What is the best way a musician can manage their own career in music and film?
Thursday, April 30, 2015
April Extra Blog
So, senior presentations are fast approaching. At the moment, I'm not too worried about mine. I'm sure I'll do fine, I'll just have to prepare a bit. I was lucky to get the exact slot I wanted in the presentation schedule. I'm presenting on Tuesday, the 27th, 2nd block. In other news, I've made appointments with my mentor and I'll be meeting with him very soon. I'm going to finish the last few hours I need to complete. I also finished my BYU science class that I needed to take to graduate. That's a huge weight off my shoulders. It was pretty difficult, but I suppose it was pretty interesting too, learning about ecosystems and whatnot. Now that the class is finished, I can put more attention into my final presentation. My birthday is also coming up soon. I'll be 18 on the 12th. That's pretty exciting. My second independent component was lots of fun making. I'm going to continue adding on to it even though the project's over. I made this EP that I'm really satisfied with. Hmmm, what else can I say? Tomorrow is iFest and I'll be playing bass during a set. That's pretty useful to my senior project because it's experience with the performing aspect of my answer 1 and it gives insight on playing with other musicians. Well, that's just about it for now.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Blog 19: Independent Component 2
Literal
A) I, Diego Moreno, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 34 hours of work.
B) Letang, Shaun. "How To Make An EP Album - Step By Step Extended Play Perfection."
MusicIndustryHowTo. 5 September 2012. Web. 3 April 2015.
http://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-make-a-ep-album-step-by-step-to-extended-play-perfection/
C) See independent component 2 log under senior project hours link
D) I wrote, produced, recorded, engineered, performed bass, performed guitar, performed keyboard, performed drums, and sang on an EP.
Interpretive
This met the 30 hours requirement by composing every song on each instrument, researching how to do sound engineering techniques and recording each individual track. The significance of this is providing experience and insight on what the process of making an EP or album is actually like from every aspect of doing so. You can listen to the EP I made by clicking this link dieg.bandcamp.com.
Applied
This project pertained to every answer to my EQ. My first answer is "Be involved with multiple aspects of the music industry to increase your chances of success." Producing, engineering, performing, and recording are all multiple aspects of the music industry and I partook in all four aspects in making the EP. My second answer is "Make a reel of your work to use as a resume." This EP, or fragments of it, is something to include on the reel, which will make the content of the resume more broad. My third answer is "Take initiative of your own career." This answer relates to the project because I made the EP completely by myself.
This photo is of the space and equipment I used to record the EP
A) I, Diego Moreno, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 34 hours of work.
B) Letang, Shaun. "How To Make An EP Album - Step By Step Extended Play Perfection."
MusicIndustryHowTo. 5 September 2012. Web. 3 April 2015.
http://www.musicindustryhowto.com/how-to-make-a-ep-album-step-by-step-to-extended-play-perfection/
C) See independent component 2 log under senior project hours link
D) I wrote, produced, recorded, engineered, performed bass, performed guitar, performed keyboard, performed drums, and sang on an EP.
Interpretive
This met the 30 hours requirement by composing every song on each instrument, researching how to do sound engineering techniques and recording each individual track. The significance of this is providing experience and insight on what the process of making an EP or album is actually like from every aspect of doing so. You can listen to the EP I made by clicking this link dieg.bandcamp.com.
Applied
This project pertained to every answer to my EQ. My first answer is "Be involved with multiple aspects of the music industry to increase your chances of success." Producing, engineering, performing, and recording are all multiple aspects of the music industry and I partook in all four aspects in making the EP. My second answer is "Make a reel of your work to use as a resume." This EP, or fragments of it, is something to include on the reel, which will make the content of the resume more broad. My third answer is "Take initiative of your own career." This answer relates to the project because I made the EP completely by myself.
This photo is of the space and equipment I used to record the EP
Monday, April 20, 2015
Blog 18: Interview 4 Preparation
1. What is it like being involved with multiple aspects of the music industry?
2. Have you ever made a reel or a resume to apply for jobs?
3. How important in your opinion is it to take initiative and not rely on others in this industry?
4. How often do you work?
5. Is your work stressful when you do many different things
6. What does it take to find success in this industry?
7. What exactly is sound engineering to you?
8. What exactly is producing to you?
9. What is like having been working in the music industry for several years?
10. Do you prefer collaborating or working independently?
11. What are the negatives of collaborating?
12. What are the negatives of working independently?
13. What is some entrepreneurial advice you can give?
14. What is some music advice you can give?
15. Which one of your projects do you like the best and why?
16. How often are you in the studio?
17. Do you prefer performing or writing?
18. What are your intentions of your career?
19. What are some things to avoid in the music business?
20. How is the music industry evolving?
2. Have you ever made a reel or a resume to apply for jobs?
3. How important in your opinion is it to take initiative and not rely on others in this industry?
4. How often do you work?
5. Is your work stressful when you do many different things
6. What does it take to find success in this industry?
7. What exactly is sound engineering to you?
8. What exactly is producing to you?
9. What is like having been working in the music industry for several years?
10. Do you prefer collaborating or working independently?
11. What are the negatives of collaborating?
12. What are the negatives of working independently?
13. What is some entrepreneurial advice you can give?
14. What is some music advice you can give?
15. Which one of your projects do you like the best and why?
16. How often are you in the studio?
17. Do you prefer performing or writing?
18. What are your intentions of your career?
19. What are some things to avoid in the music business?
20. How is the music industry evolving?
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