Diploma in Music Performance & Production
Unit 8 Project Proposal
Candidate Name
Ellis Hardy
Candidate Number
10634257
Pathway
level 3 music performance and production
Project Title
Single and music video update– 14/4/21 -I will be making two songs no music video
Section 1: Rationale (approx. 100 words)
Along through project 1 I have been getting more confident with working with people instead of working with just myself it was good to finally do a project with another person again and learning what we learnt in project 2 with the production on both Sibelius and Logic Pro and put both together and come up with something from both fields with also the skills I have learnt from project 3 in songwriting and producing coming up with chords then putting them together to make a song with a collaborator and come up with something I have learnt from both fields.
Section 2: Project Concept (approx. 200 words)
In this project I will be making a single and a music video with a friend to make it a collaborative project, I will be writing and producing a song and music video with a friends help too make it a collaborative peace of work the song I am thinking of making is more of a balled then anything I will be using a ukulele while my friend plays the guitar and sings we have a good partnership when making music because w have made songs in the past for fun now it will be good to try make something with a time limit and has to sound professional in the past I have made some skits with another friend when we was younger you can tell how that would look so now It would be good to try again and make something serious just need some friends who want to make something with me. I have talked to my friend about it and he agrees and wants to do the with me and we have said that if we have more time we might be able to make a second song but that is only if we have time it isn’t for certain.
UPDATE: 14/4/21 – I have decided that I will not be making a music video instead of this I will be making a second song and instrumental song, I have decided to change for time reasons i don’t feel I will be done with the project because the time the music video needs to be filmed, the people who need to be in it, Production and editing reasons I don’t feel it would be right making a fool of myself with a not so detailed music video.
Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 50 words)
The project will take a while and we will use all the time we are given so we can get the best result out of it and we are both exited work on this and are willing to give it are all and can not what to share the work to some distributors.
Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)
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2. Messitte, N., 2021. 7 Home Recording Studio Hacks for the Bedroom Producer. [online] iZotope. Available at: <https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/7-home-recording-studio-hacks-for-the-bedroom-producer.html> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
3. Dittomusic, 2021. [online] Dittomusic.com. Available at: <https://dittomusic.com/en/blog/how-to-write-a-song-10-tips-on-how-to-boost-your-creative-side-when-writing-songs/> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
4. Rogerson, B., 2021. The best DAWs 2021: the best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac. [online] MusicRadar. Available at: <https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-best-daws-the-best-music-production-software-for-pc-and-mac> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
5. amuse.io, 2021. The Best Music Distribution Services. [online] Amuse. Available at: <https://www.amuse.io/content/the-best-music-distribution-services> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
6. Jones, A., 2021. 10 Tips, Tricks and Techniques On Recording Guitars. [online] MusicTech. Available at: <https://www.musictech.net/guides/essential-guide/10-tips-on-recording-guitars/> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
7. Arblaster, S., 2021. 50 production secrets from the pros. [online] MusicRadar. Available at: <https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/50-production-secrets-from-the-pros-625534> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
8. Musictech.net, 2021. 100 music production tips from the pros to improve your tracks. [online] MusicTech. Available at: <https://www.musictech.net/guides/music-production-pro-tips-to-improve-your-tracks/> [Accessed 15 March 2021].
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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 | 15/3/21 | Rehearse with my collaborator and see I there’s any areas to fix. | .I need my friend n to make the bridge .I will sit down with my friend and talk over what we put in the bridge. |
| 2 | 22/3/21 | Record the ukulele part in with the new lead part. | A microphone and audio interface. |
| 3 | 29/3/21 | .Make some plans for music video e.g. find cast, what the video will be , what are we going to be using to edit. | Sit down with my friend and talk over what we should do. |
| 4 | 5/4/21 | Record the vocals with the ukulele and record the lead part. | Microphone and audio interface. |
| 5 | 12/4/21 | Spend a week fully producing what we have e.g. adding any effects we need cleaning up some of the recordings if needs be. | Microphone, audio interface and some music software. |
| 6 | 19/4/21 | For the next 2 weeks we will be recording the music video and editing it. | A phone camera or a normal camera and some editing software. |
| 7 | 26/4/21 | -Filming and editing. | A phone camera or a normal camera and some editing software. |
| 8 | 3/5/21 | Looking over our work looking for problems and maybe thinking about what we can improve for the next couple of weeks. | Music software and editing software. |
| 9 | 10/5/21 | Last check for the work before handing it over. | Music software and editing software. |