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The intro harmony needs to be balanced better

The first verse sounds slightly dry

Chorus effect needs to be added

The back n' forth verse between Donny and Leticia sounds like 2 completely different EQs, they need to correlate with each other

Also the mix sounds yet again dry.

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This song feels quite bare. I feel as though a lot needs to be added.

. A pitch shifter in the chorus would be useful to add a more sinister feel to the track

. Reverb on the vocals to give a spacey and eerie feel

. Delay on the vocals to add layering since we did not record ad libs for this song

In the skit section of this song, the instrumental needs to fade into the background and not be at the forefront of the track ( we can achieve this by splitting the track and adding heavy reverb)

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When writing lyrics, my main inspiration was lil Wayne on songs "I feel like dying" and "Me N My Drank". As he raps about heavy substance miss-use on these songs. I also used my research to help inform my lyrics

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This is the first version of track 2, made 14 May 2025.

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Footage of David adding in the skits to the tracks.

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This is footage of Donny recording his lyrics for "Give me a chance"

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My verse for "7PM/Purple Haze". For inspiration, when writing these lyrics, I referred to "Don't Kill My Vibe" and "Swimming Pools" by Kendrick Lamar to go for a more laid back and chilled vibe

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Add heavy reverb

Remove laughing at the end

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Footage of me and Donny recording track 1 and all the skits

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This is the feedback ive received for my journal from sir. I will begin to make the necessary changes to improve this.

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These are the final lyrics for my section on "7PM/Purple Haze"

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Glass Shattering needs to be added

The last "De'Andre" needs to be have delay added in 1/2 timing

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We partially recorded track 4 so I was slightly successful on that target. I added all the necessary songs to the playlist to help inform the songs.

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Today we are working on track one. Im going to work on my lyrics for this song. I play the friend, Jamal, who convinces the main character to try drugs.

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A photo of Leticia recording her section for the song "Give Me A Chance"

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I tried to gather research on peoples relationships with drugs and how common it is

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I completed some research on the effect that drugs have on speech, I done this by watching some informative animated videos on YouTube, this will help me inform the team on how to deliver the vocals when recording tracks and how to sound in each track.

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19 March 2025

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For today we came up with the concept to make a short album consisting of around 8 songs telling the story of a young main character with his first interactions with drugs. This project will cross genres between RnB, Cloud Rap, Hip-Hop. This project is a collaboration between me David and Donny. It will also have features from other vocalists.

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I was not successful with this target as I was focused on writing and recording my lyrics for the project as I was told that I should focus on this later on down the line.

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(Chorus)

I been in the clouds up in here you don't have no worries

Family upset Im doing this please tell em sorry

Cause when Im here I ain't got no shame

Smoking up at 7pm to the sight of the purple haze

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This is footage of Donny recording for "7PM/Purple Haze"

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This is footage of me recording my lyrics for "Give me a chance"

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This is a screenshot from my primary research. This was used to help me get an idea of how listeners perceive drugs when listening to music. It helped me understand things like how people can identify someone as being on drugs.

This helped inform how I should articulate myself and the kind of language I should use to make a convincing impression of me being under the influence.

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I completed some secondary research using ted talks from YouTube on people who either have been on, or have had someone close to them who has been on drugs and how this has effected them. this has helped me understand how relationships can be effected by drugs and how it can effect more than just the person on said drug. In conclusion I've researched how drugs effect relationships and this will help me inform the rest of the group on how the characters relationships should develop throughout the project.

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I composed a playlist for the each of the songs to give inspiration for what each of the songs should sound like.

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I have begun writing my lyrics form this song, the way I intend to deliver my words will be heavily inspired by Lil Wayne as he has a slurred "laid back lean" flow. Something which he achieves by being under heavy influence of drugs. Specifically from the song "me n my drank"

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This is the 2nd version of "7PM/Purple Haze", in this version I have completed my section of the song.

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(Chorus x2)

These drugs stay on your mind

These drugs taking over your mind

Slowly puffin away your soul

Your addicted these drugs they slowly taking up your life

These drugs stay on your mind

These drugs taking over your mind

Slowly puffin away your soul

Your addicted these drugs they slowly taking up your life

(Verse)

Not once not twice not 3 times but 5

I caught you on the blunt tryna toke away your life

I ask you how you doing you gave me a blunt reply

I ask you why you do this yet again a blunt reply

You said i can't lie i dont know why im alive

And when you told me that it cut me like a blade

Like a knife

But your numb to the feeling so you want more and you dont care even if you die

No you dont even care if you die

I know these sticks and stones may break your bones

But these drugs are breaking up your happy home

Your kid misses you, when he calls pick up your phone

You know were always keeping watch like a f***ing drone

Your childs mothers don't like the man youve become

Your family misses you but they think your too far gone

And I just miss my day 1 i miss the times we record

And watching football tryna keep up with the score

And now your on the streets tryna find a score

(Chorus x2)

These drugs stay on your mind

These drugs taking over your mind

Slowly puffin away your soul

Your addicted these drugs they slowly taking up your life

These drugs stay on your mind

These drugs taking over your mind

Slowly puffin away your soul

Your addicted these drugs they slowly taking up your life

(Donnys Verse)

(Chorus x2)

These drugs stay on your mind

These drugs taking over your mind

Slowly puffin away your soul

Your addicted these drugs they slowly taking up your life

These drugs stay on your mind

These drugs taking over your mind

Slowly puffin away your soul

Your addicted these drugs they slowly taking up your life

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Sir said we must keep the songs clean due to kids being at the performance, so next time we go to the studio I will go to the studio and revise the lyrics and make sure this is done.

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Today I fully recorded track 3 "Fading Colours" for the project. Donny and Junior also recorded their parts for the song and it is now complete and being mastered.

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This is footage of Junior recording his verse for "Fading Colours"

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Today I completed some Primary Research, I made a form on google asking my classmates on their experiences with drugs if they have any. This helped inform me on peoples perception of drugs and how people feel drugs can impact music and behaviours. I can then take this and then inform my team on how to deliver the songs and how the songs should sound.

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This week I was able to successfully make a survey and collect responses from my classmates. I researched into some normal people doing ted talks about how drugs effect their, however for musicians I did not complete this fully.

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Another video on the effect of drugs on the brain

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Another video on the effect of drugs on the brain

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This video shows me how people react to being on drugs. They may do things like slur their words and have lazier speech, they may be slow than usual to do things. They get a heightened sense of euphoria. This will help me and Donny understand how to articulate when recording the tracks and skits.

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Understanding the effects of drugs on the brain: A look at the damage and potential for treatment

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To define better, my role in the project will be songwriting, I will be writing the storyline, structure and order of the songs

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This is footage of me recording my original lyrics for "Give Me A Chance"

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These are the first version of lyrics I wrote for the song. however I changed these as sir said there is no profanity allowed.

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The lead vocals sound very dry

They need to be levelled better

The ad libs are too quiet

There is reverb on 1 line on Donny's verse?

Juniors ad libs need to be a lot quieter

Donny's part in section 2of the song is good, nothing needs to be changed here

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After watching some videos from yesterday's rehearsal, I made a few notes on things we need to improve for the gig.

We need to have:

. Better stage interaction

. Better stage movement

. Better crowd engagement

. I need to do things to engage the crowd when not rapping

I will accomplish these by taking wider steps on stage being aware of my movement, having more eye contact with Donny, and when not rapping, doing things like ad libs, and interacting with the crowd

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Ooohh no no no no no no

How you let these drugs consume you and take over your soul

Back in the days we would talk about how we'll make it (out the struggle)

But now i just gotta sit around and watch you take it

Bro i cant take it

Your addicted you cant break it

Bro my heart you broke it

I just want you to know this

Did you notice it's been like 3 or 4 months since you seen your kid

Since then lil man's really grown

These drugs got you moving so slow

I just walked in your room u just had an overdose

None of this make sense

Cause I just saved your life but im the one who ruined it introducing you to these vices

Ooohh desperately im trying

To convince myself it's not my fault youre in this spiral

But now I know I'm lying (X2)

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"Culture 3" by Migos

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Over the weekend I re-wrote my lyrics for the song (Give me a chance) and re-recorded them at the studio. I now play the role of Deandres friend who originally got him on drugs and now feels remorseful for this. My role for this song is now complete.

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Today we went to Davids studio and began recording track 2, "7PM/Purple Haze", I recorded the chorus and my verse on this song. Donny also recorded a draft version of track 3.

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Footage of Donny recording "Fading Colours"

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Through my research I was able to gather information on how listeners can tell when musicians are on drugs. This will help me and the group on the kind of mannerisms we should have when rapping and interacting with each other.

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We have shortened this list to 4 songs, they will still explore all the themes of the original project, however we've shortened it to avoid bloating and being to make sure each song is of high quality.

What Does It Take

7PM/Purple Haze

Fading Colours

Give Me A Chance

This Project will also feature 3 skits

My Choice

High

No Choice

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A video showing the effect of drugs in relationships

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A video showing the effect of drugs in relationships

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Upon watching this story I listened to Sam Fowler speaking about her brothers addiction to drugs, she spoke on specific things such as how she used to be embarrassed of her brothers addiction, and how her being exposed to him having overdoses and not knowing what to do made her feel guilty.

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Wasted: Exposing the Family Effect of Addiction | Sam Fowler | TEDxFurmanU

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I composed a playlist for the each of the songs to give inspiration for what each of the songs should sound like.

https://ucguk-my.sharepoint.com/personal/998446_my_cwc_ac_uk/Documents/Links.docx?web=1

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Footage of me recording "Give Me A Chance"

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Ooohh no no no no no no

How you let these drugs consume you and take over your soul

Back in the days we would talk about how we'll make it (out the struggle)

But now i just gotta sit around and watch you take it

Bro i cant take it

Your addicted you cant break it

Bro my heart you broke it

I just want you to know this

Did you notice it's been like 3 or 4 months since you seen your kid

Since then lil man's really grown

These drugs got you moving so slow

I just walked in your room u just had an overdose

None of this make sense

Cause I just saved your life but im the one who ruined it introducing you to these vices

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The chorus needs "chorus" effect

The vocals need a bit more mixing as they sound dry

Add some reverb and a little bit of flanging to make it sound spacey

Add a small bit of panning to make the vocals sound trippy

Bring Donny's Verse Back into the right timing

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Footage of me, Donny and David rehearsing for the gig, we were practicing how to interact with eachother on stage with the help of Graham.

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(Chorus x2)

I been in the clouds up in here you don't have no worries

Family upset I'm doing this please tell them sorry

Cause when I'm here I ain't got no shame

Smoking up at 7pm to the sight of purple haze

(Verse 1)

This loud got me feeling peace bro I hope the feelings mutual

Way above the trees if I fall down it may be brutal

But for now I'm chilling i dont give a damn bout.. nothing

Album drop in 2 weeks but dont worry just smoke what im puffin

Said I'd only do this once but here I am again

Up in the lonely clouds but this time i done brought a friend

Yo brodie tell me suttin, how you feeling

Cause i just feeling freedom and i hope thats a mutual feeling

Backstrap and we smoke up the reefer

Take a toke im as high as burj Khalifa

Traffic light rotation thats the foundation of how we smoke up like a rasta Jamaican

Dont panic don't panic my bro don't panic just take a 2s and pass me the zoot

Then lay back and get faded

I swear this feeling is amazing

My eyes are starting to get lazy

My sight feeling so hazey so hazey

(Bridge)

Said I'd only do this once but here i am again

Said I'd only do this once but here i am again

(Chorus x2)

I been in the clouds up in here you don't have no worries

Family upset I'm doing this please tell them sorry

Cause when I'm here I ain't got no shame

Smoking up at 7pm to the sight of purple haze

(Donnys Verse)

(Chorus x2)

I been in the clouds up in here you don't have no worries

Family upset I'm doing this please tell them sorry

Cause when I'm here I ain't got no shame

Smoking up at 7pm to the sight of purple haze

(Outro)

Said I'd only do this once but here i am again

Said I'd only do this once but here i am again

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"Rolling Papers" by Wiz Khalifa

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Im going to change my role in the last song to become the friend who put Deandre (Donny) on drugs and is now trying to tell the main character that he is too far gone off of drugs. We also decided to collaborate with Lechi (Leticia) on this track and give a place on the 2nd verse of the song. She plays the role of being the ex-girlfriend of the main character who shares a kid with him.

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This week we did not manage to begin recording track 1, this is due to our focus being on recording track 3 "Fading Colours" since this is the longest track on our project and it being the song we intend on performing. (Over the half term we finished all recordings for all tracks, also I designed the cover art over the half term)

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This week I completed my section for the 2nd track , we however did not get to rehearsing the track and I did not get to designing the cover art, this was due to the productions not always being available. It is important for all the songs to be complete before I design the cover art so I can have a clear idea on what to design. I like to have an element based on each aspect of the project.

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For this week I wrote down scripts for each of the songs to further help inform the production and lyrical choices of the project. We ended up recording "Give me a chance" over the weekend.

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This was also a part of the primary research which helped me understand wether people think drugs can be beneficial in the process of creating music. This will help me and the group understand the process we should use to make the music, this will be used for the skits.

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Today we went to Davids studio and began production for the first song "What does it take" and begin recording a few takes for the last song which has been changed to "Give me a chance"

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This talk is about Johann Hari's opinion on how addiction is less about being actually hooked on a specific drug and more about it being a form of escapism, a means to get away from the responsibilities of life due to hardships and things of the sort.

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Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED

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Today I'm writing the songs for the project

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Footage of Donny recording "Give Me A Chance"

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(Intro)

I dont even like the feeling no more

I dont want this no more

This ain't what i signed up for

(Rough verse)

These drugs got me fighting a war

I can feel it in my pores

Im looking for my friends but I don't know where they're at

They left me in a ditch out here smoking on crack

Looking back yhyh I'm tryna bring that back

Back to the days when I was just normal lad

I was on my grind everyday with the pen to pad

Tryna finish this track was tryna make me a rack

These drugs got me fighting a war

I can feel it in my pores

Baby do you still love me even when in my worst state

Cause if you don't I know the drugs can take me back anyday

I'm paying for vices and I didn't think it twice

But I didn't know that the price would be my life

I just want another chance baby lemme get right

Oooh these drugs have taken my life

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Me and Donny rehearsed our performance for the project, for this we are going to perform "Fading Colours" and "7PM/Purple Haze". We were practicing how we are going to interact with each other during the performance and how we are going to do adlibs and harmonies

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(Chorus x2)

Take a puff take a pull take a 2s then pass the zoot

If you dont belive me then just follow what i do

(Verse 1)

Your stressing your stressing so let me hit you with this blessing

I promise once you blow a cloud youll be in the clouds like its heaven

Dont worry tho you wont be too gone you might just feel a lil vibe

Just a lil suttin to redden you're eyes you wont be fried

(Donny)

Yhh but now it's time for a switch up your low mood needs to lift up

You got writer's block but hit this and you will just lif off

(Donny)

(Chorus x2)

Take a puff take a pull take a 2s then pass the zoot

If you dont belive me then just follow what i do

(Verse 2)

What does it take for you to take a break

For you to make this mistake

Just get it over with you cause you know that this blunt will be your fate

Just try before it's too late

Cause as i said you know this blunt will be your fate

(Donny)

Stop acting like a baby

My brudda spare me from all of dat talk youre moving crazy

(Donny)

What!

You know that lil man there is my nephew

All im doing is asking you to chill and just smoke a few

You know that lil man there is my nephew

All im doing is telling you what i knows best for you you should-

(Chorus x2)

Take a puff take a pull take a 2s then pass the zoot

If you dont belive me then just follow what i do

(Skit)

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For the cover art, I designed this with the cover for "rolling papers" by Wiz Khalifa being my inspiration as this is a story about the use of drugs, more specifically the use of marijuana. The main theme colour for this art design is green as this is what is most associated with weed. Although hard to see, in the background is 3 joints of weed rolled up. The broken glass in the art represents how drugs can destroy relationships between people and how this happens to the characters in the project. Due to us being a trio and having equal involvement in this project I wanted all of us to be a part of the cover art, this is because the first thing you see when you go to listen to music, wether it be you stream it through something like Spotify or play it on vinyl, the first thing you see is the cover. for this aspect, I took inspiration from the "Migos" specifically their album "Culture 3"