There are many problems in this video starting off with the drummer coming in too early and off beat, this could be prevented by more practice and the drummer knowing exactly when he was to come in. Furthermore the lead singer is out of key throughout the performance and it could be prevented by knowing what key signature you're singing in and more practice, further more the guitar sounds out of tune, out of time and out of key. This can be prevented by tuning the guitar and practicing more and knowing what key signature you're playing in.
Track 1- In track 1 the error sounds like the person playing the guitar's finger slipped and hit a higher note, this can be prevented by holding the frets firmer.
Track 2 - The intro in track 2 sounds as if the guitar is too loud and it's distorting, furthermore there sounds as if there is a second instrument.
I think the order of the playlist should be : Felipe, Lorenzo, Keanu, Kit, Taylor, Nick, Miles, Josh, Ryan, Jack, Jesse. I think this should be the order of the playlist because the first two tracks are the genre of what i think the majority of audience want to hear, then since Keanu, Kits and Jacks songs aren't main stream music fit them into the mix, in hope the audience not here for a different genre of music will listen to the different genres to get to the songs they will enjoy. However i don't think the current playlist is bad as the tracks are fairly jumbled.
This project will focus on recording 3 Jazz tracks which will be made up of a mix between audio and midi that I will record . With possible vocals from the level 3 performance class. I will get advice from my peers on how to improve my tracks.
Context
This will be useful to me because it will increase my skills of using a recording studio, mastering and producing. I have some knowledge on recording studios and producing already so this will help me further improve those skills and understand mastering better as I will be setting up a recording studio for the singers and . Since I've produced midi more than I've recorded audio, I think adding audio will be interesting to see how I will develop within music production.
Outline Research Plan
My research will heavily be influenced by Miles Davis, Herby Hancock and Nina Simone because these artists have had such a huge impact in Jazz,Since my work will be primarily Jazz I could possibly use some melodies from their songs to further my research. I will look at the different arrangements the artists used in their Jazz pieces. In addition I could possibly look at more Jazz artists to add some more ideas to my work.
Case Studies
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This will be the main source of my research for my first track, I'm interested in the running base and the way the horns comes and goes. In addition the hi-hats throughout the song is also a nice touch. It's almost like there's a conversation with the instruments talking to each other which i want to be able to create.
This track really interests me due to the vocals overpowering the rest of the instruments, which is why in this track i would like to add the vocals from a level 3 singer, furthermore I really enjoy the build up with the drums and horns.
I added this track to the case studies list because i like how the piano, bass and hi-hats are non stop and only change for the swing, furthermore there is almost no change throughout the song but it still sounds good due to the horns leading and having control of the song.
Methodology
I will achieve these goals by improving the way I set up recording studios, so I don't waste time, I will research further Jazz artists too see how i can improve my producing, Ask the performers to sing and/or play instruments that I can add to my work.
Timeline
Week 1 - By week 1 I would have liked to discussed my ideas with all the possible level 3 performers I would like to have in some of my tracks. I would like to have the basis of my research found so I can get back to researching a lot easier.
Week 2 - By week 2 I would like to know what my tracks will be based off of and how i will go out about producing them.
Week 3 - By week 3 i would like to have at least one of the tracks done so I know I am moving at a healthy pace. I would also like to have done quite a bit of research by this point.
Week 4 - By week 4 I would like to consider the notes from my peers that we'll be given during our presentation, I would like to have rounded up my major research so I can focus on producing the music and if I wanted to add further research later.
Week 5 - By week 5 i would like to have added all the possible audio that I will be using from the level 3 performers to ensure I have time to master the track with the audio. At this point I would also like to be sure whether I would like to perform my music live some how.
Week 6 - By week 6 i would like to have completed all my tracks and be mastering them at this stage and adding any tweaks I may want to along the way, if more research is too be added I would like to have the links and knowledge of where I will find it at this point.
Week 7 - By week 7 I would like my project to be worthy of handing in, incase something wrong happens in week 8, I would like all research to be complete and to be finishing my bibliography. I would like to add any final tweaks to the tracks to insure everything is up to standard.
Week 8 - By week 8 If I'm going to be performing my tracks, they will be ready to be performer and I will be submitting the project on this date.
In this lesson we discussed the success of the decades playlist, for example how many views or likes we got. We discussed what went well in the playlist and what went bad, like whether we shared it as a collective. Further more we also discussed how we will improve on our contemporary playlist, for example I added that we should use tags so we reach our target audience. We also discussed how we will get more publicity on our playlist like leaflets or different social media we can use.
Week 2 Class Meeting
In this lesson we discussed what artwork we could include in our playlist and whether we ant individual art work or the same though out the whole playlist. Further more we discussed how we will share the playlist on social media, eg whether we'll have a specific social media team or not and whether we'll have a specific time and date we'll upload.
Week 3 Class Meeting
In this lesson we discussed what time we would upload our playlist, the final discussion for artwork and what would go on our playlist cover. In addition we discussed what platforms we would upload our playlist and that an email would be sent out to performing arts students letting them know once the playlist is up.
I don't think the way we presented the decades playlist was a success. There were very few views on the playlist, and i don't think we put our playlist on enough social media websites for people to see. I think for the Contemporary project, if we spread our music further throughout the internet, use more hashtags or links for people to be able to find our music easier and everyone should repost it onto their timeline. In addition if everyone was to let they're friends know they were dropping a playlist i think that could attract a lot of more views on the playlist.
My audience for my genre of music is mainly Rnb and hip hop lovers. The people who took part in the survey, a mixed gender and a huge range of ages. The majority of people I asked were around my age so they have similar tastes and interests in music as i do. Being of similar ages they also listen to music whilst in their rooms, travelling and with friends. This is mainly because whist travelling you become bored and need something to do and whilst you're with friends, this ranges from parties to just chilling out music is more or less involved. The people i asked mainly discover music from streaming websites such as youtube and other music specific websites and apps such as apple music, Spotify and sound cloud. Their attitudes to paying for live music events were, only if it was their favourite artist would they bother going to see them live but the fee wasn't an issue, the majority of people that see music live, it was mainly at festival. They also said its very rare they goto live events.
Superstition Arrangement - In the superstition arrangement i changed the type of bass to a subby bass and brought the notes down an octave to emphasise the low tone, then i replayed the midi notes so that it played with the horns, also i edited the trumpet and the horns using the piano roll to make them unique and stand out to the rest of the track.
