Diploma in Music Performance & Production
Unit 8 Project Proposal
| Candidate
Name |
Kabeer Sindhu
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| Candidate Number | 10600801 |
| Pathway
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UAL level 3 |
| Project Title | wHaT i f€Lt |
| Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words) | |
| These past months I have developed a lot of skills required to complete my project. I’ve definitely grown as a musician, Thanks to my tutors, I’ve learnt a lot of things I had no idea about like music theory etc. I’ve developed as a singer for sure and as a song writer as well. Laura gave me vocal exercises to do at home and also Nic suggested I write as many songs as I can which really helped improve my song writing. Even though I used to play the guitar but never really understood it until John and Nic started teaching us music theory which really helped boost my skills. I have also gained a few skills like production. I had no idea about how to produce a song before this year but Lewis did a great job breaking the process down for me and helped me understand it. I can mix/master a track and also create a track produced to decent standards. | |
| Section 2: Project Concept (approx. 200 words) | |
| My project is to create an EP with 3 complete songs with at least a 1000 listens and produced to the highest standard and released on Apple Music and Spotify.
This project is a 3 track EP, I have already written the songs and I’ll be co-producing it with Iza. My aim for this project is to complete my 3 songs and have them promoted by social media influencer. I’ll have to contact them and ask about their prices then I’ll pick the best offer and go ahead with it if it’s reasonable . I want my music to be available for streaming on iTunes, Spotify and Youtube music. For my art work I have a few choices and I’ll be picking the one that portrays me in a certain way to the audience. |
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| Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words) | |
| I’ll be making a brief vlog after every recording session. I’ll talk about the whole process I went through in order to make the day successful and also about what made the day unsuccessful and I’ll talk about how not to make the mistakes that I’ll probably make in the future. For me this EP will be a success If it gets around a thousand listens. I’m trying to be realistic about this but for me it would be successful if even 1 person wants to listen to my song again and again. | |
| Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format) | |
| I’ve been listening to some music and that’s where I got most of my inspiration from.
I’ve been listening to some Pakistani artist since I’m going to be singing in Urdu. (Music.youtube.com, 2020)
And for my production inspiration I’ve been listening to a lot of different artist like Childish Gambino, Timbaland, Finneas, Zayn Malik and Harry styles. (Music.youtube.com, 2020)
I’ve been using various websites for my further research purposes. Soundonsound.com MusicRadar. (2020). [online] Available at: https://www.musicradar.com/ [Accessed 5 Mar. 2020]. Attack Magazine, 2020 Tapeop.com, 2020 Ableton.com, 2020
Bibliography: Music.youtube.com. (2020). Your browser is deprecated, please upgrade.. [online] Available at: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fSKtPBRV1gE&list=RDMM [Accessed 2 Mar. 2020]. Music.youtube.com. (2020). Your browser is deprecated, please upgrade.. [online] Available at: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fSKtPBRV1gE&list=RDMM [Accessed 2 Mar. 2020].
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| Project Action Plan and Timetable | |||
| Week | Date Week
Beginning |
Activity / What you are intending to do – including independent study | Resources / What you will need to do it – including access to workshops |
| 1
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9-2-20 |
Research (context): I will be doing some research on different recording techniques
Practical: I’ll be recording my 3 songs this week Evaluation: I’ll make an evaluation vlog at the end of every session.
I got 3 days in the studio this week. I’ll be aiming to record all 3 of my songs this week |
Studio room |
| 2 |
17-2-20 |
Research: I’ll listen to my favorite producers and make notes about every detail I can
Practical: I’ll be trying out different chord progressions and also some effects and different sounds. Evaluation: I’ll make a Vlog at the end of every session.
I’ll start my experimentation this week. (this could carry on till the very end or just for 2 days, depends on where I’m at with the song) |
The mac suite |
| 3 |
23-2-20 |
Research: I’ll look at some different web sites and contact some social media influencers and ask about promotions for my EP. Practical: I’ll pick the best deal and give them a date for when I want them to start the promotion. Evaluation: I’ll make a brief Vlog about the research I did and the converstion I’ll have with the promoter
I’ll contact some social media influencers for promotions (I’ll get this sorted in a week) |
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| 4 |
30-2-20 |
Research: I’ll look at different ideas for art works also go through my brothers gallery who’s a photographer.
Practical: Ill pick my favorite or ask my brother to do photoshoot. I’ll edit them myself. Evaluation: Ill make a Vlog about the whole process.
I’ll work on my art work this week ( Done in a day and I’ll continue working on the track) |
The mac suite |
| 5 |
20-3-20 |
I’ll continue my experimentation | The mac suite |
| 6 | 27-3-20
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I’ll start putting together my final ideas |
The mac suite
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| 7 | 5-4-20 |
Play the demos to my peers (As soon as I’m done I’ll be sending me EP to the distributors) |
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| 8 | 11-4-20 |
Evaluation week |
The mac suite |
| 9 | 18-4-20
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Evaluation week | The mac suite |