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Online Drum Session Pricing

Remote Drum Track Pricing Packages and Service Add-Ons

Drum Track Pricing Packages

Not all clients need the same online drum session. Chris wants to make sure producers, artists, and composers get the customized drum performance they need at a price that works best for them without sacrificing performance or audio quality.

Chris offers three distinct pricing tiers for remote drum sessions — Demo, Basic Master, and Custom Master. Simply choose the one that’s right for your project. Rates quoted are per song with discounts available based on volume. Also offered are a la carte Session Add-Ons that bring additional tracking services for your songs. To inquire further about prices, please check out Chris’s pricing FAQ or contact Chris directly.

Chris Brush Preparing for a Remote Drum Session at PlethoraTone Studios

Chris Brush Preparing for a Remote Drum Session at PlethoraTone StudiosNot all clients need the same solution. Chris wants to make sure producers, artists, and composers get the remote drum tracks they need at a price that works best for them without sacrificing audio or performance quality.

Chris offers three distinct pricing tiers — Demo, Basic Master, and Custom Master. Simply choose the one that’s right for your project. Rates quoted are per song with discounts available based on volume. Also offered are a la carte Session Add-Ons that bring additional tracking services for your songs. To inquire further about prices, please check out Chris’s pricing FAQ or contact Chris directly.

Demo

For industry writers and publishers
$ 100
00 per Song
  • 1 take of fantastic quality session drum tracks
  • Any necessary comping included
  • All Session Add-Ons available for purchase

Basic Master

Multiple takes and options
$ 150
00 per Song
  • Fantastic quality session drum tracks
  • Any necessary comping included
  • 3 takes of up to 19 mics
  • All Session Add-Ons available for purchase

Custom Master

Enjoy ultimate customization and service
$ 225
00 per Song
  • Chris will help to choose the drum/perc setup best suited to your project's sonic needs
  • Fantastic quality session drum tracks
  • Any necessary comping included
  • 3 takes of up to 19 mics
  • Beat Detective Add-On included (if requested)
  • Sample Hits Add-On included (if requested)
  • Percussion Overdubs Add-On included (if requested)

Online Drum Session Add-On Services

Add value to your remote session drum tracks by selecting any of these additional options for your songs. Percussion Overdubs, Hit Samples, and Beat Detection Add-Ons are included (if requested) for Custom Master online drum session packages. If you would like to learn more about the available Add-Ons, check out the pricing FAQ below.

Percussion Overdubs

$ 25
00 per Song
  • Chris can add anything from shakers to tambos to found object grooves to live-layered loops. If you want some rhythmic ear candy, Chris has what you need! Included in Custom Master sessions. This add-on is not necessary for percussion only sessions.
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Drum Hit Samples

$ 25
00 per Song
  • Get single hit samples of each drum for each unique kit setup from your online drum session. Use these samples in your mix to augment the drums because nothing sounds more natural and complimentary than isolated samples from the same kit. Included in Custom Master sessions.
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Beat Detection Editing

$ 50
00 per Song
  • Whether using pre-quantized loops or keeping in step with modern production trends, sometimes you just need drums to be “on the grid.” If that's the case, never hesitate to ask. Included (if desired) in Custom Master sessions.

Video Recording

$ 25
00 per Song
  • Get single-camera video recordings of Chris' performance during your online drum session. Receive raw footage video for each drum take. If you would like multiple camera angles or the video paired with a stereo mix of the recorded drum tracks, let Chris know for an adjusted rate quote.

Transcribed Performance

$ 75
00 per Song
  • If you have programmed drum parts that you would like to hear reproduced with live drums, Chris will transcribe and perform a programmed drum part as close to note for note as possible.

Drum Track Pre-Mixing

$ 75
00 per Song
  • Draw on Chris' extensive mixing experience! In addition to the high quality raw session drum tracks, you receive mixed drum stems that further tailor the recorded tracks to your song and save you work in your mix!

Drum Programming

$ 75
00 per Song
  • Chris can sequence electronic percussion and drums or create hybrid parts between organic recordings and programmed elements. Perfect for songs with heavy electronic or pop stylings.

MIDI from Your Tracks

$ 75
00 per Song
  • Get your live drum tracks converted to a MIDI performance. Great for making groove loops for demo songs when used with any number of drum VSTis.

Online Drum Session Pricing FAQ

Have questions about online drum track pricing? To help, Chris has answered common pricing questions below. If you have more questions, see Chris’ frequently asked questions page. Of course, feel free to reach out to Chris directly as he’s always happy to provide any information he can to perfectly tailor your remote drum session to your project needs.

What remote drum session package would you suggest for me?

Let me start by saying there are no differences in sound quality or microphone count between the packages. Rather, the difference is in the number of takes and additional services included.

I originally designed the Demo package for songwriters and publishers here in Nashville that needed high quality single takes without a lot of direction and a quick turnaround. In traditional recording sessions, a demo is never intended to be released for sale and is used to be pitch to various artists or labels with the intent of being re-recorded as a master. However, if you are wanting to keep the cost down and only need a single take of killer drums, I am happy to offer the Demo rate for songs intended for release.

The Basic Master package is my main offering — 3 takes of up to 23 microphones. With multiple takes, you can further refine and edit the performance by cutting and pasting between the takes (normally called “comping” as it results in a composite take) to arrive at what you feel is the ideal drum performance for your song. If you want great live drum tracks and some options to choose from, this is the package for you.

The Custom Master package is my top tier offering. If your song requires a very unique drum or microphone setup, if you want to have a hand in choosing the drum sounds you feel will work best, if you want to have additional part or percussion overdubs, if you want hit samples from the kit for use in mixing, or if you want the drum tracks edited to the grid or delivered in a certain way, this is your option.

Do you offer discounts?

I do offer discounts based on song quantity for both Basic and Custom Master Session Packages. The discount available varies with the size of the project.

I also offer custom prices and deliverables for certain projects — music library, TV/movie cue, etc.

Will you consider a flat project rate over a per song rate?

Absolutely. That is something I handle on a client-by-client basis. Just ask.

How do you accept payment?

I invoice and receive payment for online drum tracks through Venmo or PayPal under most circumstances. However, I am open to alternate payment methods. Just let me know if Venmo is not a preferred option for you and I’m sure we can work something out.

Do I have to pay up front?

No. Normally I invoice via Venmo or PayPal after completing the recording. For first time clients, I am happy to bounce MP3 roughs of the drum takes against the scratch tracks for proof of concept. I only release the high quality multi-tracks after payment has been made.

What if I want a re-take or revision? Is that included in the price?

I do my absolute best to make sure that the drum takes clients receive (3 takes at least for both Basic and Custom Master packages) provide suitable stylistic options as well as incorporate all client performance notes. I can count on my ten fingers the number of retakes requested over the last several years of offering remote drum sessions.

That said, if there’s a revision a client wants made, I charge a reduced fee of $75 per song to deliver a single revised take. The fee covers my time in recalling the session notes and kit sounds.

Do you have any limits for song length?

I’m not out to break budgets or stick clients with all sorts of fees. However, super long songs can take a much longer time to record and I might request additional payment to cover my work.

I do not have a hard limit but generally say anything within the 6 minute mark is covered by the song rate. For longer works, I get with the client on a case-by-case basis. If one song out of ten is super long, I may not charge any extra because of the quantity. If one song is 7 minutes long but super simple, I may not charge anything extra. If you have a one-off 13 minute rock odyssey, we will probably need to work out a custom rate. Always feel free to ask.

Add-Ons: Can you explain more about Pre-Mixing?

I have found that some clients, while they LOVE live drums on their music, don’t have a lot of experience with managing and mixing drum multi-tracks. After more than a few clients asked for help, I decided to offer to mix down the multi-track drums from client remote session for $75 per song. I mix your custom drum tracks into more manageable stems that further tailor the kit sounds to your song. First, the client chooses and sends to me their preferred take or a take comped from the multiple ones I originally recorded. Second, I mix the final multi-track drums into stems:

  • close mics
  • ambient mics
  • character mics and processing
  • drum effects (verb, delay, whatever the song seems to need)

These stems reduce the number of drum tracks you have to deal with, are further made a part of the song with EQ, compression, and other effects, and still allow you to vary the balance between different aspects of the kit. My goal is to process the drums like I would in a mix, but not so heavy-handed as to box you in sonically. I want to leave room for further processing as the song develops.

Add-Ons: Can you explain more about Transcribed Performance?

Most of the time, clients expect me to play what I think appropriate for the song. Any programmed drum tracks are simply there as a guide or were a stock groove over which the song was written.

Occasionally, clients want to have at least one of my drum takes be as exact a performance of their programmed part as possible. I offer the Transcribed Take Add-On for $75 a song to both meet the client’s desires and cover my time in transcribing, learning, and performing the programmed drum part.

Add-Ons: Can you explain more about Video Recording?

These days, a lot of artists, whether recording in traditional commercial studios with a full band or remotely at multiple facilities, like to have “in studio” footage of their songs being recorded for use in promotional materials (music videos, crowdfunding campaigns, social media posts). While not a video guru, I am happy to offer single-camera video footage of myself playing the takes that make up your remote drum session.

I offer this service for $25 per song and you receive a 60fps 1080p video looking over my left shoulder as I track. For $50 a song, I can add a second overhead camera angle or further edit the video by replacing the camera audio with a synced rough mix of the recorded drums.

If you have video ideas for what you would like to see, just let me know and we can figure it out!

Chris Brush is an experienced session drummer in Nashville, TN. This site offers Chris’ creative drumming via online/remote drum recording sessions to producers and artists everywhere.

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