Targets – My Portfolio

Week no	Agreed Weekly Targets	Session Target	Rating beginning of lesson	Rating end of lesson	Tutor Comments	By next session I will…
1	Problem Solving Brain Storming potential problems, Break up to the various sections identifying the problems and solutions. Putting whatever method to prevent problems in place if possible. Add this to digital space. Add section on budgeting. Practical Music Shut you down, finish off the additional parts to the drop. Synth compression, work on the side chain for this. creating more depth in the synth as well. Hi-hats to be improved with additional hats and frequency control. Origins, Tidy sub range and other instruments. Fattern synth parts. sort out panning (if an issue), work on creating more depth in the mix. (see research below. Research Artist representation, brand and logos and general look and interlink this with promotional techniques. Create some ideas based on this research, logo ideas and branding. Research distribution possibilities, which are most suitable for your genre and style, which will be most effective? what is the access and do you have to pay? Production techniques – look up some ideas for better side chaining, synth depth and visualistatoin mixing (izotope and art of mixing).	1 Problem Solving	3	6
		2 Practical Music	7	8
		3 Research Artist representation	3	3
		4 Research distribution	3	3	Working well on tracks but you need to focus more on the distribution aspect to ensure your product is successfully marketed.
2	MIXING Shut you down, Origins and In for the kill ready to master on thursday, complete masters over the week Research – budgeting , brands /logos, promotional techniques document this via audio recordings table of comparisons of the distribution of music tracks. evaluate which one you will use. problem-solving needs more detail and depth.	1 Research – budgeting, brands /logos, promotional techniques. audio recordings. table of comparisons.	4	4
		2 problem-solving			Good work so far Jensen – your portfolio is well presented. Make sure you set your targets immediately as the session starts and try to be more specific. Problem solving – which aspects will you be covering?
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		4 Find academic research sources			Focus has been on the new track rather than set targets, Please focus on the targets to ensure that you stay on track and complete the work successfully.
3	Production Finish last track and master using Ozone trial Promotion Get all my own material prepared, make sure all ideas are ready to give to graphics design next Tuesday Research Write up all my research on production techniques and promotional techniques	1 Production
		2 Promotion
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		4			Good progress made on the tracks which are now finished. Please keep up to date on targets. as these are falling behind!
4	Write up all work to ensure you are up to date with the mixing mastering Work on promotion for EP Launch, prepare and finish logo, graphics and brand materials, making sure they look professional. Use video audio footage to enhance your blog. continue research on promotion and marketing, look at release strategies and potential websites to promote the material. Think specifically about the audience and how you will access them to promote to them.	1
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5	Create ideas to show to graphic design students to guide them MEME!!!! Continue promotion on social media, releasing more information about the EP and final showcase event, getting my target audience involved all tracks completed Work on promotion for EP Launch, prepare and finish logo, graphics and brand materials, making sure they look professional. create movie for preview on youtube, again ensuring quality. Write up all work to ensure you are up to date with the mixing mastering and also the marketing/promotion. Use video audio footage to enhance your blog. continue research on promotion and marketing, look at release strategies and potential websites to promote the material. Think specifically about the audience	1 create design ideas for graphics design students	Purple	Green	Jensen has drawn a design for his artwork and this now needs sending through to the graphics students.
		2 Promotion	yellow	green	You have been focused and worked well but please be more specific in your targets and stay on track!
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		4			Seeking new research through books, considering a range of options for the release with thoughts of including Memes. Overall really good progress just get the written work up to date!!
6	Focus needs to be on the submission of written work, Catch up on process and evaluation of your tracks, creation, mixing and mastering. Use Gibbs reflective cycle within your work. Finish all evaluation on the tracks by next week. Continue research on promotion and dropping this into your weekly report. Update your timetable to show current progress and what you need to catch up on.	1 Find samples to use in final song (and future songs) and use the sample to name the final song	Yellow	green	Jensen has worked on his samples and developed these into his song. The track now has a name too – well done!
		2 Practice live mixing, compression and dynamics techniques	yellow	green
		3 Expand on new DNB idea	yellow	yellow
		4 Create promotional material using photo shoot with Robyn	red	yellow
7		1 Get up to date with written work (URGENT)	Red	Red	Jensen has had some issues with laptop access over Easter and has fallen behind on his written work. He now needs to work hard to update his blog and keep on top of this section of the project. The practical work is complete – he now needs to work on his performance ideas.
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8		1 Research songs for performance, key, bpm, layout and timing.	yellow
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9		1 Finishing promotion for the EP		Green	Jensen has now completed his EP promotion. as well as making a list for the other elements of his project that need completing.
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