’t have a grasp on what you doing with the equipment.

An imagination to hear a song before it is done, techniques to reproduce your imagined sound, and ears to know when the sound is right, are essential.

OK then, we have our start.

What I do here in my studio when it comes to a demo, is to use top gear and techniques that produce masters on a regular basis but what we don’t do is spend countless hours polishing and fine-tuning each note of each track. We use great musicians and as much imagination as we can but we don’t work on a lead guitar part for 4 weeks to get that perfect brand new sound no one has ever heard before. We don’t spend 200 hours dialing in a bass sound. We do a really great job at getting a song done in a fantastic way that suits the needs of its intended use, and on a fixed budget.

We try to fit a few songs of the same general style, in one day. We hire the best people for that style and have them come in on that day. We hand them charts, play any pre-session demos we have worked up and rehearse the songs a few times. If someone has any cool ideas, we share them and work them out. When we’re ready enough, we hit record and track your song. We get the levels nice, the tone right, and voila, we have a demo or the tracks at least. We usually have the lead singer stay after and redo all the vocal tracks to make them as good as we can get them.

We like to record 4 songs a day so sometimes we put a song on the wait list for a few days until we can get it done right. Some of our players exceed in one area and are only good in another. We figure that waiting a few days to get it done the best it can be done is a worthwhile wait.

If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or issues, please contact us. We love to give you the confidence to try us the first time.

It only takes one demo from us to keep you coming back forever.

To get started, just email me, Danny Taddei

16/10/2021

So, as I am taking off and getting into position I figure, hey, maybe I'll run some video on the way out just to see what I look like. The next thing I know, the client makes a splash page from the outtake... pretty cool!

https://www.whistlerbillboards.com/

Tulsa and Oklahoma City Billboard and Outdoor Media

09/11/2020

We don't visit here much anymore. Feel free to look me up personally at: mewe.com/i/dannytaddeiOur

28/08/2020

22/08/2020

Thank you Kris Osborn. I never take pictures of the set or work I do. I just let that run pass on by so I really appreciate your taking the time to catch a few moments from today’s shoot!

20/08/2020

Jingle recording time.... The rigorous tuning process...

19/08/2020

This has nothing to do with our company but it is so well done we wanted to share it.
For anyone involved in art, soak this up and enjoy!

https://youtu.be/FTKP0Y9MVus

Please consider supporting my videos on: http://www.patreon.com/CaptainDisillusion Special Thanks to the Action Movie Kids for lending their voices! https://...

07/08/2020

FREE
DSLR waterproof bag. I think it is waterproof to, 65feet. If you have a DSLR that you wanna keep out of the rain or that you were taking on your boat, come get this. Let me know. I’m going to donate it to the Salvation Army if nobody wants it.

04/08/2020

Discovery,
Handheld gimbal systems don’t like to work while driving in circles around on a bumpy road in a car with tight suspension past electrical transformers!
So, bumps and suspension are something we understand but the constant circle put pressure on the gyros which feel the pressure 90degrees around the plane of rotation which causes gyroscopic precession and that is a pain when you’re trying to focus on a single object. Then when passing by the power boxes on the side of the road there were magnetics pulling, and causing a huge dip in the gyros.
Lesson learned... All the great gear isn’t worth squat sometimes and a tiny GoPro on a helmet, on the head of a passenger sitting on the back of a motorcycle is sometimes the best you can do. Ugh.

02/08/2020

02/08/2020

CASTING CALL: Female, to look 18 with motorcycle endorsement.
I need a fit looking young lady with a motorcycle endorsement to drive a Vespa in a few scenes for a social media ad for a Local motorcycle company.
The actual riding is only going to be for about a block at a time and the bike will be transported between locations.
No visible tattoos and a fit figure to look like a stereotypical healthy innocent debutant first year college student.
Please contact us through a PM with current picture, preferred contact method, any questions and anything else you want me to see.
The right look and the ability to ride a Vespa are all we require. First-timers on set are fine!
Thank you.

01/08/2020