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Achieve your muscial dreams today with Rictascale ProductionsMonday 14 May 2007RECORDING SUCCESS It could be closer than you think.The idea of having yourself a hit song around the world is a dream shared by millions around the world. Sitting in bedrooms and garages, practicing their art, the creative soul ponders how to ‘get it out there’. How to get their song to the world and hopefully ‘make it big’ in return. With the shifting sands of technological change helping things along, it may now be a lot easier than you thought to stop merely dreaming about creative success and start living it. The proverbial doors have opened re-inventing they way music is not only created but both distributed and promoted. Creative artists find themselves in a whole new landscape of choice. Those who are willing to explore and capitalize on the plethora of options will be the future winners.uROk spoke with our specialist alliance partner Rictascale Productions to get the low down on how they keep going from strength to strength in an increasingly competitive area. They also gave us a quick hit list for all you aspiring recording stars out there. The story behind Rictascale Productions is a classic tale of determination, passion, success, failure, faith and reinvention. Ultimately it is a story of experience, truth and an example of how to live your dream.The Man Behind The Vision: Born into a family of entertainers, songwriters, music teachers and promoters, it was inevitable founder of Rictascale Productions, Ricta (Rick Wilson) would choose the Music Industry as his passion and career. With music in his blood it was no surprise the first Record/Publishing deal came at only eighteen years old. Two years later his career had blossomed and a trio was subsequently born when he hooked up with two other talented singer/songwriters and formed the band LOKO.Never quite achieving the fame and fortune they’d expected LOKO did receive numerous songwriting awards none-the-less, attracting strong interest from some powerhouse players including: Polydor Records U.K. who offered a publishing deal for the song “FALLEN”, Sony/BMG Australia for the song “SHE” for use by the next Australian Idol winner, and Abby Road Studios U.K. with “ROUND HERE an album of hit songs” for Chris Blair. In the process the bands members were discovering where their real passions and successes might lie, and in 2003 LOKO disbanded and Rictascale Productions was born.To finance the label Ricta worked as a limousine chauffeur on the weekends. Through the week he wrote and produced music for corporate clients, studios and films. As the face of Rictascale Productions, he kept up appearances within the industry and received a Certificate of Achievement from The Australian Songwriters Association 2005 (www.asai.org.au) for the song “BRING IT ON”. Producing a weekly radio spot on 105.7 Radio Metro (Backseat Buzz, Word on the streets with Ricta!) he interviewed celebrities from the backseat of the limousine.The Epicentre of Music Solutions: A Songwriting/Production label, Rictascale Productions was founded on the Gold Coast, Australia in April 2003. Rictascale Productions now has its own private recording studio with the capabilities of larger studios depending on budget and production requirements. When we asked Ricta about his vision for the label he was quick to articulate, “We are building a platform for new songwriters to be exposed via the rictascale.com website. The website is under constant re-development and one of its purposes is to network and showcase original songwriters. As the song library builds this will provide a short cut for Record labels, the Media, remix DJs and of coarse the songwriters themselves. We like to think of rictascale.com as an underground music industry hub, allowing the user to become a talent scout with out leaving the office” he enthused. Having already advised the Gold Coast City Council and produced music for the award winning projects: ‘Zero the Hero’ road safety initiative for primary schools and the S.M.A.R.T. motorcycle training initiative with Mick Doohan, 2007 has the smell of success is in the air for Rictascale Productions. “This is a very exciting time for the label because the network is expanding. We can now offer TV/Radio commercials, Film scores, Websites, Music videos, Artist management and as always, music designed to client specification” comments Ricta on the direction the label has taken since inception.Support and Encouragement to Live Your Dream: The ever-growing network of people at Rictascale Productions combined with years of direct experience within the music industry is providing a coordinated approach to the industry’s needs. Constantly evolving with the ‘new’ music industry, in the near future Rictascale will offer the whole box and dice of resources to expose a great artist. When we asked Ricta for some obvious pointers on where to get started with your hit song, he rattled off this list:1.Pick up a pen and paper and write your songs down. 2.Pick up a guitar and play – create! If you can’t play - get some lessons. 3.Record your song. 4.Find the best possible singer to do justice to your song even if that means it’s not you! 5.Scrub up. Have some quality photos or images ready for promotional use. 6.If you have recorded your own music before, ask friends or family to choose the best song or songs for promotion. 7.Think of an idea for your own music video. Grab a camera and get it out there (youtube.com) 8.Become a member of myspace music so they can re-direct inquires to you (myspace.com) 9.Podcast.“There are so many ways to get yourself out there now, the ultimate decider will be the originality and quality of your work. Artists need to be work on their craft as well as their PR. I’m not saying just because things have changed it’s easy, but with our guidance it can be a bit simpler at least.”So why not implement some of Ricta’s suggestions or contact the label if you think you’re ready for that next step. If this really is your dream, do something about it today.Contact the label and get living your musical [email protected]

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