Drop-in Recording Sessions

MuziekHaven, Zaandam

Aria and Song recording session performers at MuziekHaven

Recordings for Classical Musicians

It gets expensive always having "recent" recordings ready to send, especially as you keep evolving technically or adding new repertoire. And it seems that having accessible, high-quality materials is becoming more and more important for growing careers.

These sessions are all about keeping the stress and the cost low, by handling all logistics — from the piano tuning and the accompanist, to the 4K cameras and the editing. Renting MuziekHaven gives us the opportunity to record in a larger space than Monet Theehuis and perform on a beautiful Steinway from the NMF. Setting up all the gear there for a day means we can share the costs over 5-7 artists.

Please reach out or check the booking system if you're in need of fresh audition materials, competition prescreening, promo & socials or video & audio for artist websites.

  Venue
  Pianist, if needed
  Recording setup
  Editing and Post-prod

Just show up, dress up and perform!

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Upcoming Dates

11 July
17 July
18 July
28 July
29 July
13 August
14 August
15 August

What to Expect

•  60-minute slots in the beautiful acoustic of MuziekHaven.
•  Warmup Space: Small studio next to the hall to vocalise and get dressed.
•  Pianist: Lochlan Brown (opera conductor and repetiteur working with opera companies throughout Europe and Australia) can accompany you for your session. Send your repertoire if it's not standard! You can also bring your own pianist. Lochlan will get over it :)
•  Repertoire: No strict limit; however, most singers find they can comfortably record 2-4 arias within the hour before they're cooked. Instrumentalists usually manage 3-5 shorter works.
•  Technical Setup: Top-end Schoeps and AEA microphones, 4K Sony cameras and professional lighting.

Pricing

Single-Camera Session
€160 (+ VAT)

Complete, single-take videos. No stitching of different takes possible.

Ideal for auditions requiring clean, unedited, full body "live" materials.

Multi-Camera Session
€210 (+ VAT)

Multi-angle setup allowing for repairs, corrections, and stitching of takes.

All options inclusive of venue hire, piano hire, pianist, recording engineer and post-prod.

MuziekHaven venue interior

Turnaround

•  First Drafts: Rough cuts sent within a couple of days for you to review and choose your preferred takes.

•  Final HQ Versions: Delivered in approx. 14 days or up to 21 days for more complex edits.

Note: If you have a looming application deadline, let me know and I will do my best to expedite your edits.

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Can't make any of these dates?

Leave your email and I'll let you know as soon as new MuziekHaven days are booked.

Email: monettheehuis@gmail.com

DM: Instagram @monet.theehuis