Can someone recommend a REALLY good indie recording artist or a great independent band?

If this is something you’re going to sell or even just a demo used for booking your band, you need to stand confidently behind your work. Allow yourself plenty of time not only get everything done right, but also to give yourself some space to step away, listen to other music, listen to no music, play some music, and then come back to the recording. That will help you keep things in perspective.

With enough space, you’ll know when it’s done. Hopefully, the information here will encourage you to try some home recording. As I’ve written in many other articles (see here, here, here, and there), the low overhead of a home recording is a great way to create some revenue.

It’s simply a matter of taking the time to first focus on the music, know what you want to create, and then setting out to do it. Excuses be damned, if I can do it, you can do it.