Stay positive! Please resolve any & all personal differences & disputes before you arrive or at least promise to leave it outside of the session. I really don't like a negative working environment & if I think someone is being counterproductive to progress & creativity, they will be asked to make a snack run or something. The best way to stay involved in the process is to be positive. Do your very best to listen to others & try to give input in manner that doesn't insult someone... including me =)
No entourages please! That means do not invite friends & guests to the studio. There is limited space here & most of the time your friends are just a distraction.
Please try to write parts that are within your ability to play them. Performing cleanly & consistently is the hallmark of great musicianship & will always sound & feel better than a million overdubs, edits & studio trickery.
Know your key signatures! A surprising number of bands overlooks this. Knowledge is power baby!
Bring your money! Although a deposit has been paid, the remaining balance is due on the very first day of recording! This will ensure that we have the financial mumbo-jumbo out of the way & then we can get down to business.