career plan

My name is Jesse and I'm a recording artists/producer. I make music for not only for myself but also for other people who's interested in my work and want to use it for their own work which is mainly hip hop and RnB. My skills are singing, rapping, piano and songwriting. I've got a lot of knowledge on the productive side of music such as how everything works on logic, making my own sound mixing and EQ-ing, etc. The reason I do this is to make a musical identity of myself and show the world what my music has to offer to the world. My past experiences with music include putting up music in SoundCloud, creating music and lyrics for a song, performing, and even writing music for a short film.

In regards to my fanbase, I don't have any at this moment which I need to start thinking of for the future, My fanbase will be based on people who love hip hop RnB neo-soul and soul music and those who are interested in my work and would like to work with me. my fanbase also includes my friend and family and friends who supported me throughout the way of my musical life.

with live performance, I've performed in two different venues with no fee. my college's theatre is where I mostly perform songs I've come up with or covering with a whole band.another venue I performed in was in a theatre in Camden where I performed a piece I created for a silent that drama students created for the music students to play over.

My marketing is mainly on SoundCloud. with this, in mind, I am thinking of moving to also youtube in the future to also help promote myself to the public. My other plan in terms of marketing is to also perform in venues to help with my performing on stage too.

For my marketing on SoundCloud and Youtube, I'll be releasing my own song and instrumental. in the future ill have a solid schedule for when I'll release tracks and what to release.

track progress 2

For this track, I used a modulator call called ring shifter on the arpeggiated bells and on a mono hi-hats and layered is with stereo hi-hats and is sounds like the hi-hats are going up and down from each other. at first, I did not have that in mind is was all experimented and it sounded good so I kept it. with the bells in certain parts of that region it made is sound like is was stuttering for a bit and back to normal. I EQ the kick and overdrive the hi-hats and snare which gives it that snappy texture in the mix.



 For this track, I had in mind for a love song and started listening to different RnB love so and tried to sing some harmonies for the course. I compressed the vocals and EQ them a bit and put on some reverb. to give it more dynamic space within the mix and pan both vocals on to the left and the other to the right. The kick was EQ so it doesn't take to my space in the mix.


  My idea for this track was to make a neo-soul/RnB type song so I looked up some chords for RnB soul and came up with this song. the intro as a sample from a film(I have no idea what film it is) with a man talking to a girl about his feel between the both of them, mostly love between them and I thought this could sit in well for the intro of the song. I had to EQ it a bit cause you could hear a helicopter in the background which I didn't want in the beginning. At the near end I switch up the beat and made it up be and a little bit more happy sounding.

Harrison gig evaluation

For the gig, my role was to mix everything used in the gig which includes piano, Bass/guitar, vocals and the cojones. My experience at that gig was a lot of fun with mic-ing things up, sound checking and also controlling the light as well. With mixing Me and my other assistance was in charge of getting the right balance and sound for the gig so we had to pay close attention to the sound and also to the band as well and what they want to hear. The venue was small but small to have 4 people to perform to a couple people.

interviews/taster days

ACM(academy of contemporary music) has booked me to have an interview/audition with them on the 17th February 2017.

University of east London has given me an unconditional offer and has invited me to a taster day with them on the 4th of February 2017.

University of Hertfordshire


BIMM: had an interview with them on February the 25th. my interview was just to present a few of my music to them and explained what I did with them. after my interview was done I received an email congratulating me on getting through the email and with an condition offer.  

Gig plan

Gig plan 

7 channels into the mixer 

1)Piano                  =  jack to xler cable

2)Bass (guitar?) mini brute  = -->jack-brute-out jack 

3)V-drums            = -->jack-D.i out xler cable 

4)Guitar                 =-->jack D.i jack

5&6)Vox 1&2         =--> xler-xler 

7)VT-3.                  =-->jack-D.i out jack

EXP proposal

Introduction:

My proposal for the EXP is to do 4 songs and perform at least two at the gig and/or also upload it on Soundcloud. They will be hip hop and RnB based and ill be using live elements and also midi in my tracks. I will also try to collaborate with different people in my class towards my project and hopefully get a good result out of it which also includes a band to perform with.

context:

The reason for doing this project is because my work I do is mostly influenced by hip-hop and R&B. And also this project will help me in my goal to become a recording artist and also shape my productive and mixing skill I've been tough throughout the years on the course. Also, I would like to focus on this is because I'll like to learn more to do with hip hop, R&B and chords. Also, it gives me an opportunity to research on different ways of recording live elements in a studio. 

area of research:

In my research, I will be looking up different techniques on recording live elements with mics, D.I, etc. I will also be researching thing on songwriting and how to apply them to my work when writing lyrics for my songs. That can also like into chords and Chord progression which could be useful. These research are important because it will help me to gain more skill and experience with live element sounds and help me in my goal. I will also be looking up at how mixing works and how to go about doing it in my work which will help me in my productive when I have to get the right sounds in my track. 

Methodology:

I aim to achieve this goal by putting to practise everything I've learnt while researching and embed them into my work. Each week I well review my successes and failures and post it as a blog saying what I did and how I can improve or change it in some way. I'll also talk about the thing I need to work on and how I will go about doing that, when I plan on working on it and what I expect to gain from working on that particular matter.

Timeline:

At the start of the project, I will research first songwriting techniques to help me make the tracks. That same week I'll review at the end of the week on what I learnt and try put it in my work. After that, I'll have at least 2 track written up while still researching. The next week after I'll start my research on micing and recording in a studio with live sound elements and different ways of recording them. I'll also be on a computer trying to embed what I learnt whether it be mixing or songwriting techniques. (3-5 weeks). After that, I should have 2 more tracks ready and start to write lyric for them. I will also at the time be recording live elements on the track and removing some midi part with accrual live sound and also begin writing up the bibliography (6-7 weeks). On the last week, I'll be ready to perform my songs and upload them to SoundCloud.

Dissertation

How did contemporary gospel help build community in America in 1970?

In this dissertation, I'm going to be answering the question how contemporary gospel helped build community in America in 1970. I will argue that it did help build community at that time. Throughout 1970, there were massive race issues, many young non-white people were prejudiced against them. Because of this issues, America was divided and segregated by the colour of their skins which society suggests if you were a white young man you was the dominant race and if you were black you were below. gospel help brings unity to people at that time of depression and cruelty. it was used to keep people within the faith that God will look after them in rough times and in good time. (Weisenfeld, 2015)

the first to mention is the facts on Gospel music. It's mainly made up with choirs, church organ, piano, drum kit, bass guitar. electric guitar and lead vocals. people who are involved with the choir wear robe that shows what role they play in the church. the technology used in gospel music are amps for bass guitar and electric guitar electric piano(some churches).Gospel is mostly heard in church on YouTube and on church's website. gospel, when listening to gospel in church it takes about an hour until they finish and go into the service. when listing to it online its takes normally 3 to 4 minutes.  with gospel it a way of connecting with God in spirit and also depends on the tempo of the song. If it a slow tempo song it refreshes the mind, heart and spirit and also calms downs upset spirits. if its upbeat It fills the body with joy and excitement.The main topic that gospel musicians focus their lyrics on is always towards God and how he's great and how he does wonder in people's life and also how he has change one's life. Gospel music was rooted in African American culture with strong use of harmony's for only one propose that all gospel musician embeds in their music which is to praise and worship God. 

This is a conversation I had with my dad regarding the matters at that time including Martin Luther King Jr, black people and gospel music in 1970.He said that "gospel was a way of hope towards black people after the death of Martin Luther King since there was no one left to turn to for hope accept God and that started to reach the heart of people around that time." with this quote I agree with him. In 1968 after the death of Martin Luther King Jr black people was mourning the death of a great leader and a symbol of hope. instead of giving up, they found hope within God and gospel music. They still had the mindset that one day they'll be free and still was protesting by marching and singing hymns which then began to touch the heart of others and started to change people's view towards the way they were treated. after seeing the commitment to keep fighting for freedom more and more people that came from white culture started to want change within their community and walked side by side with black people to support their fight against the oppression.

Martin Luther King when he was alive used the power of gospel music to not only give hope to his fellow followers but also to straighten their spirit and their faith in the Lord. he also uses gospel for protest as well which got people to think if what was going on in their community was really right and what should be done about it. The use of gospel music brought people closer at that time and help build relationship and community with not only black people but also with white who couldn't stand the senseless operation throughout America. Gospel's role for the fight for freedom was to keep the hearts of black people, who we're fighting for change, hopeful and positive which also links to the way Martin Luther King Jr tough his followers to fight for freedom in a non-violent manna. with this teaching, it highlighted that how gospel is a peaceful weapon if used correctly. Another use that made gospel music a great use at that time was a woman at that called Mahalia Jackson. She was named as the most powerful black women back then which also showed of gospel help build also female community by getting people from different gender doing different roles like a choir.

The culture of gospel music is of worship and respect towards God and also respect to others within the church.  Gospel also helps build community by bringing people back each week to one place for a single purpose which is to praise and worship God. Gospel music culture used a lot of call and response which help in repetitive protests of God helping them and keeping them safe in the world.