CUTTING.
COMBINING.
DESIGNING.
REMIXING.
Editing: Trimming your song to fit competition time limits might seem easy. But there are plenty of ways to get that 4-minute song down to 2:30…and some ways sound better than others! Our expertise in song structure and arrangement lets us creatively edit songs to fit your needs. We specialize in making songs sound smooth and compact–not chopped up and pasted back together! And we’re great at making sure that endings really sound like endings.
And with 8 Count Audio at the controls, you won’t have to worry about receiving that memo from your school administrators. In many cases, our editing skills allow us to quickly clean up inappropriate lyrics!
Theme and concept development: Our music production skills were honed in broadcast studios instead of through DJing weddings and school dances. Part of this training included programming, or the selection and presentation of music based on audience research.
What does this mean for dancers? We’ll help you find songs that will fit your theme and achieves musicality. Our song expertise can ensure that your choreography really does tell a story that reaches the judges’ eyes and ears.
Combinations & remixing: We’ve earned a reputation for crafting intricate mixes of songs that fit your theme. With us, you’ll get a mix of songs that sounds like one idea, and not a bunch of songs chained one after another! We aim for a sense of unity, the kind of cohesiveness that judges look for.
Putting a beat behind the whole mix may help, but we’ve all heard mixes where it does more harm than good. We take things further, using audio production techniques to give each sound its own space and giving the mix clarity and impact.
The music editing workflow.
1
COLLABORATION
Tell us about your vision for your routine–song ideas, themes, highlight moments, the overall contours. Every detail helps us design the ideal soundtrack for your dance team. And we’ll tell you about some tools and techniques on our end that can help that vision become a reality.
2
PRODUCTION
Jazz or lyrical? We’ll make cuts that keep the song’s integrity intact while giving your choreographer some dynamics to play with, energy levels that look a lot like the plot line of an intriguing narrative.
Pom, kick, hip hop, or anything that needs a mix of songs? We’ll keep your choreo vision in mind as we get the songs up to the right speed. We’ll craft musical transitions that make sense so that your own transitions go smoothly out on the floor. And we’ll give you an abundance of focal points–little sonic tricks and twists that you can hang your choreography on.
3
AUDITION
With years of experience and getting to know your vision for the routine, we’ll send you a version that’s probably really close to what you want. Tell us where to tweak…whether it’s now or in the middle of the season when reasons for changes often pop up. And if your team’s not quite up to speed…yet…we can speed up the tempo later on.
The pricing.
Part of our mission is to make dance accessible to all, including the music that drives routines. We’re committed to offering affordable services and products to school teams and small dance studios.
- We don’t charge by the hour…
- …or by the seconds and 8-counts in your mix
- A $50 deposit gets you started on the way to a customized competition mix!
- We’ll send you an invoice once you’ve approved any revisions…
- …but we’ll support you all season long with free revisions in most cases!
- Flexible payment options, including installments, POs, and Paypal
HALFTIME & NON-COMPETITION MUSIC
No points, no judging, no trophies…but you can’t wait to show your fans why they need to stay in their seats during halftime! And pep rallies? You know it’s time to bring it…
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- keep the crowd focused on YOU, not your edits!
- simple cuts that shorten songs and keeps halftime moving along
- we’ll create endings that sound natural, not abrupt!
- clean up language to meet school standards
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- smoothly combine up to 5 songs
- transitions that let you switch formations on turf
- perfect for homecoming themes
- sound effects & beats (if you want them)
- can’t be used for competition
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COMPETITION MUSIC: MULTI-SONG MIXES
Need 2 or more songs mixed for your pom, hip hop, or kick routine? Whether it’s a theme or just a set of songs that love each other, we’re the best at making multiple songs sound like a single idea. Always musical, totally creative, and perfectly tuned for choreography.
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- our basic package of 3 elements
- an element could be songs, added instruments and beats, effects
- an element could also be remix and reconstruction work
- free revisions throughout the season if we’re not adding more elements
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- fill-out your routine with more songs
- or create vivid sections of choreo with effects & editing tricks
- add a beat, add a bassline
- each add-on element is only $9…
- …so full-out, complex mixes often end up under $300!
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COMPETITION MUSIC: SINGLE-SONG EDIT / ENHANCEMENT
Does your jazz, lyrical, or contemporary piece only involve one song? We’ll cut it down to the right length for your choreography and team. And if you’re in the mood, we can go full-out and add texture and emphasis to parts of the song to give it the perfect plot line for dynamic choreography.
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- perfect for when you just need to edit a song for time
- sequential edits if that’s what your organization’s rules call for
- we’ll create natural-sounding endings and stick to a smooth, flowing song structure
- we can speed up parts for your turn sections
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- we add elements that enhance a song’s choreographic potential
- tweak the intensity; create “up” and “down” sections and moments
- add “breaks” and other dramatic opportunities
- emphasize certain 8-counts or individual counts
- re-imagine a song, alter the tone, but always in a musical, natural way
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Music rules? We’ve got that covered, too.
A FEW STATE HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS AND SANCTIONING BODIES MAKE TEAMS USE COVER SONGS. THEY MIGHT EVEN LET YOU USE REAL VERSIONS OF REAL SONGS, BUT YOU CAN ONLY CUT THEM IN A CERTAIN WAY.
MOST STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS DON’T HAVE THESE RULES. IF YOURS DOES, WE’VE GOT WAYS OF MAKING SURE YOUR MUSIC STILL SOUNDS AS VIBRANT AS POSSIBLE!
Bought a cover but it sounds...iffy?
Covers from vendors cost $20 for a reason. They're a little pricey for a song, but you get to do whatever you want with it--chop it up, change tempos, make creative edits, just like you would with a normal song. We're awesome at rescuing uninspiring cover songs and helping them fit into your mix!
We've got a cover versions cookbook.
A few agencies online offer you the right to create your own version of a popular song--for about the price of a nice lunch. Team up with us to create the backing track and find the right singer. End result? A cover version that not only doesn't suck, but is customized to fit in YOUR routine!