Saskatchewan, Canada | 12/11/2024 | 119515 Views
MOUNTJOY MUSIC STUDIO
A Better Relationship With A Smaller Audience
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"At my weakest I am at my strongest.
When most fearful; I am bravest.
We are all nothing more than our least;
And nothing less than our greatest."
45 Betts Ave, Yorkton, SK
PHONE: 306-708-0860 (No Txting)CURRENT HOURS:
Monday to Friday 10-6. By appointment after hours. Walk-ins welcome as time allows. All ages (assuming they can hold their instrument).
Current Pricing For Lessons:
$15 for half hour, $25 for an hour. After hours lessons are $5 more.
Add an extra student for $5 more. eg. 2 students for 1/2 hour is $20 during regular hours. 3 students would be $25 and so on.
DECEMBER UPDATE
Bringing in new associate producers to the studio seems to be working out. Snagged a great talent, Joel, who can focus on the film side, music videos, and talent management so I can focus more on renovations. If I can just get him to spell Mountjoy as one word instead of two all would be perfect! lol The Modest Measure podcast begins recording this monday at 3:30 and every monday at 3:30 after that for anyone who wants to sit in the audience and watch or participate in some music making. We're gonna show people how to make music so they want to make music at Mountjoy Music Studio. The format is super simple. Artists on stage cross talking as they play, mess around, try stuff out, jam, etc. No interviews. No long form discussion. This is a music studio. Come check it out!
NOVEMBER UPDATE P.2
2 windows remaining to be delivered, but at least the frames are all in and I can work on the interior. It looks pretty damn good from the outside if I do say so myself!
NOVEMBER UPDATE P.1
New door is installed, still waiting on windows, but they should be installed this coming week! Should have the new phone line installed at the studio on Wednesday with new local Yorkton number. My old cellphone was a Regina number so losing it will actually clear up some confusion that comes up from time to time. Also by going with a landline again with a physical answering machine I am really looking forward to being able to screen incoming calls again! I don't think I'm gonna get another mobile phone for a while or at all. I just really don't like them or their effect on my daily life. In fact the entire computer thing got irritating upon the invention of the computer/phone hybrid. It was a better world when they were separate devices.
OCTOBER UPDATE
I have music lessons every day except mondays now! I am almost breaking even for income to cost. A couple more regular students and I'm there! Then I can focus on my next goal which is to get as many as 4 teachers doing lessons at any given time. Still no new windows! The door has arrived, but the windows are still in Regina. As long as it gets done before winter I'm happy. :)
SEPTEMBER UPDATE
Lots of new students signing up this month. The new windows were delayed but are days away I am told. It's the last major repair left before winter and I really need those new windows to keep the cold out! lol Been doing more "group" lessons. Seems that the market is providing singles and groups as different audiences. I would have thought groups were just singles multiplied, but no. Parents seem to think of the two or three kids as being sort of "one combined kid force to recon with" so by offering group lessons I'm getting more parents interested. When it comes to the younger students, it's actually the parent who is the customer.
AUGUST UPDATE
The stage is built, the floor underneath has been re-enforced. Roof patched. LOOOOOOTTTTSSS of painting. One more coat of paint and the worst of the renovations are behind me! Come visit the studio to see the changes for yourself. Small delay on the front windows. I'm told the builders are good to go for September, though!
JULY UPDATE
"You decide your destiny, but you can't escape your fate."
July has seen some interesting developments! The new sign is up. I asked for shiny like a Fender guitar and that's exactly what D's Signs got for me. It looks amazing. Drive by the corner of Smith and Betts to take a look. Once the new front windows are installed in August the place might just get mistaken for a music studio or something.
JUNE UPDATE
"Luther Vandross. Wow. There's a name I haven't heard in a while."
It's June and the studio renovations are costing way less money than I expected. In August the new windows at the front should be here. The new sign is gonna be installed sometime soon. Once it is I will put an "OPEN" sign at the front. Walk-ins welcome!
MAY UPDATE
"Imagine hearing an off note during a live rendition of a song then realizing that "phantom note" remains in your head until you hear that musician play that song again."
The hard work continues at the new studio location at 45 Betts Ave, Yorkton, Saskatchewan as we slowly transition this building from upholstery to music. Taught a few lessons already in the front and set up rehearsal space for local musicians and singers who need a private place to practice.
APRIL UPDATE
Documents are signed. Keys should be in my hand by April 2!
Check out my music review of Kanye West's latest album, Vultures 1, at Vultures Are So Valuable!
"Happy to announce I just signed an agreement to purchase 45 Betts ave in Yorkton. Assuming all goes as expected I'll be moving in April, 2024. With this bigger building comes bigger costs, but also bigger opportunity. This is the beginning of great things!
The down side is to keep costs down I'm closing the Preeceville location and possibly selling the building in the spring. Luckily, Yorkton isn't too far from Preeceville, so hopefully we see most of the old class in the new studio!" - Tony Mountjoy
Drop by if you need a quiet, private place to to jam or rehearse. If you're a music influencer, student, or signed talent then you might be looking for the member portal. Click here to Login to your account with full access to Alearezzo, our propriatory digital platform for songwriters.
Ready for some Musical Therapy? At Mountjoy Music Studio you can get the creative support, music services and technology you need to build then protect a thriving music career or just learn to love music. In the meantime, check out these performance tips!
Did you know anybody from anywhere can discover a great sound? It's true! Maybe you're into spittin' bars! Did you just write a new song? Maybe, you're a modern Mozart, Beethoven... Zappa, Hendrix, Rich, or some undiscovered jazz prodigy?
Got an interesting idea you think we can make into a music video? Wanna get on YoutubeMusic or Spotify? Convert your songs to mp3? Get listed on your favourite music downloader. From lessons and recording sessions to production and talent management, in a world of emerging auto-generation, we can make a plan that works for you and your music.
First we learn how to play music, then read music, then write original music. We perform our music for a live audience, then record the most suitable songs for distribution on various platforms. Associate producers package and promote the product. Talent management oversees the monthly budget; registers the music for royalties and radio play making sure everyone gets paid along the way.
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Mountjoy Musical Showcase
A big part of the music business is sponsorship. Both for the artists and the businesses that associate with their work. The sponsors get access to a reliable promotional platform with wide demo exposure. For new artists the sponsors are a source of cheaper or even free gear, for experienced road musicians, the sponsors are merchandising partners and investors. For the studio they're a way to keep hard costs down working with limited cash from monthly expense budgets that are never enough. In the hopes of enticing new talent to sign while finding ways to involve sponsors an intersting idea popped into my head. Let's see if we can make something happen.
A big part of the music business is sponsorship. Both for the artists and the businesses that associate with their work. The sponsors get access to a reliable promotional platform with wide demo exposure. For new artists the sponsors are a source of cheaper or even free gear, for experienced road musicians, the sponsors are merchandising partners and investors. For the studio they're a way to keep hard costs down working with limited cash from monthly expense budgets that are never enough. In the hopes of enticing new talent to sign while finding ways to involve sponsors an intersting idea popped into my head. Let's see if we can make something happen.
Marketplace Of Musical Phrases
Imagine a songwriter's Publishing Pool where you can trade musical phrases the way you might trade narratives with a fellow writer or search through little protected pieces other artists have catalogued hoping someone would make better use of them. How much better would your music be if you could collaborate with other signed musicians by choosing to model or embed previously written musical segments waiting to be used in a full song.
Once published the system automatically restricts the use of applied phrases, keeps track of proportional share of publishing rights, and ultimately collects the income and distributes the profit to the related parties. This is one of the many benefits of signing the talent agreement, using Alearezzo to write/manage songs for publication.
Imagine a songwriter's Publishing Pool where you can trade musical phrases the way you might trade narratives with a fellow writer or search through little protected pieces other artists have catalogued hoping someone would make better use of them. How much better would your music be if you could collaborate with other signed musicians by choosing to model or embed previously written musical segments waiting to be used in a full song.
Once published the system automatically restricts the use of applied phrases, keeps track of proportional share of publishing rights, and ultimately collects the income and distributes the profit to the related parties. This is one of the many benefits of signing the talent agreement, using Alearezzo to write/manage songs for publication.
Get Signed; Get Paid.
If you're a song writer or otherwise musical content maker consider reading The Pitch, contact the studio to discuss then sign the Mountjoy Music Studio talent agreement.
Join a mysterious group of digitally connected content creators under a single profitable legal framework that protects your interests and gets you paid from multiple sources. Enjoy scheduling privileged access to the physical studio and equipment where you can record at cost, mix, and produce in person with other signed artists.
If you're a song writer or otherwise musical content maker consider reading The Pitch, contact the studio to discuss then sign the Mountjoy Music Studio talent agreement.
Join a mysterious group of digitally connected content creators under a single profitable legal framework that protects your interests and gets you paid from multiple sources. Enjoy scheduling privileged access to the physical studio and equipment where you can record at cost, mix, and produce in person with other signed artists.
Alearezzo - Web Based Music Composition And Collaboration [Exclusive]
Composers the world over have wished for years they could use a simple web based tool for musical notation... they crawl the internet hoping to find something competitive with their favourite desktop app, but available anywhere. A fruitless search later and you conclude the inevitable! That it doesn't exist! Well now it does. Alearezzo is a modern publishing solution for songwriters. To find out what all the fuss is about you just have to sign a Talent or Scout/Producer agreement with Mountjoy Music Studio.
Composers the world over have wished for years they could use a simple web based tool for musical notation... they crawl the internet hoping to find something competitive with their favourite desktop app, but available anywhere. A fruitless search later and you conclude the inevitable! That it doesn't exist! Well now it does. Alearezzo is a modern publishing solution for songwriters. To find out what all the fuss is about you just have to sign a Talent or Scout/Producer agreement with Mountjoy Music Studio.
If you're interested in music lessons, recording sessions, sound production, scouting or talent management then please Contact The Studio.
