{"id":3417,"date":"2022-02-07T14:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T14:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10626680\/?page_id=3417"},"modified":"2022-03-08T20:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T20:14:55","slug":"proposal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10626680\/proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal And Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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W<\/strong> e e<\/strong> k<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong> Week Beginning<\/strong><\/td>Activity \/ What you are intending to do – including independent study<\/strong><\/td>Resources \/ What you will need<\/strong> to do it – including access to<\/strong> workshops<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    1<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 7\/3\/22<\/strong><\/td>SONGWRITING PHASE<\/strong>
Monday:<\/u> Work on first song, getting it almost finished, finalise structure and chord progressions. Begin working on instrumentation. Tuesday:<\/u> Begin working on context and research from home (exploring relevant musical genres, analysing musical inspirations). <\/strong>
Wednesday:<\/u> Finish first song, complete with lyrics and instrumentation. <\/strong>
Thursday:<\/u> Work on second song, complete structure and chord progressions. In Paul\u2019s lesson create a logo and look and artwork inspiration (comes under research).<\/strong>
Friday:<\/u> Evaluate the week\u2019s progress.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, acoustic guitar, microphone, rehearsal room,<\/strong> notebook, bass<\/strong> guitar, electric guitar, drums, phone, Photoshop, letterpress, image scanner.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 14\/3\/22<\/strong><\/td>Monday:<\/u> Finish second song, complete with lyrics and instrumentation.<\/strong>
Tuesday: <\/u>Continue with context and research from home (relevant recording techniques for our intended genres).<\/strong>
Wednesday:<\/u> Continue developing the third song.<\/strong>
Thursday:<\/u> Finish writing the third song. In<\/strong> Paul\u2019s lesson start to develop marketing strategy.<\/strong>
Friday:<\/u> Set up live room drum kit, guitar amp, bass D.I, microphones and control room ready for Monday. Evaluate the week\u2019s progress, meet online with marketer to discuss strategy.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, acoustic guitar, microphone, rehearsal room,<\/strong> notebook, bass<\/strong> guitar, electric guitar, drums.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 21\/3\/22<\/strong><\/td>RECORDING PHASE<\/strong>
Monday<\/u>: Recording instrumentals 10:30am until evening. Session guitarist and bassist needed. Me playing drums. Record all three songs using Logic and transfer audio onto laptop to mix on Ableton.<\/strong>
Tuesday:<\/u> Work on context and research (promotion\/marketing techniques).<\/strong>
Wednesday:<\/u> Overdub any parts we need to re-do in the small mixing room.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, live room, control room, notebook, bass, guitar, drum kit, microphones, stands, wires, amps, D.I boxes, mixing desk, Ableton, monitors, headphones, audio interface.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    4<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 28\/3\/22<\/strong> Italy<\/strong><\/td>Begin marketing strategy and make\/post content for social media, preferably every other day on Instagram and TikTok. Keep contact with marketer and promoter throughout.<\/strong> Catch up on any written work, such as context, research like the popular music industry, brand and artwork inspiration and complete any missing evaluations if any. <\/strong> Keep contact with Lucy to see how she is getting on recording her vocals over the tracks.<\/strong><\/td>Computer, internet, social media, phone.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    5<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 4\/4\/22<\/strong> Italy<\/strong><\/td>Carry on with marketing strategy and post on social media pages.<\/strong> Catch up on any written work I have left, explore any unfinished context and research topics.<\/strong><\/td>Computer, internet, social media, phone.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    6<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 11\/4\/22<\/strong> Easter<\/strong><\/td>Start creating EP artwork, incorporating the logo into the design.<\/strong> Look at playing an open mic night or music event around the local area, playing some originals and a few covers.<\/strong><\/td>Computer, internet, social media, open mic night with availability, guitar, microphone, performing equipment,<\/strong> Photoshop.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    7<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 18\/4\/22<\/strong> Easter<\/strong><\/td>Perhaps play another open mic at a different venue if we can to really increase exposure around the area.<\/strong> Meet with marketer to discuss strategy and analytics on social media, what we can do to improve our strategy and impressions.<\/strong> Finish the EP artwork on Photoshop.<\/strong><\/td>Computer, internet, social media, open mic night with availability, guitar, microphone, performing equipment,<\/strong> Photoshop.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    8<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 25\/4\/22<\/strong><\/td>MIXING\/MASTERING PHASE<\/strong>
Monday:<\/u> Begin mixing the first song. Should finish the correctional aspect of the mix, clean up the recordings, EQ, volume correction and fix any issues early on. Wednesday: <\/u>Make creative changes to the mix; effects, automation, creative EQ etc. Finish mix and bounce down.<\/strong>
Thursday:<\/u> Begin mixing second song. Take a similar route to mixing the second song to avoid getting lost and confused.<\/strong>
Friday: Evaluate the week\u2019s progress, meet with marketer to discuss marketing and analytics over the break.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, control room, small mixing room, notebook, acoustic guitar, mixing desk, Ableton, monitors, headphones, audio interface, midi keyboard, plugins.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    9<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 2\/5\/22<\/strong><\/td>Monday:<\/u> Finish the second song\u2019s mix and bounce down. Ensure to listen to the mix through different speakers and environments. Ask tutors and peers for feedback before bouncing. Wednesday:<\/u> Begin mixing the third song. Correctional mixing first to make the track as clean as possible.\u00a0<\/strong>
Thursday:<\/u> Finish mixing the third song, making any creative changes and bounce down.<\/strong>
Friday:<\/u> Evaluate the week\u2019s progress, meet with marketer to discuss marketing and analytics.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, control room, small mixing room, notebook, acoustic guitar, mixing desk, Ableton, monitors, headphones, audio interface, midi keyboard, plugins<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
    1 0<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 9\/5\/22<\/strong><\/td>FINAL PRODUCT PHASE<\/strong> Monday:<\/u><\/strong> Master all three songs. Will need assistance with this as I don\u2019t have the mastering plugins necessary. Bounce down songs<\/strong>.
Wednesday: <\/u>Sign up to Distrokid and add\/artwork songs ready for release. Begin preparing for the final performance.<\/strong>
Thursday:<\/u> Prepare for the final performance. Practice set: cover songs and our originals in acoustic form, perhaps 5 altogether. Ramp up marketing strategy, contact companies like radios, playlist curators, promoters.<\/strong>
Friday: \u00a0Evaluate the week\u2019s progress, meet with marketer to discuss marketing and analytics.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, acoustic guitar, money, microphone, rehearsal room, control room\/mixing room, notebook, phone, mixing desk, Ableton, monitors, headphones, audio interface, plugins.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    1 1<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 16\/5\/22<\/strong><\/td>Monday:<\/strong> Prepare for the final performance. Rehearse songs we practised last week and look at performance techniques for acoustic sets.<\/strong>
Wednesday: Prepare for final performance during the day, making sure we are confident and ready. Evening is the final performance!\u00a0<\/strong>
Thursday: Promote the EP release lots after final performance, snippets of performance etc. Interviews with radio shows, contact other local musicians and promote each other.<\/strong>
Friday: Evaluate the week\u2019s progress, meet with marketer to discuss the release and how we will promote this on social media.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, acoustic guitar, microphone, rehearsal room, notebook, phone, performance space, lighting, live sound equipment.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    1 2<\/td> <\/strong>  <\/strong> 23\/5\/22<\/strong><\/td>Monday:<\/strong>
Release songs onto all main streaming platforms and social media. Promote the release on social media and gather feedback from listeners and other artists.<\/strong>
Wednesday: Evaluate the final product and its reception, taking into account the sound quality, feedback and our own opinions of the EP.<\/strong> Thursday: Evaluate the project as a whole and its success, including written work, evaluations, final performance and marketing. State what was a success and what we could have improved.<\/strong><\/td>		Computer, internet, phone, social media, notebook, phone.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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