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To summarise, it has been a busy ten weeks. I feel I have made significant progress in my musicianship and my knowledge and have significantly improved in areas of weaknesses, for example my ability using Logic. I am proud of myself, and I am proud of the hard work that I have put into my submissions.

Through allowing myself an initial experimentation period in the first few weeks where my focus was on simply generating ideas, I was able to write more freely and expressively without over-thought or hesitation. I feel this was a vital part of my process this semester and is essentially what allowed me to not only produce my summative submissions but also begin to develop who I am as an artist. Despite there being much more to learn and many areas yet to be explored within my own artistry, I feel as though 'miss regret' really is a true reflection of the kind of music I want to go on to release as PEACH.

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The decision to develop 'miss regret' over other tracks I've worked on this term wasn't an easy one. I am genuinely really excited by the ideas I've been coming up with and feel that any of them would have been suitable being that all are a true reflection of who PEACH is. However, I felt most inspired by 'miss regret'; it's progression, it's energy, and by the very songs that influenced my writing, 'Red Room' (Hiatus Kaityote, 2021), 'Easily I Forget' (Alfa Mist, 2020) and 'Black Milk' (Massive Attack, 1998). I had a clear vision of what I wanted the song to look like from very early on in it's creation I endeavoured to make it a reality.

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From start to finish, creating this song has been a real process. Initially named 'red', 'beautiful sins' and now finally, 'miss regret', it has grown organically over the last few weeks of this term. For the vast majority of the track's production, despite a helping hand with recording instrumentals and rehearsing/ performing, I worked totally individually, which is something I remember feeling very under confident with at the beginning of term. However I put in the time; I did the relevant research, watched how-to videos and tutorials, and with a lot of mistakes I managed to create something I feel very proud of, learning at every step along the way. Starting with some simple chords on guitar, a drawing that inspired my lyrical concept and with a lot of experimentation, I was able to create this song.

I started tracking somewhat prematurely in my development of this track, something I haven't done before. This proved to be pivotal, and something I will continue to do going forward. It feels to be something that has potentially hindered my progress before now, focussing too much over the vocals side of things rather than the instrumental, and fundamentally how this shape's a track. I believe this has lead me getting ideas muddled and never really finishing songs. I feel a real sense of satisfaction and accomplishment with 'miss regret'.

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Above is my live summative assessment, performing 'miss regret' with my band. I am genuinely so happy with how this turned out! Despite feeling quite anxious prior to getting up on stage, I felt completely comfortable and overall I think it sounds great. I feel very lucky to have such talented friends to call my bandmates - the instrumental side of things was just as rehearsed and sounded exactly how I wanted it to; lazy and lofi. Vocally I feel there may have been a couple of moments where the BV's and myself were slightly out, however I think with some more rehearsal we could clean these up with ease. I am really happy with my personal vocal performance and I feel as though I was able to produce the sound I wanted to through my intonation, tone and control.

Going forward, something I would really like to focus on is my stage presence. Performing is not something I have very much experience with and I know it's an area that I need to work on. For the most part I feel I did a good job with this particular performance, especially considering we were performing to an empty room. Before my assessment I tried to consciously rehearse not closing my eyes too much, a habit that I slip into doing often. However, I feel with time and practice this will come naturally.

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Before this term I had very little experience with tracking, producing and recording. To begin with I found recording vocals very rigid and awkward which lead me to loose a lot of my vocal intonation and character in some of the earlier takes. After doing research I now understand that what I may have been suffering with is 'Red Light Fever'; 'The feeling of nervousness whenever recording a track in the booth of a music studio, i.e recording a guitar riff or solo and feeling nervous about messing up' (Urban Dictionary, 2021)(pro-tools-expert.com). Again, I feel with time and practice this will become second-nature to me, although I would certainly like to research different techniques that may help me in future.

Overall, I am really happy with this track. I know that it most definitely is not perfect - I have lots to learn and perfect. However I achieved the energy and vibe that I wanted to, which I feel is quite possibly the hardest part of songwriting. I managed to not only write and track everything myself, but also I was able to record and mix it to a good standard. When continuing to work on the track, on top of re-recording the instrumentals/ vocals, I would also like to add some more BV's and harmonies, some more ambient layers to fill the song out a little more, and maybe some live strings too.

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Reflecting on my project as a whole, I am beyond proud of myself and my work ethic. I believe I have completed all elements of this module to the absolute best of my ability. I am already seeing major improvements in my songwriting, my skills and knowledge with using Logic, and I have successfully networked, rehearsed and performed with other musicians throughout the term. I would like to continue to work on both 'miss regret' and all of my other tracks from this term with the aim of releasing my first ever EP sometime in early 2022. I endeavour to continue to work on my artistry and keep building my musical identity as PEACH, particularly focusing on my stage presence and honing in on my personal style of writing. Next term I would like to start doing gigs in order to gain performing experience. This will hopefully mean that by the time I release my music I will be more comfortable and well practiced with giving a good performance. Overall, I have had an amazing first term at WaterBear, and I cannot wait to see myself continue to progress in the new year.

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[1] Hiatus Kaiyote., 2021. Red Room. Available at: <https://open.spotify.com/track/0aefDhwto2nL2kTHIiil0J?si=72e90ee778744949> [Accessed 8 December 2021].
[2] Alfa Mist., 2021. Easily I Forget. Available at: <https://open.spotify.com/track/5rERYuoG0D2vsgxwB5gsZ4?si=e16c89f0b7934b53> [Accessed 8 December 2021].
[3] Massive Attack., 1998. Black Milk. Available at: <https://open.spotify.com/track/1Rezzt36ybaT2ZbDZpv83D?si=f628bef2b080491e> [Accessed 10 December 2021].
[4] Urban Dictionary., 2021. Urban Dictionary: Red Light Fever. [online] Available at: <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Red%20Light%20Fever> [Accessed 10 December 2021].
[5] pro-tools-expert.com., 2021. How To Support Artists Who Suffer With Red Light Fever When Recording | Pro Tools - The leading website for Pro Tools users. [online] Available at: <https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2017/6/16/how-to-support-artists-who-suffer-with-red-light-fever-when-recording> [Accessed 10 December 2021].