--- title: How to book a service as a Record Label? description: "As a Record Label A&R you can book a recording studio or an engineer for services such as: Recording Sessions, 2-Track Mixing, Full Stem Mixing, Dolby ATMOS, and Mastering." --- [Skip to content](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact Us](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![header-logo.dfd0f01451fc4201cdeb6bea513c8257.svg\]](https://20049731.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20049731/header-logo.dfd0f01451fc4201cdeb6bea513c8257.svg) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Us](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/kb-tickets/new) - [Back to EngineEars](https://engineears.com/) [Back to EngineEars](https://engineears.com/) Hi, how can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [EngineEars Help Center](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base?hsLang=en) 2. [Getting Started](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/getting-started?hsLang=en) 3. [Record Label Onboarding](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/getting-started?hsLang=en#record-label-onboarding) # How to book a service as a Record Label? ## As a Record Label A&R you can book a recording studio or an engineer for services such as: Recording Sessions, 2-Track Mixing, Full Stem Mixing, Dolby ATMOS, and Mastering. Steps to book a service: - **[Selecting a Service](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#select-service)** - **[Booking Details](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#booking-details)** - **[Pay to Proceed](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#pay-to-proceed)** - **[Pay with Card](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#pay-with-card)** - **[Request Budget Approvals (Direct Billing or PO)](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#request-budget-approval)**   ### 1. Select A Service Follow the steps here to search and **[select a studio or engineer](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-get-started-as-a-label-ar?hsLang=en#find-providers)**. - More details on **[how to book an audio engineering service](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-book-a-service?hsLang=en)** (mixing, mastering, dolby atmos) - More details on **[how to book a studio recording session](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-book-a-recording-session?hsLang=en)** ### 2. Booking Details Follow the steps here to **[enter booking details](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-book-a-service?hsLang=en#booking-details)** for the selected service. ### 3. Pay to Proceed There are 2 ways to pay when booking a project or session. You will need to choose one of these methods in order to proceed with the project/session booking. - Pay with Credit Card - Request Budget Approvals (Direct Billing or PO) #### Pay with Credit Card If you're in a rush to book the service, you have the option to pay with credit card and checkout out seamlessly.   1\. On the Order Summary Page, click the **Pay with Card** button ![Screenshot 2025-02-05 at 12.29.11 AM](https://20049731.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20049731/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.29.11%20AM.png?width=688&height=491&name=Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.29.11%20AM.png)   2\. Then click the **Checkout** button ![Screenshot 2025-02-05 at 12.29.37 AM](https://20049731.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20049731/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.29.37%20AM.png?width=688&height=546&name=Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.29.37%20AM.png)   3\. Choose a payment option and enter the payment details (email, name, phone, address etc) ![Screenshot 2025-02-05 at 12.30.18 AM](https://20049731.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20049731/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.30.18%20AM.png?width=688&height=679&name=Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.30.18%20AM.png) **Payment Options** Choose from a number of payment options, including:  - **Credit Card** (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) - **Debit Card** - **Paypal** - **Klarna** - **Affirm** - **Cash App** - **Google Pay** - **Apple Pay** Complete the payment process by filling out the required info for the chosen payment method.  **Note:** Some engineers/studios offer **[partial payments](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-book-with-a-partial-payment-or-deposit?hsLang=en)** for their services by requiring an initial deposit to make a booking. When submitting payment, you can choose to pay the total balance upfront or pay the deposit initially, and the remaining balance later.  **Refund Policy** - You are agreeing to this policy upon checkout. Click here to read our [refund policy](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/where-can-i-find-the-refund-policy?hsLang=en).   4\. Finish checkout - Click the '**checkout**' button to finalize your order's payment submission. - If you don't have an EngineEars account (or you are not logged in), you may be asked to confirm a one-time code sent to your entered email or mobile phone number to verify the transaction. Once the code is correctly entered, you can proceed with processing the payment. ![Screenshot 2025-01-02 at 1.43.40 PM copy](https://support.engineears.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-01-02%20at%201.43.40%20PM%20copy.png?width=500&height=237&name=Screenshot%202025-01-02%20at%201.43.40%20PM%20copy.png) - After checkout is completed, you will receive a confirmation email and the booked project/session will appear in your My Bookings page. 👏 Congrats! You have successfully booked your project/session.      #### Request Budget Approvals (Direct Billing or PO) If you'd rather pay for the project/session booking via your Record Label's direct billing/PO process, follow these steps below to proceed.    1\. Once you have finished entering the details of your booking on the Order Summary page, scroll down to the **My Team** section ![Screenshot 2025-02-05 at 12.23.16 AM](https://20049731.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20049731/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.23.16%20AM.png?width=688&height=544&name=Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.23.16%20AM.png)   2\. Enter emails to invite the relevant team members from your Record Label  ![Screenshot 2025-02-05 at 12.37.11 AM](https://20049731.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20049731/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.37.11%20AM.png?width=688&height=491&name=Screenshot%202025-02-05%20at%2012.37.11%20AM.png) **Invite Your Team** **Label:** if not already selected automatically, choose your specific Record Label from the list  **Budget Approver:** enter email addresses for the individuals/team who are responsible for [approving budgets](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-approve-a-budget-request?hsLang=en) for the project/session. The budget must be approved in order for final asset files to be unlocked for download. **Billing Admin:** enter email addresses for the billing admin(s) who are responsible for [submitting billing info](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-submit-direct-billing-info?hsLang=en) for the project/session (e.g. the billing info submitter). The billing info must be submitted in order for final stems/files and/or included alts to be unlocked for download. **Collaborators:** optionallyenter email addresses for any collaborators you want to invite to collaborate on the project/session so they can be notified when files are ready for playback/review, as well as to request revisions, provide feedback notes/comments, and/or [approve final files during QC](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-quality-check-qc-final-asset-files?hsLang=en).   3\. Request Budget Approvals Click the '**Request Budget Approvals**' button to finalize your booking order submission.  **Note:** Budget Approver email and Billing Admin email are required in order to Request Budget Approval. Enter at least 1 email address in both fields to enable the Request Budget Approval button to be clickable. You will receive a confirmation email and the booked project/session will appear in your My Bookings page. 👏 Congrats! You have successfully booked your project/session.  **NOTE:** The payment method "Direct Billing or PO" is only available for booking Mixing, Dolby Atmos, or Mastering projects with audio engineers. In order to book a Recording session or Studio session, you will need to use the **[Pay with Credit Card](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-book-for-record-labels#pay-with-card)** payment method.    **What Happens Next?** - **Budget Approval:** your designated Budget Approver will be asked to review and **[approve the budget request](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-approve-a-budget-request?hsLang=en)** for your booked project/session to begin - Upon budget approval, your booked service provider will be notified and can begin work - Begin recording or mixing/mastering work with your booked service provider. **[Upload files](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-upload-files-to-my-project?hsLang=en)** and take advantage of our **[chat messaging tools](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/where-can-i-communicate-with-my-collaborator-while-working-on-a-project-together?hsLang=en)** to communicate in real-time. - **[Track status](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i?hsLang=en)**, **[share](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-share-a-team-share-link?hsLang=en)** visibility/access with your invited collaborators, **[review](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-listen-to-a-finished-mix-or-master?hsLang=en)** files and submit feedback (e.g. **[revision requests](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-request-a-revision-from-my-engineer?hsLang=en)** and **[time-stamped comments](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-leave-a-time-stamped-comment-for-my-engineer?hsLang=en)**). - If the artist and/or their team is happy with the finished product, provide **[approval](https://support.engineears.com/en/knowledge-base/how-do-i-approve-a-mix-or-master?hsLang=en)**. 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