Cómo publicar un disco de música en Perú

Hi guys, this time the post is going to be in spanish because it is mostly for musicians in Perú.

Paso 1:

Haber grabado todos los temas una vez compuestos. Puede ser en cualquier estudio de su preferencia. Si no conocen un estudio que haga esto, les paso el dado del ingeniero de sonido Adolfo Gazzo. Pueden llamarlo al 999465428 o escribirle a pitostudio@gmail.com. Ahí fue donde yo he grabado mis producciones.

Paso 2: 

Tener el diseño del arte del disco, es decir todo lo que va en la caja que contenga el CD y la cubierta de éste. Asumiendo que desean que el CD se venda en una caja de plástico necesitan:

- Un booklet (120mm x 121mm).
- Una contraportada (137mm x 120mm).

Asumiendo que desean que el CD se venda en una caja de cartón plegable puede haber variaciones ya que el "booklet" podría ya no ser un libro sino un papel grande que se dobla en cuadrados y las imágenes y el arte pueden ir dispersos por distintas partes de la caja dependiendo de su forma.

Esto pueden también conversarlo con el ingeniero de sonido Adolfo Gazzo cuyos datos están en el paso 1, quien también es diseñador gráfico. Naturalmente pueden contactar a otro diseñador gráfico o artista si ustedes conocen a alguno.

Dato adicional: ¿Cómo hacer un booklet convencional? (Pueden saltearse al paso 3 si ya saben cómo hacerlo o si el encargado de hacerlo sabe cómo se hace).

Imaginando que tiene 8 páginas (16 caras) deben hacer cada cara por separado. Cada cara debe estar enumerada del 1 al 16 en el orden en que aparecerán (no importa si el diseño original no incluye que aparezca el número de página). Deben armarlo de la siguiente manera:

Cada papel de 240mm x 121mm contendrá dos páginas de 120mm cada una al plegarse por la mitad.

En el primer papel (I) pondrán en una cara la página 16 a la izquierda y la página 1 (que sería la portada del disco) a la derecha. En la otra cara de ESE MISMO PAPEL pondrán la 2 a la izquierda y la 15 a la derecha

El siguiente papel (II) incluirá la 14 a la izquierda y la 3 a la derecha de un lado; y del otro la 4 a la izquierda y la 13 a la derecha.

El próximo (III) incluirá la 12 a la izquierda y la 5 a la derecha en un lado; y del otro la 6 a la izquierda y la 11 a la derecha.

El último (IV) tendrá la 10 a la izquierda y la 7 a la derecha en una cara; y en la otra estará la 8 a la izquierda y la 9 a la derecha.

Para armarlo finalmente se pone IV sobre III, sobre II y sobre I. Ustedes mismos ya pueden deducir qué cara mira hacia arriba y cuál hacia abajo. Si es con más o menos páginas revisen el nuevo orden. De cualquier forma, un diseñador gráfico sabría los pasos. Lo pongo por complementar el post nada más.

Paso 3:

Registrar el fonograma en INDECOPI. Necesitan conseguir el documento F-DDA-05/1A y llenarlo con la información pertinente. Es solo una página de dos caras y lo pueden conseguir escribiendo ese código en Google o haciendo click aquí. Necesitan un documento (declaración jurada) por cada persona que haya grabado o compuesto algún tema del disco que diga:

"Yo (nombre) autorizo a (persona que será dueña de las patentes) para que incluya mis ejecuciones e interpretaciones en el fonograma titulado (nombre del disco).

Incluirá, naturalmente, su firma al final y será un documento POR PERSONA.

También debe haber una declaración jurada para el ingeniero de sonido, pero ésta deberá decir:

Yo (nombre del ingeniero de sonido) autorizo a (persona que será dueña de las patentes) para incluir mis arreglos musicales y ediciones en el fonograma (nombre del disco).

Deben acercarse a las oficinas de Indecopi y preguntar por una SOLICITUD DE REGISTRO DE FONOGRAMAS y los guiarán. Una persona se encargará de revisar que todo esté en orden y si todo está bien les autorizará que entreguen el documento en caja con un pago de S/.195.25. La primera vez que fui me dijeron que faltaban las declaraciones juradas y tuve que regresarme a conseguirlas, así que no se olviden de esto.

Estos son los datos de INDECOPI. Pueden escribirles algún correo si desean aclarar dudas, yo lo hice, me contestaron rápido y respondieron con claridad. A los días les llegará a su casa una carta de INDECOPI diciéndoles que su solicitud fue aceptada. De hecho, puedes entregarlo en caja sin que te asesoren, pero corres el riesgo de que te llegue la carta diciéndote que no aceptaron tu solicitud.

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Paso 4:

Las copias de los CDs. Pueden contactarse con cualquier empresa que fabrique discos o incluso ir a Wilson donde les cobrarán barato, pero la experiencia de unos amigos me hace recomendarles que contacten a una empresa profesional que si bien les cobrará un poco más caro, les darán un producto con calidad de trabajo impecable.

Mis colegas de una conocida banda lo hicieron en Wilson y un gran porcentaje de discos salió fallado, detalle que no notaron una vez que los discos ya estaban vendidos y los fans empezaron a quejarse. Tuvieron que devolver el dinero sin que los encargados de hacer los CDs acepten la responsabilidad y además perdieron la credibilidad de muchos fans. Son libres de correr ese riesgo.


Para este paso yo contacté a Xendra Music. Pueden llamar al 472-2306 o escribir a cdsystems@xendramusic.com para hacer el contacto. Venden a partir de 300 unidades como mínimo. Yo pedí 500 discos.

Los 500 CDs sin caja costarán 415 dólares y con caja 895 dólares (si el booklet tiene 8 caras), 910 dólares (si el booklet tiene 12 caras) o 1060 dólares (si el booklet tiene 20 caras). Estos son los datos concretos que tengo ahora a la mano para que tengan una idea de lo que cobran, pero los precios pueden ser otros dependiendo de la cantidad de páginas que tenga su booklet (que bien podría ser en el caso más humilde solo 1 que contenga la portada y ya).

Si desean contactar a esta empresa, deben acercarse a sus oficinas y entregar el Master (o sea un CD cualquiera quemado de su computadora con los temas) y otro CD sólo con la cubierta que deseen que tenga su CD. Si deciden hacer la caja ahí también, pueden llevar los archivos del booklet en photoshop (de preferencia con márgenes de seguridad) en un USB y descargarlos en la computadora de quien les atienda. Pagarán la mitad del monto total en ese momento y la otra al recibir sus CDs.

La razón por la que especifico que pueden pedir los CDs con o sin caja, es que pueden, si lo desean, mandar a hacer las cajas en otro lugar que también les recomiendo llamado Litigraf. Pueden escribir a gabriel@grupoalbal.com y hacer sus averiguaciones para comparar los precios. Eso sí, si lo mandan a hacer a Litigraf deberán meter los CDs que reciban de Xendra Music uno por uno en las cajas que les de Litigraf.

Paso 5 (opcional):

Distribución en tiendas. Pueden acercarse a las oficinas de Phantom Music y dejar un CD de muestra para que lo escuchen y decidan si es factible venderlo o no. Si aceptan los llamarán para que les traigan X cantidad de discos y los dejen en consignación (o sea, no les van a pagar hasta que ellos mismos no los vendan). El teléfono es 2055100  Anexo 27 y ahí pueden pedir la dirección. No la tengo a la mano desgraciadamente, pero es en Miraflores. Si aceptan distribuir sus discos tendrán que registrarse en SUNAT para poder dar recibos y cobrar sus ganancias, pero esos pasos serán motivo de otro tutorial por alguien más.

Espero que esto les sirva de algo, se que hay muchas otras opciones de lugares o personas a quienes contactar para los trabajos así como otras alternativas a vender discos, pero les doy los ejemplos que tengo yo a la mano que son además los que yo ya he usado. No se por cuánto tiempo permanecerán los precios, teléfonos o direcciones vigentes así que esperemos que duren lo más que se pueda. Un saludo y mucha suerte.

Dieter Baethge

Humboldt Rock 2011 concert

The problem of jumping, running and having multiple orgasms on stage is that most of the pictures are going to catch your worst faces, but if you're lucky enough, there might also be a few decent takes worth posting.

Justin Bieber

Ever heard of a blond girly kid with the incredible ability to amuse your little sister and her friends?

Yep. We all know it.

I've been reading and listening almost everywhere that he might be the most hated celebrity of all time. There are many Facebook groups dedicated to expressing hatred towards the kid, you can also find lots of websites questioning his sexuality and he is #1 in the top 10 Fail People list according to failblog.com. followed by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Tiger Woods.

But why? I have asked a lot of people (even myself) in order to understand why so many people dislike the poor kid. 

There came a few theories about it.

1. Envy: Too simple to me. The fact that such an enormous culture of hatred is created around one specific person just because he's succesful or has any kind of talent tells me that there has to be something else there. I don't deny the fact that many people might be jelous, but I don't think that's the reason I'm looking for, considering there are many other succesful figures who don't get that kind of attention.

2. He's got no talent at all and he sucks: I disagree. He sings like a girl, yes. He dances like a ball-less rapper, yes. But he sings in tune, has a generous register and dances the way a ball-less rapper is supposed to. I think he's a good performer after all.

3. The music they write for him is horrible and his lyrics are empty: Again, too simple to me. It's all about your personal taste, and I don't see people hating every single artist they don't like. As I said, there has to be something else.

4. He compared himself to Kurt Cobain: That's a tough one. Might this one be? Well, as a matter of fact I don't even know if he actually said that, since I haven't found any primary sources. But it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. The rumor is enough for people to believe it.

Let's just assume for one moment that he did say it. That might be a valid reason for some of the depressive Nirvana proto-emo fundamentalists out there, but people already hated him before that. 

5. He dared to insult Hetfield, Mustaine and heavy metal in general: I must confess, at first he got me on this one, but I understand his case. He's just a kid and he's pissed because of this bullying campaign, and a lot of the people involved happen to be heavy metal fans. But that wouldn't explain why so many people who also dislike heavy metal hate him too.

6. Because he sucks dicks and is gay and stupid: I'm not even going to consider this one. But that's the one I usually get when I ask.

Well, first of all, I think life isn't always black and white, so there might usually be more than one simplified reason for things to happen. The first 5 theories I already presented might be involded in the whole case but I personally believe there could be one more to consider:

The Media in his deliberate crusade to manage the public's perception of him by creating this whole 'Bieber Fever' thing, caused a very negative reaction in all the people who didn't like him or his music because they were practically forced to hear from him, listen to his music and watch his videos. 

One day you find yourself watching TV and there he is, dancing and singing like a little nymph in love.

You might change the channel, but he'll be waiting for you in the next one. So you turn on the radio just to hear 'baby baby baby wooooh'. Then you say 'Ok, I'll just go out for a walk' and BAM! There he is again staring at you from that gigantic poster anouncing the movie about his life.

Oh my God! Run!

Then you go to the bookstore. 'I'll just buy something to read' you say. And there he is again with that evil look in his eyes mocking you:

Ha ha! you can run but you can't hide!

'A book about his life?! No way I'm buying it! I'll just read a magazine'. But when you go to the magazine shop you can't believe what you find.

You start to freak out. But that's ok... no big deal. It's not like you even read any of those magazines HOLY SHIT!!

Did you miss me honey?

And suddenly everything starts to look like a freaking conspiracy. On your way back home you see the love of your life, that girl next door you were so hardly trying to impress, and at some point of the conversation she says 'Have you seen Justin Bieber? He's like my perfect boyfriend!'

You slowly step back. Then you and run. You run like hell.

'They will never get me! No! get out of my head! waaahhh! Baby baby baby wooohh...' Suddenly he's in your head now. You know the lyrics, you know the steps, you know who he is and somehow you know everything going on in his life.

You pretty much are sick of him. Still you can't understand why and that's when you invent weird excuses to justify your 'hatred'.

Remember the Jonas Brothers? The exact same thing happened to them. But now that you can actually choose whether to listen to them or not, people seemed to be a little more respectful.

But in the end it's not Justin Bieber's fault that his producers pay the media for him to be everywhere. He just does what those evil businessmen tell him to do.

Right?

So let's try to leave the poor kid alone for a while. C'mon guys, you know he doesn't suck dicks!

Or does he?

Some pictures I found in my PC

Using my cousin's Jackson.

I love it when the crowd goes wild.

Playing "I was born to lose" at Humboldt School.

Unplugged at Humboldt School.

The first concert I ever played "The Unbreakable Spirit" was at Jazz Zone.

When I still had trouble playing the guitar standing.

Singing Metallica's Seek and Destroy with my friends at school.

Yep. Singing love songs.

Unplugged at Humboldt School. I was nervous as hell.

I don't really know what to say about this pic. Very cool effect.

Improvising.

Me and my cousin.

With Sebastian.

With my friend Franco.

A zoophilic giraffe.

Love songs

Lately I've been listening to the songs on the radio and a few thoughts came to my mind.

Basically this: what is it with you people and love songs? I mean, I like them myself but I don't see the point of having to make every single song a love song.

Don't you have any other thing to say at all? Really?! C'mon! Let's be a little creative here. You can write a song about anything. And I mean ANYTHING.

It doesn't have to be about a philosofical subjetc. You can write for example about the day you bought your first yoghurt or about those voices in your head who keep telling you to fart on the bus or whatever you think that can fit in your style.

Since it's starting to be more a never-failing commercial formula, I have started to wonder how many love songs are actually inspired on a real life person.

As I said, I like love songs. I even wrote one of those for a girlfriend a few years ago and I still like it. I like it not because the song says the most romantic things ever, I like it because it is sincere and reflexes how I felt about this particular person at that particular time and THAT is the magic about those songs.

The whole idea for me, is that every person you meet is different and therefore, every song is going to be unique (if you know how to personalize it of course). Every song is going to mean something, even if it is only a past memory, your present or just a desire.

But if everything you write is going to be about romantic love just because "it sounds good, it's normal,  everybody does it or because you have no other ideas", then the whole thing becomes empty and loses it's uniqueness.

It can still be a good song, though (commercially speaking).

But I'm not saying don't write generic boring love songs. What I'm saying is don't waste an oportunity to say something with an empty and meaningless message. Take your time, think what needs to be thought and let it be. And if you decide to write about tacos or Pac-man instead of the meaning of life or the torments of your past, that's ok, because fun is also a very good reason to write your lyrics.

I actually liked this album very much. The songs need more cowbell, though.

About the guys I play with

Sebastian Mahle:

The singer, the showman, the drinking machine. I met him a few years ago when he still was a kid. He and his little friends had a rock band and played Megadeth covers. He has that 80's young hard rock voice I always wanted for my songs and knows how to get to the audience, so I must say I consider myself lucky to have him in my team.

Ivan Carranza:

My right hand. Without his assistance there wouldn't be a united band. Always remembering everybody all those things I forget and calling me to let me know the bad and good news. Punctual as a swiss clock and responsible as a japanese nerd, when he says he's gonna do something, you can consider it done. He's usually a quiet simple guy, but when we're about to play, you better shout your mouth and get out of his way if you don't want him say bad things about your mother lol.

By the way, he's got a cool bass guitar doesn't he?

Gabriel Iwasaki:

How many musician drummers do you know? I mean, you know guys who play the drums, but I'm sure most of them don't know a crap about harmonizing, song writing, musical arrangements and all that theoretical stuff. I actually know 2 of those musician drummers, and he's one of them. Good to have him around if you're up for learning something new.

Random facts about The Unbreakable Spirit album

- Back off was written when I still was at school.

- There was supposed to be an instrumental cover of somewhere over the rainbow, but it was replaced for At the Gates of madness.

- When the fairies are knocking at my door wasn't supposed to be on the record. It was just a song for my girlfriend I recorded after a fight, but she left me after that anyway so I decided to include it since it represents an important part of my past.

- At the Gates of madness was written one night I was drunk in front of a piano.

- Through the eyes of a sad man was a different song called "wake up" and had different lyrics and no chorus.

- Mr. Businessman's composition was finished one day before recording it.

- There were two songs I couldn't finish because I had no more ideas left, so I combined them in one song: The Unbreakable Spirit.

- Eternal Traveler replaced a song we couldn't finish recording because the invited singer never showed up.

- Eternal Traveler was written with all the ideas I didn't use for The Unbreakable Spirit and the lyrics were written the day before the singer recorded the vocals.

- When the fairies are knocking at my door's vocals were recorded 3 different times because I was never satisfied with the sound of my voice until the sound engineer refused to do it again.

- All solos from I was born to lose were improvised in the moment I recorded them.

- The abyss of our minds is the only song I wrote in which I just sit and watch.

- I wrote The Unbreakable Spirit one night I was looking for an excuse to avoid studying for an exam.