Capturing the live performance proves the product for Josh
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:26:00 BST
Young entrepreneur Josh Power’s professional recording service attracts local organisations, schools, choirs and bands keen to record that perfect performance
LIVEINTHEHUDD is an enterprise, set up by Huddersfield graduate Josh Power (pictured), whose business motto is to capture a live performance ‘the way it was meant to be heard’.
The business provides professional recording services and whilst specialising in concert hall recordings, Josh - being a qualified sound engineer – produces and records all types of music, in all of its forms.
“LiveintheHUDD helps out individuals or groups, schools and community organisations, when they want a concert or other event recording,” said Josh.
“Whether it’s a show-reel, full-length album or a CD to simply give to their mum and dad, I record their music and then work with the client to produce the end product,” he said.
Whilst running the business, Bradford-born Josh has experienced and overcome complicated copyright issues in order to give the customer what they want.
“Surprising to most,” said Josh, “pop music has the easiest form of copyright to overcome. It becomes more difficult when you have an orchestra wanting a recording of them playing a piece of sheet music,” he said.
“Within that piece of music there might be 20 instruments, which means you have to ask the publisher for 20 separate pieces of music. This then turns into 20 separate copyright requests and that’s as long as no rights are left with the music’s original composer!
“But I know the professionalism needed to be in this business and this hasn’t put me off,” he added.
To any fans of the urban folk-rock band The RagTags, the 25-year-old will look familiar, as he used to be their banjo and guitar player. Sadly now split-up, one of the band’s biggest successes came in 2012, when they supported the famous British folk-rock band Mumford and Sons.
After graduating from a degree in Music Technology and Popular Music in 2013, Josh realised that there was a gap in the market for local and non-professional musicians, choirs and brass bands, who needed access to music technology services.
The business, which is based in The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Centre, has been set up with the help of the University’s Enterprise Team. The team assists enterprising students and recent graduates like Josh to develop their business ideas through one-to-one meetings with their business advisors, a series of business skills events and where appropriate, access to proof of concept funding.
LiveintheHUDD will be recording the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Marsh Ladies Choir at the Huddersfield Parish Church on the 3rd October. To get tickets please visit the website.
- To hear the pieces of music LiveintheHUDD has recorded listen to the showreel.
