George Alfred: Commission a Song

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So! Did you think that the quality of the music and recording was comparable with a ‘professionally’ produced Audio CD ??? If you did - read on. If you don’t think so – thank you for listening and have a great day………….

Still here ! Great…… Everything you heard, was done by ‘yours truly’ . the lyrics; the music; the recording and even the graphics and printing of the Jewel Case inserts. I’m only bragging for one reason – Firstly, I can write and record you a personalised love song for your special person of the quality you just listened to, for a fraction of the cost of hiring the professionals. Secondly, a large % of the income I earn from song commissions is donated to the charity P.A.C.T. (See HOME PAGE)

The only part I don’t do in the of production of an Audio CDs, is a WOMANS voice. I did try once and I split my pants and scared the crap out of our two Rabbits ( Alfie & Charlie ), who probable thought I had swallowed the microphone. Anyway!

My price for writing, producing and recording a song with an original melody and words, plus designing the Jewel Case inserts with a photo of your special pen on the cover and a special message from you on the back cover is £120.00. The whole process usually takes about 4 – 6 weeks - involving about 20 – 30 hours work - to the finished Audio CD, If it’s a LOVE song you want :

If you’re a Fella: Guys - Commissioning a personalised unique love song for that special lady in your life, is just about the most romantically unique gift you can give her, either for a special occasion, or simply to show her just how much she means to you. If it doesn’t bring her to tears….Nothing will. If you’re Female Ladies – I am so Sorry ! As of yet I have not found a female singer good enough to record a Love song for that special man in your life, but I hope to soon. So if you would like to commission a song for him, either leave me a message in the site guest book, or e-mail me at: mysong@george-alfred.com and I will get back to you.

Other types of songs: I also write Humorous songs and any other type of song you want. Special occasions can be: • Retirement • Special Birthday • Engagement • Wedding • New Baby • Anniversary • Etc. etc. etc. • Or simple a Thank You for someone who helped you in your time of need. In respect of the time span. Whatever special occasion the song is for, I will need 6 weeks notice to ensure the song is finished in time. So! If you would like to commission me to write you a song for that someone special, for a special occasion or just for the hell of it, here is how it works.

Stage 1. Contact me via e-mail send me the following information via my e-mail mysong@george-alfred.com ) giving me all the below information about your special person. I will then send you a PayPal e-mail requesting 25% of the commissioning fee ( £30.00 ) The reason for this is I need to know you are genuine in your request for me to write you a song, so that I don’t waste hours of work to find that the request is not for real.

As this first stage of writing the song lyrics involves a lot of hours, this initial £30.00 is not refundable if you decide for whatever reason to cancel the song request. The type of information I need is as follows: • What the special occasion is • Your relationship to the special person • Their first name • Their age • The colour of their EYES & HAIR • Their special qualities / things you love about them: (i.e. Caring, loving, good listener, lovely smile, funny, etc. etc. • Their interests • Their likes / dislikes • Special memories / events etc you would like incorporated in the song • The style / type of music you would like – Give examples of actual songs. • Do you want the tone of the song to be serious / humorous / both etc. • Anything else that I can use.

Stage 2. On receipt your initial £30.00 payment, I will proceed to draft out some lyrics and e-mail them to you for your consideration and comments. I will repeat this process until you are completely happy with them. This will probably take a couple of weeks

When you are completely happy with the lyrics, I will request a further £30.00 of the commissioning fee to cover the work .in Stage 3.

Stage 3. This stage involves putting the words to music. I will use several diffnt variations of music and let you listen to them. This stage will take a further 2 weeks. You then choose the one you want me to use and send me the remaining ( £60.00 ) of the commissioning fee, along with the PHOTO you want on the front cover of the Jewel Case and the message you want on the back of the Jewel Case. I will also send you a declaration to sign, stating that you are fully satisfied with the song.

Stage 4. On return of the remaining £60.00 of the commissioning fee and the signed declaration, I will record the final song using the lyrics and music style you have requested and send you the finished article.

As the composer, I will automatically retain the copy write of the song. (both lyrics and Music) that will be on the CD insert, and the Audio CD will be electronically copy write protected at the Master Recording stage. I will keep all the Jewel case artwork and text on file, should you require further copies of the song in the future.

If you want more that one copy to give out to other people, the price is £4.00 each. And that’s It….. I look forward to your e-mail and working with you to write YOUR song for that special person in your life.