Project Journal by Nelce https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7 Unit 13 en-us 2019-02-09 05:11:45 UTC 2023-09-18 16:06:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png week 1 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229402 Monday: came up with the name pukka line during class brainstorming.
rehearsals after lunch.

(15th) Tuesday: brainstorming and jamming to create our own original pieces via ideas from YouTube instrumentals and exploring styles and genres.
 
(17th) Thursday: practised first song, originated from jam sessions and written into a real song. Target for following week: start building the website, social media pages and continue writing and developing the structure of your songs.]]> 2019-07-04 16:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229402 week 2 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229569 Monday: sharing ideas & giving out tasks, i was given the task of promotion via social media and website. began working on the website later on that evening. deciding job roles was a little difficult as some people were already doing things for the production and there were also not enough job roles for people before the production so to solve this problem we have placed them as roadies, equipment listings etc...

Tuesday: main page of website is done, songs being written and practised in the studio, spoke to production students to do a collaboration for our final project.

Thursday: website is ready but not running as we haven't sorted out what date we will be performing, as well as the venue.]]> 2019-07-04 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229569 week 3 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229583 Monday: class group discussion on venues, name, weekly tasks being handed alongside rehearsals and songwriting taking place.

Tuesday: rehearsals taken place in the studio on the first floor. development of songs during rehearsal. we rehearsed 2 potential songs that i have written, one i named 'I Don't Need You' which i quite like as it has hints of rock within it and 'I Don't Really Know'which i also like as i express my emotions through my lyrics, speaking about my perception of the future hence the name.

Wednesday: the class don't like the name pukka line and have now changed their minds, re doing social media pages along with concept and putting down website and restarting new one. they are now discussing in the group chat that we have called Level 3 music, about the name of the event alongside other information such as finding a venue, updates in all other activities. including the google document made by Isabelita where we list and edit notes and activities as a class. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10FJ9vjdQ8LjuBa6WNUscc7pYhVlb-bLsEFNm8FCIwME/mobilebasic

Thursday: new website almost in place, editing features and phone use design. creating accounts for social media and promotion pages.

Friday: no activiy.]]> 2019-07-04 16:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229583 week 4 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229602 Monday: writing sessions for those who haven't written their songs yet, or are working on originals from scratch.

Tuesday: class jam sessions.

Thursday: mostly working on our project proposal and other units.]]> 2019-07-04 16:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229602 week 5 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229648 Tuesday: there was a disagreement yet again over the name of the event however the vote was out spoken by the majority therefore we are keeping the name as pinnacle which was made by Daniel, meaning the highest peak, being at our highest point of both our craft and our talent and all other aspects.


Thursday: myself and Yoanna have set up a go fund me, as we have realised our budget is not enough to hire a venue. we have had responses from venues such as the 100, underworld, each with information such as venue availability and prices and all range roughly around £600 and above.]]> 2019-07-04 16:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229648 Studios mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229812 I have been working on my songs privately in studio everyday of the week

the studio being at 101a Northchurch Road,https://www.bing.com/maps?q=101+north+church+road&FORM=HDRSC4

Reasons for choosing this studio is based off of my research and advice from my friends, alongside it being very close to home so no money is wasted on public transport. I met the studio owner who is also a very good guitarist at the Troy Bar in Old Street, we had a couple of jams and enjoyed working with each other. with his help we came up with the song backwards.


]]> 2019-07-04 16:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370229812 Pirate Studios mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370256286 Pirate studios is also another place that i go to in order to practise my songs and rehearse and warm up my vocals.

Varying prices and rooms this is a place that i occasionally rent out in Notting Hill. ]]> 2019-07-05 00:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370256286 The website mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370306284 with not much information and not many performances or gigs leading up to the event i find it hard to add to the website, i feel like its too much work and takes a lot of my rehearsal time alongside my studio time. So i will take a break from the website whilst i work on other things.

]]> 2019-07-05 11:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370306284 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370307656 This is the final flyer that Chintan had made for the showcase]]> 2019-07-05 12:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370307656 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370307999 me performing at Mary and friends.]]> 2019-07-05 12:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370307999 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370308431 performance at Connect fest

]]> 2019-07-05 12:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370308431 Connect Fest mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370308502
I have been booked for a couple of gigs leading up to the show, which gives me a chance to promote our final performance to the new audience. 

Connect fest was the first show that i performed both songs Vimming which is released on all platforms and Backwards which is something that requires further perfection and mixing and mastering.

Not only is it the first showcase of the songs but i am showcasing it the same day as the release.]]> 2019-07-05 12:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370308502 Backwards mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370310738 This song first started as a freestyle and then i took my time to perfect the lyrics. 

how i came about this song, i was chilling in studio and Lucas (the studio owner) said he made someting the night before and showed me the beat.I really liked it so i hopped into the booth to see what words and lyrics would flow from me. 


i like that this song is slow and the guitar solo within the song is what has made me excited to work on it. ]]> 2019-07-05 12:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370310738 final version mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370311220 This is the final version of vimming, from what started as me rapping over a YouTube instrumental we have now remade and recorded and mixed and mastered. it has been released on all platforms and i will be performing it tonight at connect fest.

the person who does all the ad-libs is my friend who also creates music and has done a couple of songs with me, Kane who goes by the name KaneZeroFive. 

the mix and master and remake of the instrumentation was done by my friend sultan who also runs a label called involved sound.]]> 2019-07-05 12:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370311220 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370312028 image of me working on the songs at studio from my friends instagram, and my friend sultan producing.]]> 2019-07-05 13:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370312028 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370314268 I was thinking to use this voice recording and develop it into a song along with some of the jam session audio files on my phone that we have done at school.]]> 2019-07-05 13:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370314268 1. Backwards mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370314563 these are images of my backwards lyrics.

Meaning behind the lyrics are simply, how can you love me if you cant even love yourself?

it took me half an hour to write the song however for a couple of weeks we have been working on the song as i feel like its missing some things and we have also been preoccupied with shows and other songs.]]> 2019-07-05 13:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370314563 2. Backwards mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370315324 2019-07-05 13:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370315324 3. Backwards mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370315347 2019-07-05 13:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370315347 who are the audience? mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370317274 General public, people who enjoy pop and RnB music
and people who like to listen to these two artists.

Sometimes they try to get a direct audience in 3 different ways.

  • Genre
  • Topic
  • Age

the kind of audience I'm trying to reach is based on topic, people who like heart break songs, people who relate to what I'm writing.
]]> 2019-07-05 14:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370317274 dynamics mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370317290 what is Backwards is quite slow with a lot of natural instrumentation giving it a slow feel, however the vocals and the dynamics remain the same throughout the song. there is no bridge at the song remains at one steady BPM through and through.]]> 2019-07-05 14:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370317290 dynamics mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370317292 Vimming is quite upbeat and i would class this genre as hip hop type of song based on the BPM, and the instrumentation, which includes a lot of chords in the minor key scale which is a feature in all songs that are classed as hip hop tend to have.

I think working on this song was a bright choice as it contrasts a lot to the backwards song and shows a completely different side to me.]]> 2019-07-05 14:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370317292 Mary n Frens mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370321305 Mary n Frens is a talk show event hosted by my friend Mary and for the one year anniversary she has asked me to perform my set, which is the two songs Vimming and Backwards. this event will be showcasing on the 22nd of June which is good as its close to the date of the showcase which is on the 1st of July giving me time to promote it.]]> 2019-07-05 15:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370321305 Vimming front cover mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370321337 I released my track vimming on all platforms including Spotify, Apple music, Deezer etc using my favourite distributor ' Distro Kid'.

the model on the cover is one of my best friends called Fiona and the cover has been edited and structured but my friend Arion. ]]> 2019-07-05 15:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370321337 week 6 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370321665 week 6 concludes

1. The release of the song vimming on all platforms

2. Performance at connect fest.

3. Working n the song backwards 

4. Editing the website now we have finalised our chosen date based off of the venue that Shanon has found which is Fest Camden located in Camden stables market. They have given us the date of the 1st of July, for the budget of £500.

5. Chintan has created the final flyer, things have been pieced together bit by bit since the half term break.]]> 2019-07-05 15:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370321665 1. Vimming mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370322744 here is the original draft version of vimming, that i first wrote.

i don't think over the weeks i have changed much other than my final release.

what does vimming mean?
vimming means energetic, or as we like to say in slang, 'Gassed' or 'Hyped up',so the lyrics 'got your man vimming' means I've got your man gassed.

the moral of the song is the guy has two ladies already, but he also wants me but he cannot have his cake and eat it too, i'm worth a lot and so are my girls so he shouldn't be thinking about me if he hasn't got what i want (money).]]> 2019-07-05 15:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370322744 2. vimming mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370322796 2019-07-05 15:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370322796 Bringing Stage Presence & Boosting Confidence mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370324209 To bring some energetic stage presence i started listening to some sassy energetic music that would bring out the confident flow that I've always wanted. 

Listening to some City Girls, Rico Nasty, Megan Thee Stallion, Remy Ma, Lil Kim, female american hip hop artists that i saw as confident 

luckily for me, Rico nasty came to London so i managed to see her Live at XOYO, and i thought it was a great idea to go as i have also discovered a great potential venue we could perform at as I've never been there before.]]> 2019-07-05 15:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370324209 Soul night mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370324483 this night i performed the song backward and my new song 'Summer Nostalgia'. i used this night to promote our showcase which i did get a few responses on my instagram and facebook page.]]> 2019-07-05 15:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370324483 Getting advice on performing mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370325051 I received some advice from several artist and performers on how to boost my confidence and own the stage such as Ms banks, Kadiata, Record heads, TTP alongside some advice on event Management from a popular Instagrammer called 'MrIamNext' who has hosted many events such as koi leray, Megan thee stallion etc...]]> 2019-07-05 16:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370325051 Facebook mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370325377 i made a facebook page for pinnacle but i feel as though i havent been paying muc attention to it lately.]]> 2019-07-05 16:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370325377 First Song (week 3 rehearsals) mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370339928 We do jam sessions every Monday in the studio and to make things easier, i always record or live record our jam sessions. 

so during our song writing sessions i would listen over to the voice recordings and work with what i had, write and develop them so when it came to band rehearsls these are the songs that i practiced and feel would be great for the show with more rehearsals ]]> 2019-07-05 21:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370339928 Backing Track mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370391646 Before remaking this beat i recorded a draft version of me rapping over it and then got onto remaking it with the help of my producer friend.

Why i chose this beat?

I wanted to try a hip hop genre as I've never really explored it before for myself and i looked up type beats by females that i look up to for their lyricism and thought it would be nice to experiment with these types of instrumentation's. then the idea of vimming came and i allowed the lyrics to flow as i began writing and rapping.]]> 2019-07-06 22:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370391646 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502663 2019-07-08 10:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502663 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502693 2019-07-08 10:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502693 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502721 2019-07-08 10:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502721 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502749 2019-07-08 10:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502749 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502776 2019-07-08 10:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502776 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502819 2019-07-08 10:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502819 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502866 2019-07-08 10:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502866 mbeka https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502918 2019-07-08 10:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370502918 graham_silbiger2 https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370515282 2019-07-08 13:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370515282 graham_silbiger2 https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370515317 2019-07-08 13:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370515317 graham_silbiger2 https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370515519 2019-07-08 13:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mbeka/3e2mzukofrl7/wish/370515519