Purchase copyright protection for all original music that you or your band have written. Your music is your intellectual property and needs to be legally protected. A copyright will prevent other artists from stealing lyrics or musical compositions and claiming them as their own.
Practice your material until you can play through every song perfectly. Recording studios charge an hourly rate for the time you spend recording your music. By knowing your songs thoroughly you will not need as much time to record and will save yourself a lot of money.
Find an affordable recording studio in your local area. You will want to do a lot of research on what services each studio offers, along with how much they charge hourly for recording time. Be sure to create a budget of how much money you have to spend and make sure the studio rates are affordable.
Hire a producer and record your demo. A producer will help you to get the best out of your recording session. Many producers are also sound engineers and can help you to make a more professional sounding recording.
Mix the songs on your demo. Mixing is the process where you adjust the volumes of all the musical instruments and vocals in a recording to make a full professional sounding recording. If you have a good producer he may be able to help you with the mixing process. You can also hire professional mixers who will do the project for a predetermined fee.
Get your demo recording pressed onto CDs for distribution. You can either hire someone to put your recording on a CD or you can do it yourself on a computer. If you are planning to sell your demo, then you will want to use a CD pressing company. These companies will press copies of your demo on CD for a package price.