{"id":1575,"date":"2025-05-18T09:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T08:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:49:45","slug":"weeks-9-12-refection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/weeks-9-12-refection\/","title":{"rendered":"Month 3: Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Reflection: Weeks 9\u201312<\/strong><br>Mastering, Artwork, Website, and Final Wrap-Up (Gibbs Reflective Cycle)<br><br><strong>Description<\/strong><br>In these final weeks, I worked on finishing and mastering all of my tracks, designing the album artwork, and publishing everything. I completed five full tracks: Title Theme, Ghavoran, Dairon\u2019s Blackout, and two others, each designed with different areas or moods in mind. I also finalised my website, crmusic.co.uk and uploaded everything for people to see.<br>I used LANDR to help with mastering and distribution, and managed to upload the whole EP to Spotify and YouTube Music. I also created my album logo and cover art, based on ideas from the Metroid series, and titled the release Recharge. I used Clip Studio to draw everything myself, and it felt like the final piece that tied everything together. I also did some last tests with AI tools like Magenta Studio, but they didn\u2019t match what I wanted musically.<br><br><strong>Feelings<\/strong><br>At first, I was worried I wouldn\u2019t finish everything in time, especially after getting behind earlier due to illness and burnout. But once I started seeing things come together, the tracks sounding clean, the art looking good, and the uploads working- I felt proud of what I\u2019d done. It felt good seeing my workout in public and on real platforms.<br>I still felt annoyed by some of the AI results. Even at the end, they didn\u2019t match my vibe, but instead of seeing that as a failure, I used it to prove how important human creativity is in this kind of music.<br><br><strong>Evaluation<\/strong><br>What went well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All five tracks were completed, mastered, and published<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My Recharge album cover was great, and people liked the design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using LANDR and releasing tracks on Spotify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What didn\u2019t go well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I was still having difficulty with certain AI software that was not suited for my job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The LANDR uploading system required me to input the same information five times, which was frustrating.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I was not able to include as much gameplay as I desired as I hadn&#8217;t planned sufficiently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final weeks I &nbsp;brought everything together: music, visuals, publishing, and identity. I saw how much I\u2019d learned, not just about production but also about presenting myself as an artist. I started thinking about what a real release looks like, not just a college project.<br>I also realised that finishing strong is more important than everything going perfectly. I adapted even though I didn\u2019t stick 100% to my original plan (like making full AI tracks). I also saw that visual design and branding are important. The Recharge logo made the whole EP feel more professional, and a proper website gave people somewhere to go.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><br>I\u2019m pleased with how it all turned out. I made more music than I originally planned, handled the ups and downs, and finished something I\u2019m genuinely proud of. I\u2019ve proved to myself that I can complete a proper music release, not just as a student, but as someone who wants to work in the industry. I feel much more ready now for university and for doing this kind of work professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Action Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build on this workflow for future projects, track planning, artwork, and release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep experimenting with visuals to match my music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get better at backing up logins and info so platforms like LANDR are easier to use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep developing as ZebesDweller and explore using game footage for future tracks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try entering game jams or finding a small developer to work with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflection: Weeks 9\u201312Mastering, Artwork, Website, and Final Wrap-Up (Gibbs Reflective Cycle) DescriptionIn these final weeks, I worked on finishing and mastering all of my tracks, designing the album artwork, and publishing everything. I completed five full tracks: Title Theme, Ghavoran, Dairon\u2019s Blackout, and two others, each designed with different areas or moods in mind. I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/weeks-9-12-refection\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Month 3: Reflection&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":684,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1575"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1710,"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1575\/revisions\/1710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalspace.bradfordcollege.ac.uk\/10680389\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}