Diploma in Music Performance & Production Unit 8 Project Proposal
CandidateName
Jozef Tancos
Candidate Number
10633466
Pathway
Project Title
Ground Zeroes
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
Throughout this project I have learned a lot about recording and mixing also getting better at playing guitar and learning songs. I have also gained a lot of confidence since I started this project and it does show when I am performing and when working with others. I used to just put my head down and just play on stage but in the project 1 showcase I started to interact with the crowd by looking at them and also, I kept my head up only looking down when I needed to look at the fret board.
Section 2: Project Concept (approx. 200 words)
For this final project I will be working in a band consisting of 5 members, I will be playing bass for this band and we will be playing 5 songs that we each picked, I am also going to be performing 2 more songs with a different band consisting of 3 members. Also, I am doing a single cover of Kids in America by Kim Wilde in the style of metal. I will be playing guitar and bass; I will need someone to sing and I will be needing a drummer as well. I will not be performing this song because I decided to record it instead and release it on YouTube. I chose to do this project because I have seen other bands and artist covering older songs and putting their own twist on them or just by changing the genre completely like Metallica Garage inc. which is a compilation of cover songs in their style, Many bands who do these types of covers get really famous like Maneskin who covered Beggin by The Four Seasons and put their own spin on it, And I want that to happen to me and to just put my name out there and become a famous musician.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)
I will document my work by recording myself playing bass at home or in college, I will also take videos of the band rehearsing in college and upload them on digital space and give a small summery of what is going on in the video. I will also take screenshots of my recording and mixing process.
Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)
For the research I will look into bands that I will be covering for example Nirvana The man who sold the world that was played at MTV Unplugged in 1994. I will look into the bass tone Novoselic used during that show. I will be doing this for the other bands as well. I am going to look into sources like YouTube for this, I will also be using YouTube for tabs and to look at other covers for the songs that I will be covering. For the Metal cover of Kids in America I will be researching into other metal covers and how they did their cover and what instruments they used. When I’m recording, I am going to 80’s recording techniques from metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Twisted sister. I will also looking to their mixing techniques as well.https://www.youtube.com/ https://www.fandom.com/ https://loudwire.com/
Project Action Plan and Timetable
Week
Date WeekBeginning
Activity / What you are intending to do – including independent study
Resources / What you will need to do it – including access to workshops
1
4/03/24 5/03/24
Morning: Finish off proposal Learn Kids in America – Lead guitar Afternoon: Rehearse with band Morning: Rehearse kids in America, Research,
Guitars Guitar pedal Bass Amps Rehearsing studio Mac suite
2
11/03/24 12/03/24
11/03/24 Morning: Practice Kids in America specifically the lead part. Afternoon: Band Rehearsal 12/03/24 Morning: Update Digital space Afternoon: Band rehearsal