About Me
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Certifications: Certified Digidesign ProTools HD 7 Operator, Waves Certified User
Bio:Rob Coates was born in Ft. Worth, Texas and raised the majority of his life in East Tennessee. With a passion for the world of music since the age of 3, Rob learned to play nine different instruments on a highly proficient level. Also sharing a love for sports, Rob played NCAA baseball and is an advanced practitioner in the martial arts. After years of teaching WTF Taekwondo as a 3rd degree black belt, Rob decided to move full-time into the music industry.His first production company, Symeron Productions, based out of Tampa, Florida, offered recording, multi-media, and production services to local bands and artists. Five years later, Coates opened Westwind Productions in Tarpon Springs, Florida which relocated to Franklin, TN. Westwind Productions currently provides recording/mixing/production services for bands and artists internationally from the United States, in the Bahamas, Belgium, and Italy. Rob Coates has also served as Adjunct Faculty at the International Academy of Design and Technology teaching Bachelor of Recording Arts students.Currently, Rob is mixing and producing many local, Indie, and major projects. His clients range from Grammy Award Winning to Local artists and bands. He maintains an office in Nashville’s nearby Franklin, Tennessee . With over 12 years of engineering, current and past clients include artists, bands, and labels such as Sony/BMG, Alan Freed Productions, Coca-Cola, Fuel Records, CMG Records-Italy, CMG Studios-Italy, Burning Yesterday, St. Chaos (Pillar, POD, Spoken, Disciple) , Klik, Say It Twice, Phoenix Mourning, Bala (Britney Spears, Christiana Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Angie Stone, Kelly Clarkson), Lenny Macaluso (Tina Turner), and Nathan Stone.Acknowledgments: Rolling Stone Magazine 1000th Anniversary Edition, Co-Produced, Recorded, and Mixed the Number 1 Unsigned Rock Band in America as titled by Rolling Stone Magazine.
HOW TO GET SIGNED:
Its very simple. Show a record label that you do not need them. Day after Day I get tons of messages asking me to listen to their music. I also get artists and bands wanting to get signed. So, here are the rules:
A. Do NOT submit less than commercial quality recordings to labels. These days are over. Trust Me. Labels do NOT have the budget to sign bands and fix them.
B. Labels look for bands that have product ready to go. They look for bands that have professionally produced cd's and can sell. They are also more likely to sign a band and buyout their current album.
C. Believe in yourself enough to get a recording done right. Otherwise, why should they believe in you. It may cost more, however the payoff can be very rewarding. Producers and labels do NOT have the money anymore to invest in bands. So, this is where you have to step up and be their business partner. Make them an offer they cannot refuse. A 50/50 Split Usually Works Well. Everyone Wins.
D. Do NOT use the ,"We do not have the money," excuse. Successful bands FIND the money. Rather its parents, job, grant, gift, car washes, shows, etc.....In Other words, WORK for it. The music industry has changed and we do NOT and will NOT invest in bands that are not capable of making it happen on their own. PERIOD.
E. Do NOT produce it yourself. Producers have years of experience and have much more experience than you. Trust Me.
F. Hire Professional Mixing and Mastering Engineers...PLEASE. You will do yourself and the concept of what we call, "MUSIC." a big favor.
G. Appreciate a Good Wav File...MP3's are convenient. However, musicians and the younger generation fans are destroying their ears. The worse it sounds, the more the NORM shifts. Now, we are left with less than acceptable recordings.
F. Make the label think that you do not need them to succeed. They will beg for you.
By. Rob Coates
SHORT CLIENT LIST
Sony/BMG, USA
Sony/BMG, Europe
CMG Records
Fuel Records
Sphere Records
R&R Music Group
Alan Freed Productions
SmokeStack Productions
St. Chaos (One Member From Each: P.O.D, Pillar, Disciple, Spoken)
Burning Yesterday
Holly Hardin
2 Pistols
Coca-Cola
Say It Twice
Vallenbrosa
Mandy Ventrice
Lystra
Alan's Folly
Handgun
Cole Park
Southern Thunder
Shed Loose The Armour
The Hannah Band
Blue Collar Suicide
Rachel Perry
Bala (Brittney Spears, Christina Aquilerra, Angie Stone, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson)
Lenny Macaluso (Tina Turner)
Nathan Stone
Phoenix Morning
Among The Thirsty
Anup K. Sen
Sean Seybold
Hydris
Casey Cain
Krista
Taken The River
KLIK
The Flawless Effect
Variance
Through The Wishing Well
The Crimson Terror Ensemble
Manu
Squabble
Showtime
Tammy Gunn
Primitve Astronauts
Broken Self
New Season
Paradigm
Jay Rosenberg
Lisa Nicole
The Panama Rhythm
Brittany Brill
Deon
Dear Abby
A.D.D (Europe)
Anakronon (Italy)
Brave In The Attempt
Wayside
C12
