Sentric Music session winners – Black Mountain Lights

We have again teamed up with Sentric Music to offer their artists another chance of winning a free two-day recording session at one of our studios.

We are happy to announce that we chose Black Mountain Lights as the winners, following in the footsteps of previous winners Deafkid and Black Foxxes.

Sentric asked the band a few questions about their plans for the session. Check them out below.

Congratulations on winning the session! What made you apply?

We were actually looking at Miloco Studios quite recently, and then stumbled on the competition on the Sentric site. Thought it was worth a shot entering!

How do you usually prepare before a recording session?

Making sure everyone is as prepared as possible as time is money! The songs have to be as tight as possible and everyone has to be 100% confident with their parts. We listen to a lot of music and it always helps if we all bring along a reference track to make sure we are all on the same page with the sound we want from the recording.

What are you planning to record while in the studio?

We are already underway with the recording of the followup to our debut EP ‘Submarine’. So hopefully we can record a track for that new EP.

What do you want to achieve while in the recording studio?

As strange as it sounds we recorded the first EP in a cake factory, self-engineered and self-produced without the usual recording time constraints. This gave us the liberty to spend a lot of time creating the right sounds and ambience to fit the songs. I’d hope we can transfer that to the studio environment and achieve the right results within the time frame.

What are your plans for the next 12 months?

Looking forward to the release of our second EP followed by a tour.

How helpful are the royalties you earn from your works and performances?

Every little helps! being a DIY band we need to fund recording, CD production and touring costs. Any revenue we make from CD sales, royalties, gigs etc can quickly get swallowed up!

If you want to win similar offers, make sure you keep an eye out for Sentric’s emails and check the Opportunities section on your Sentric Music profile regularly.