The next song I wanted to share from the album is Where Do You Start? with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve talked a little of why I chose to […]The post Making An Album | The Songs | Where Do You Start? appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

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Making An Album | The Songs | Where Do You Start?

I thought I’d tell you about some of the songs from the new Album starting with Our Love Is Here To Stay by George and Ira Gershwin. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Here’s a sneak preview from our recording. Depending on […]The post Making An Album | The Songs | Our Love Is Here To Stay appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

Making An Album | The Songs | Our Love Is Here To Stay

To help a friend in her search for an alternative treatment for Cancer, I just put a piece of her malignant tumour in my freezer. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. A strange request you might think, and it certainly made me […]The post HC012 | Tumour In My Freezer – My Friend’s Search For An Alternative Treatment For Cancer appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC012 | Tumour In My Freezer – My Friend’s Search For An Alternative Treatment For Cancer

I’m still trying to find out how to license music for a CD and thought I’d update you on what I’ve discovered further. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. You might remember in my first article on this subject that it was […]The post HC011 | Making An Album | How To License Music For A CD Part 2 appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC011 | Making An Album | How To License Music For A CD Part 2

On the last leg of making an album you need to finalise the artwork for the CD Cover. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. CD manufacturers usually have a page on their website with templates for artwork. You can have a look […]The post HC008 | Making An Album | Finalising The Artwork For The CD Cover appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC008 | Making An Album | Finalising The Artwork For The CD Cover

When making an album, I needed to find out how to license the music for the CD from MCPS/PRS who administrate the mechanical royalties for the copyright holders and composers of the songs. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I visited the […]The post HC007 | Making An Album | How To License Music for a CD appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC007 | Making An Album | How To License Music for a CD

Making An Album | Use The Force! When you’ve finished making an album you have to ‘Use The Force’ to get the CD noticed. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. My sister (and marketing wiz) Nicola Cairncross and I have been racking […]The post HC006 | Making An Album | Use The Force! appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC006 | Making An Album | Use The Force!

Whilst making an album, I’m discovering that you have to learn to trust yourself. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. There are lots of decisions to make along the way and of course everybody has an opinion. From the terrifying moment when […]The post HC009 | Making An Album | Learn To Trust Yourself appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC009 | Making An Album | Learn To Trust Yourself

I wanted to tell you about the actual recording process and finally the big day had arrived. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I set off with the precious Neumann U87 microphone to drive round the M25. I was heading to the […]The post HC010 | Making An Album | The Big Day – The Recording Process appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC010 | Making An Album | The Big Day – The Recording Process

Today I was lucky enough to join the John Wilson Orchestra to say Hooray for Hollywood at the BBC Proms 2011. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve started writing this on the train home to Brighton – whilst on the packed […]The post HC004 | John Wilson Orchestra say ‘Hooray For Hollywood’ at The Proms 2011 appeared first on Heather Cairncross. 

HC004 | John Wilson Orchestra say ‘Hooray For Hollywood’ at The Proms 2011

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