Where’s the Band?
Are you a frustrated singer? Do friends and family keep telling you that you should record your voice – but you can’t play an instrument and don’t have a band?
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What Are You Waiting For?
If you’re even remotely typical, somewhere inside of you is a singer, songwriter, poet, musician, radio personality, author, trainer or professional speaker yearning to be free. Deep within your soul is a powerful creative urge trying to get out.
So, what are you waiting for?
Yeah, I know. Real life gets in the way, so you put it off. You wait for the ideal time, a better opportunity, the perfect time to start.
You wait until after exams…
How to Get Paid for Talking
Although much of the work here at King Street Recording involves restoration of old sound recordings, videos and photos, there are other services that you may not know about.
For example, you can learn how to get paid for talking!
Who Were You?
Forgive me for bringing up a somewhat sensitive issue, but…
One afternoon, an older client called with an unusual request –
he wanted to pre-record his own funeral eulogy!
Getting Here from There
When you have vintage audio, video or photographic materials that need restoration, how do you get your materials here from where you are?
• If your home or office is nearby, you can easily drive here and deliver in person.
• If distance makes driving inconvenient, you’ll need to send your materials. This is a two-step process.
How to Capture Your Grandmother
What that alarming title actually means, of course, is capturing the life story of your grandmother – or any senior family member – with a professionally recorded audio or video interview. The adventures and accomplishments, trials and tribulations, joys and regrets of your senior family members can be fascinating, meaningful – and educational!
My grandmother was a tremendous positive influence on me, and the recordings I made of her warm, loving voice nearly fifty years ago remain among my treasures.Your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles can provide a treasure trove of personal and family history. You’ll learn things about them that might surprise you.
Continue reading →Why Bother?
Here at King Street Recording Company, we’ve been restoring and preserving vintage sound recordings, videos and photographs for a long time. The emphasis has always been on producing the best quality results. This takes a great deal of time, careful attention and skill. Now and then someone will ask, “Why bother?” This is why:
Continue reading →Wanna Be a Star?
Question: What do these star performers have in common?
Justin Bieber, Bo Burnham, Susan Boyle, Greyson Chance, Lana Del Rey, Esmee Denters, Conor Maynard, Katy Perry, and Cody Simpson.
AUDIBILITIES
Digital Audio – Fact and Fiction
There are a great number of popular myths and misunderstandings about the capabilities of digital audio. The fact is, most things take longer than we expect them to. There are good reasons for this.
In creating a CD from an old 78-rpm record or analog tape, original recordings will only play in real time. That means that a 60-minute record or tape will actually require a full hour to play and digitize.
Continue reading →Wondering?
Have you ever wondered what to do with that old photo from your childhood? The one with the cracks in it?
What about those color snapshots from your high school or college days that are beginning to fade and lose their color?
And the black and white photos of you and your army buddies – armed and ready for the battle that not all of you returned from?
And what condition are your wedding photos in after all these years?
Where are the photos of your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives? And what kind of condition are they in?
Do you have snapshots of your kids that are beginning to look a little worn around the edges?