The session work order for class projects was designed for several
reasons. To impress upon the students the importance of
pre-production and planning for their session projects, to give them a
real-world experience in the process, purpose, and professional
implications of a recording project. All session personnel must
be documented, contact phone numbers supplied, as well as names of the
songwriters, publishers, and performing rights organizations
information. If a project is to be done of a published work, it
is in keeping with the music business process that every effort is made
to keep this work protected from copyright infringements by documenting
this information. The student will be required to furnish all
information on the work order before the session gets the “green light”
or final approval. It’s usually very easy to get information on a
published work by logging on to the web site of the performing rights
organization where the song will be listed by title along with the
publisher and name(s) of the songwriter(s). There are only three
performing rights organizations, BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC. At first
try, you have a one in three chance of hitting the right PRO. If
you try in the above order, you will find the search very easy.
(Of course, this information will be contained in the packaging of a
previously published copy of the song - Album, sheet music,
etc.) If your project song is an original song, and is not
published, or assigned to a PRO, a song title must be listed in the
appropriate line, and in the publisher/pro line, write “unpublished
work, no PRO”. Do not leave black spaces on your work
order. No “TBA’s” will be accepted. Start the planning for
your session well in advance of your session date. (Three or four
weeks would be wise). Set up a meeting with your session leader
(the chief musician), artist, producer, and assistant engineer of your
project. Most, if not all the information for your work order can
be obtained during this meeting. It is desired that you turn your
work order in two weeks in advance of your session hold date. If
you wait until less than 1 week before your hold date to submit your
work order, you run the risk of losing your session and having to
re-schedule, due to work load in the studio manager’s office. So,
be smart, and start early.
As soon as your session dates
are scheduled in class, and you see that they are posted on the
schedule, print your work order.
Use it as your method of planning for your session. As you plan
for your session(s) the information you need to put on the work order
will become obvious. Write it in at the time you confirm your
session personel and the material you will be recording.
Both project work
orders are available on the same page. Since this is an EX-CEL
workbook, there will be a tab at the bottom of the page which will
allow you to choose the form that you need. Click on the appropriate link below.
You may also view the example, just click the link. "how to fill out
work order".
Notice!! Please don't turn in multiple work orders
for a single project. One project - Three sessions - one work
order. Fill out info for all three sessions on one work order..
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Work Order
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Work Order
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Studio Production Work Order
How
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