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INDIE
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A series of informative and
interactive tele-seminars geared toward the
success of the indie artist. Hosted by Ken
Cavalier
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David, Ken, and the team have affiliations with the
following organizations
NCPM
The National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences
grammy.com
Recording Institute
Association of
America
National Booking Agency
Atlantic
Records
Alternative
Distribution
Alliance
Dewey Beach Music
Conference and
Festival
South by Southwest
Music Conference
Nemo Music Festival
Boston, MA
Miillennium Music
Conference and
Festival
Music Publisher's
Association
Subscriber
David Ivory is an Adjunct
professor of the Music
Industry Program at
Drexel University in Philadelphia
Ampex Golden Reel Award
For "Gems" Patti
LaBelle
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Work with David Ivory's
Team
Artist Developers, and Music
Promoters |
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Development, Performance and
Recording
Productions | |
Opportunity......
| Have you ever wished that
you could work with the music industry's top record
producers, artist developers. and music marketing &
promotion superstars? The opportunity rarely shows
itself to the greater majority of unsigned independent
artists. Working with top development people can
not only put your image, recordings, and career on
turbo charge but the added credibility you place on your
project can go a long way in gaining the industry
attention that every independent artist longs
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Announcing ......
The Ultimate Artist
Development - Recording - Production &
Marketing Package
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 | Aclaimed music producer David
Ivory, and veteran artist manager and
music marketer Ken
Cavalier of Allure Media Entertainment Group
have teamed up and put together the total Artist
Development, Recording, and Marketing package for
unsigned and independent
artists. From live performance, development, song
selection and arrangement, pre-production, to tracking
and production, to the final stage ... marketing,
distribution, touring, and promoting the overall
product. (The Artist and the Record) You'll be
totally prepared and empowered to get out there and
start creating a major BUZZ.
The process
begins with a very in-depth screening of the artist by
Ivory Productions and AMEG. A review of their
material, image, songs, and break-through / commercial
potential. Then a very intense live
performance showcase/audition in the Suburban
Philadelphia studios of Ivory Productions / Dylanava
Studios. Expect to be critiqued in a big way on
your songs and arrangements during this performance-audition. This is what
David Ivory and the team does
best
A Snapshot of the Three Stage
Process
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Stage I
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Stage II
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Stage
III |
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Artist
Development
: Rehearsing th band for
live performance
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Image development and
implementation
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Songwriting, selection, and
arrangement
Also available ala
carte |
Tracking &
Production
: Music
Pre-Production &
Tracking
: Mixing & Mastering,
and Release
: Manufacturing, packaging, CD
Art
Also available ala
carte |
Marketing &
Promotion
: Promote &
Market band and album
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Publicity, Photos, reviews,
interviews
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Tours, Distribution,
Merchandising
Also available ala
carte |
STAGE
ONE:
Artist and Song Development
Sessions
The artist development
sessions that you will experience will be
extremely intense and highly interactive.
Expect to have your songs, your image, and overall
existence as an artist critiqued like never
before. Expect to learn more about yourself as an
artist that you ever imagined or dreamed possible.
A typical session may have David Ivory wildly
waving his arms, cutting the song every couple minutes,
and being generally annoying. This is the kind of
annoyance that you need. If you can't take it or
don't want to hear critique or can't handle criticisim
about the song, the way you stand, the effects you use
on your instrument, the inflections in your vocals, or
constructive criticism in general, then this opportunity
may not be for you or your band.
The band will be
rehearsed intensely - over and over the same song,
the same bridge, the same hook. Not only will we
work on arranging the song but on the live
performance. We will also rehearse and showcase
you at a live venue to gain the full effect. Every
aspect of both recorded and live performance will be
covered in extreme completeness.
You will
graduate from these artist development boot camp
sessions with a true understanding of exactly what you
have to do to make it as a recording and performing
artist.
STAGE
TWO:
Tracking and
Recording
Okay now you've been through what was
probably the most intense artist development boot
camp of your life and it's time to move on.
all songs selected for tracking will be finished with
the arrangements and you will go into pre-production,
working constantly to perfect the songs.
Once
this is completed and the songs, and you as an artist is
one hundred per cent ready, we will beging tracking the
music. We may recommend a variety of instruments
and possibly bring in guest performances from national
recording artists to add other instruments
to the record if we all agree and feel it's a good
idea and will enhance the production.
We will work on the songs, the production,
and recording quality until they are totally up to
the professional standards of the music
industry. The songs will then be professionally
mixed and mastered and your finished
record will be ready for manufacturing and
packaging.
Now we have a highly developed artist,
with an awesome live performance, great arranged songs,
professionally recorded, manufactured, and packaged and
ready for release.
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Take a quick tour with
David Ivory of Dylanava Production Studios
and hear first hand more about these
interactive sessions. View
Video |
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Pre-Production session
with The Israeli band
Coolooloosh.
View
Video |
STAGE THREE:
Next
Steps (The
Final
Frontier)
Product
release, marketing, promotion, publicity, tour,
photo shoots, distribution, and
merchandising.
Wow, sounds like a
lot, heh? Well it is, and we've only just
begun. Now the long tedious work of marketing the
band into awareness begins. This is where Ken
takes over and excels.
Now that your record is
ready to be released the most important part of your
career is at hand. Creating a buzz for the artist
and the record. It's time to start writing the
story that will eventually excel your career and
navigate you to where you want to be as an artist.
We act as your artist manager and start
getting things done like publicity, putting together the
shows you need, distributing your product and basically
marketing and promoting the project. Even
though the job of marketing and promotion never ends,
this initial campaign can last anywhere from 6 months to
12 months to get your career on track.
Every aspect of your career is covered.
Time Frame
The artist development sessions,
and recording sessions basically depends on the
number of songs that the team will be working
with. The development, song arrangements, and
rehearsals, will all depend on whether or not you have
the budget for a single, 2-3 song demo, 5 song EP, or a
full length album. Artist development,
arrangements, and tracking can range from two weeks
to to three months. Both the artists and
developer's schedule play a large role also in the
overall length of time for this aspect of the
campaign.
The Interim-Management Marketing
and Promotion Campaign can range anywhere from
six to twelve months depending on a lot of
factors. Whatever it takes to
create the awareness for your project
Here is
a synopsis of what will be happening
suring the course of this campaign.
Each Stage and Service
is Also
Offered on an Individualized
Basis
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Each individual
process and stage of this program is
available as a total package or on an ala carte
basis. We offer stand alone artist
development, stand alone recording and production
and stand alone marketing and promotion for those
who may have already accomplished some of the
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Artist Development
You
choose to just go through the Artist Development
sessions which focus on live performance, song
arrangement, and image.
Pre-Production - Tracking &
Recording
You can choose to just record
and track your music with or without production
assistance.
Marketing, Promotion, and
Management-Consulting Campaign
You can
choose the Interim-Management consulting
campaign with the focus on representation, music
marketing, publicity, and promotion.
Whatever suits your
fancy, fits your budget,
and is right for your music
career at this stage.
Needless to say, if
you want to work with David, Ken, and their team,
David's services as a Grammy nominated Record Producer
and engineer, and Ken's services as a a music marketing
and promotion expert, are certainly not the least
expensive you can find and of course there are very
limited slots available..
But without question, not many music producers,
and artist managers of their caliber are willing to work
with unsigned independent artists. So why would
they offer their services to unsigned, unknown,
independent artists you ask? It's actually pretty
simple;
David and Ken find great
passion in working with developing artists, that's
why they're willing to give realitively unknown
artists a shot ... provided they feel that
they have the songs and potential to break
through. Although associated with a major
label, Atlantic Records, Dave Ivory understands the
music industry environment today and the need for
independent music.
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If you are interested in being considered
for this program and campaigns, please submit a
demo, press kit (With photos) for
consideration. Here are the guidelines for
consideration ... be sure to note which
service or campaign package you are interested in
being considered for.
Guidelines
For Consideration
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What Some of our Artists say about David
Ivory, Ken Cavalier, and
their Artist
Development,
Production and
Marketing Team
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Grammy Nominated
Engineer/
Producer
David Ivory
Biography
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Artist Manager, Developer,
and Music Marketing
wiz
Ken Cavalier
Biography |
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LZZY HALE -
HALESTORM
(Atlantic
Records)
“David Ivory took a
chance
on us about 2 1/2 years ago
when
Arejay and I had just
lost half of our band.
I
learned more about myself
as a
songwriter and vocalist
in those first 6
months than
I could have on my own in
2
years. He really helped
accelerate the
process! Not to mention, providing a studioand
producer at our fingertips.
David is
someone who believed so whole heartedly in what
wecan do and saw something in us, even in our
rawest
state.”
~ Lzzy Hale
[Halestorm]
Atlantic Records
www.halestormrocks.com
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SILVERTIDE
(J Records -
Sony/BMG)
"Dave Ivory, a
true rebel
and leader in a world of
followers."
~ Walt Lafty
[Silvertide]
Sony/BMG Records
www.silvertidemusic.com
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FRUIT
"It's
been an incredible
year. I feel like David
(Ivory) brought out
more from us
musically
than we knew we had
– he
totally refined and
helped define our sound".
~ Susie Keynes
[Fruit]
www.fruitmusic.com.au
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FOUNDATION
STONE
" David and his
team
have the knowledge we
were
seeking, having recorded so
many
top-notch musicians of
similar genres. We
thought, '
instead of trying to figure out
how to get the kick drum to
sound as
heavy The Roots' did,
why not go to the same
guy
who produced and recorded
them?' We
contacted AMEG,
and the vibe was so
down-to-
earth and friendly that we
could
tell this would work,
and up to Philadelphia
we went."
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Foundation
Stone |
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2ND
NAYCHA
"David Ivory invigorates
the
musical spirit inside t
he artist. His sense
of
group & individual
strengths
& weaknesses
benefits the project
entirely as he creates
harmony and
balance in
ways the artists cannot
achieve within their own
circles. Mr.
Ivory earns
respect, not through
sleight
of hand or
will-o'-the-wisp words,
but
through being a
genuine human being.
Not
only does David
Ivory understand the
music industry, the
music industry could
learn a thing or two
from
him."
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2ND
NAYCHA |
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Skip Dixxon , Program
Director
WOCM Rock 98, Ocean City,
MD
"Coolooloosh is SMOKIN'!
I knew
it was an Ivory/AMEG Production just by
listening!"
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Skip Dixxon
WOCM Rock 98
www.irieradio.com
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4th And
Dock
"
We can't believe that
what we have on that
C.D. is us. we love what
is happening
and I started
writing on the drive home
while stuck in traffic. i will
never go
anywhere again
without a pad of paper and
a pen, Brandon will never
leave his
house without a
guitar, and birtles,
well I
think you know what he will live
and breathe for a while (click tracks) I
just wanted
to email you and tell you
thank you. Thanks not only
for the fantastic production
of the
music and the map
work for what we need to
write and how to practice,
but also for raising our
spirits..."
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4th And
Dock
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