Welcome to Blue Cyclone Studios. Specializing in music production; specifically recording, mixing, live sound, as well as on location recording. Blue Cyclone Studios is a production company for your music, audio, video, graphic design, and multimedia content. Based out of Flemington, NJ this company got its start in 2004. Since then it has served the greater area of central NJ as a place for musicians and artists to create and capture their work for a variety of projects. We've recorded and mixed full albums, EP's, demos, soundtracks, audio/music for video games, and music for film. We've also worked closely with other film and video crews to create professional music videos and EPK's. Clients and industry professionals enjoy working with the head engineer/producer Bill Mann, who is also the founder of the company. He is an artist himself as well, and understands both the creative and logistical needs for music and media projects. Check out the rest of the website for more info.
Music
Production
Pre-Production:
First half hour of pre-production is free. Every hour after
is
standard hourly rate or billed as a separate item on
your contract. Often
overlooked is this stage of a
project. This pre-production stage gives us a chance
to
look into what the client is trying to achieve and what they
have to start with. It
also gives us a look ahead to what
will be necessary and how to approach the
particular
project.
Recording: Recording time
is standard hourly rate, block rates are available, and
contract deals are negotiated during pre-production.
Mixing: Mixing with the
engineer is done at a standard hourly rate. Flat rate mixing
is done by engineer/producer and allows up to three
revisions. Projects under
contract will have mixing as a
separate billable item.
Mastering: In house mastering is
$50 a song with length of up to 6 minutes. For
high end
or commercial projects mastering is often outsourced to one
of our trusted
mastering engineers for the upmost quality
and accuracy. These rates vary by
engineer and studio.
Producing/Songwriting: Producer or
writing services are provided under a contract
that is
negotiated before work is started. This includes the
producing of artists or
bands/music groups, songwriting, soundtracks, scoring,
jingles, commercials, and
any multimedia content.
Live Sound/Mobile Recording: Blue Cyclone
Studios has a remote recording
system for capturing on
location audio or live gigs. We can also provide you with
live sound and/or
sound person for your event.
Video Production:
Any video production is a unique project with any number of
needs and goals. Blue Cyclone Studios will help to see that
your video project is
handled in the correct manner. We work
with film and video professionals to get
the best quality
production for your project. If you are interested in making
a music
video, EPK, short film, or advertisement, contact
us to talk about your project and
options.
Graphics: Logos/design, Banners, Web
content, Decals and more. We Design and
produce your
graphic projects. Rates for these services are negotiated
based on
specific project needs.
*Standard Studio Rate is $27 an hour*
*Payments for
productions under contract will be collected in 1/3rds at
the start,
midpoint, and completion of each project*
Blue Cyclone Studios, LLC is a company
launched by long time musician and recording artist Bill
Mann. Who also goes by the artist name of Billy Cyclone.
Bill has an extensive history of playing and performing
music as well as recording and producing it. Bill started
learning to play guitar and sing in middle school, and
shortly after joined up with friends and played in a few
different groups all throughout high school. He was part of
the high school choral, was invited to sing in a regional
honors chorus, played in cabarets, Teen Arts, Amnesty
concerts, and the list goes on. He started recording on old
4 track tape machines and reel to reel. He had taken
vocational radio and television courses and had gotten some
on air and video production experience at an early age.
Music was always a passion for Bill and he has continued to
perform and record, as well as experiment with music
creation.
Bill was recording sound with a computer early on
in the game of digital recording. Many studios were still
using 16 and 24 tape machines at this time, and digital
recording as we know it was still very new. After having
recorded at a couple major studios and also with some
independent engineers, Bill found himself compelled to find
a way to capture and produce music on his own at a
professional level. With already having experience in miking
instruments and voice, running signals, setting up sound and
video equipment, he looked into setting up his own studio.
After a lot of research Bill started up with a basic Pro
Tools rig and got to recording. Soon after that he moved
into a space to run his studio now known as Blue Cyclone
Studios. Bill has engineered a good number of albums, demos,
and music or video projects. He continues to hone his skills
and improve the studio's capabilities. A recording and mix
engineer with a great ear, a producer with a vision, and an
all around creative pro.
Bill can help anyone achieve a
great end product. Bill is an active musician and recording
artist who understands the needs of his fellow artists. His
goal is to provide professional service to everyone in a way
that suits their needs and budget.
