Who you are and your interests and hobbies

• Do you play, sing or produce music?

• Favourite bands and artists

• Favourite songs - explain why you like them

• Have you been to any gigs? Who would you like to see perform live?

• What you did

• What you learnt

• What went well

• What you could improve on

• Include screenshots and videos from your own projects and performance sessions

TIP: You should make us of at least 2 research sources to help you gather your information (websites, articles, videos etc)

• What are your aspirations in music?

• What job in music would you like to have one day?

• Why do you want to achieve these things?

• How do you think you will achieve them (college study, making beats, university, playing in bands etc)?

• What it is you like about each song

• The types of sounds and instruments used

• What the lyrics, vibe or mood of the songs mean to you?

• Live performances

• Recording studios

• Theatres

• Music Festivals

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/research/researchers/preparing_a_grant_application/dest_definition_of_research

Research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings. This could include synthesis and analysis of previous research to the extent that it leads to new and creative outcomes.

Activities that support the conduct of research and therefore meet the definition of research include:

• professional, technical, administrative or clerical support staff directly engaged in activities essential to the conduct of research

• management of staff who are either directly engaged in the conduct of research or are providing professional, technical, administrative or clerical support or assistance to those staff

For frontline artists – ie those artists who directly build brands and fanbases around their music – there are a number of different ways of making money.

That includes making money from streaming and other digital services; by selling CDs and vinyl; from royalties paid when music is broadcast or played in public; by licensing music to movies, games and ads; by selling merchandise; from touring and tickets; from brand partnership deals; and through selling products, content and experiences direct-to-fan.

https://cmulibrary.com/musicindustry/

https://www.steinberg.net/tutorials/what-is-a-daw/

a DAW is a software application that runs on your computer and lets you record, edit and produce music. An acronym for Digital Audio Workstation, DAWs cover every part of the music-making process from recording digital audio through creating beats and melodies with virtual instruments all the way to adding effects to make everything sound great and perfecting your final mix of all the tracks. They are all-in-one music creation suites that handle everything you might need

most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations.Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized professional associations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional

compisition in music is about making and arranging the songs structure

it is important that the producer oversees the mixing and mastering to effectively achieve his and the bands/artist's vision of how they want their music to sound, for example, more bass, want the drummer to do less ect.

it is important that the producer also helps improve the songs as the original artist song may have been rough around the edges in how its composed.

Performers are usually responsible for doing the sound check before a show begins and work with the sound engineers so they can perfect the audio balance for the live stage

sound engineers record, mix and enhance audio for live performances and live recordings in studio along with media productions.

Their main piece of equipment is the mixing desk which is used to balance and process sounds for live recordings and performances, add effects and troubleshoot issues

They often work close with lighting engineers for live performances so certain sound effects go off at the same time as lighting effects which is more often used in theatre.

Their main responsibilities are making sure the sounds are balanced and sounding right along with capturing, manipulating, and reproducing high-quality sound for music, film, live events, theatre and many others. They also have to set-up and maintain their audio equipment, placing microphones, monitoring and adjusting sound levels when recording and performing, they also have to mix the tracks.

links to support:

Sound engineer job profile | Prospects.ac.uk

What is a sound engineer? | What do they do? - University of Huddersfield

• Spotify links

• YouTube links

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my favourite bands currently: Bring Me The horizon, Otetsu, Hatsune Miku ( just any vocaloid) Utsu-P, Vana, Bullet for my Valentine, avenged Sevenfold, Plastic tree, Malice Mizer

Favourite songs: Harlequin! - Vana, I just love the instrumentation and the drums and also the singer is amazing

Ma cherie - Malice Mizer , I love this genre of V-kei music and malice mizer specialises in it and it is influenced by rococo period of history and stuff like that so it uses classical instruments with a mix of rock and metal

115 - Kevin Sherwood,Elena siegman , I love the drums in the song and the guitar riff in it is just amazing, I wish to play it someday :')

R.i.P (duskcore remix) - Bring me the horizon, I just love the main groove (Id pick like all the songs on the album its in but this one is my fav)

Gigs: I've only been to one live venue which was in Sheffield, saw the Indie pop band Inhaler, pretty good, I would love to see The Clash live but like Joe strummer is kinda dead so that isn't gonna happen

The drumkits were first assembled in the states but drums themselves were made all across the world like in African tribes or Ancient China which also made cymbals along with Turkey which also made cymbals.

Fun Fact:tom drums were also made in China for the use of drumkits they weren't originally used how they're now but were used as percussion.

Why they became popular: During the 1920's in the States the recession made it more expensive to hire more musicians for more instruments so there became a demand for people who could play multiple instruments at a time segwaying the popularity of a drum kit to rise

What genres are they used in: Drumkits are used in most if not all genres now as they're the base of songs along with the bass guitar. But the drums themselves were also used folk songs/military marches

Famous drummers (that I know): Jimmy the Rev (RIP), John Bonham, Matt Helders, Michael Thomas, Phil Collins, Topper Headon

Performances:

The Clash live at Shea Stadium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-cjjzNbg70

Arctic Monkeys live at Glastonbury 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-cjjzNbg70

Hatsune Miku, Hatsune miku expo 2024 US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-cjjzNbg70

Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare live at Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-cjjzNbg70

What do I find interesting/suprising about the history: I find it interesting that they used many different sorts of percussion that seem odd now on the old drumkits and they way equipment was made back then (like with the different ways a kick pedal was made and operated) and how some drums were hit.

I think I stayed on time and nailed the fills off the song and what I heard everyone else stayed on time along with the singers

We could improve our band by actually having a bassist

The song is in 4/4, 115-120 bpm, it opens with a distorted solo bass riff which then is followed by the drums and guitar(s?) all coming in having a jumpy guitar riff which then after the intro goes into a quieter and softer verse where vocals come in and arpeggio chords played on guitar

one of the lyrics in the first verse are "I want to sway in a dream so deep that no one can reach me" I interpret that the singer/write wants to disappear or maybe commit suicide, or could also mean that he wants to live in a dream/fantasy that only they could control.

on the first chorus the writer/singer says "Tell me: Where is this magical happiness? I’ll go to sleep again
And when I awaken, my wish will come true, and on the hill of despair I’ve grown so oddly accustomed to,
When I had awakened, my wish came true" It seems like he's praying to something for his wish to come true, as he's so used to being on "the hill of despair" that he has grown used to but he awakes to find his dream he talked about prior has actually come true, on the 2nd chorus he repeats it again but adding "and while crying, I laughed" expressing the relief he is possibly feeling from his wish coming true.

The song gives me a sense of being at peace with hopelessness which is strangely comforting. I just love the song i dont know how to explain it but I also just love the band and the singers voice and the drummer

ideally I would love to have performing music in a band as a job/career but it is nearly impossible to do so it probably won't happen

I want to achieve these goals as playing the drums and performing with a band is one of the only things that actually make me really happy.

I could achieve this by being highly skilled at the drums and also playing with many other people in bands and learning how to perform in a professional manner, also getting to know many people in the music industry would help getting places as well as its difficult to do it without knowing some people.

could be working in broadcast, radio and tv

roles and responsibilities: mentorship , organisation , arranging (instruments and studio space) , managing (money and budgets) , composing , communicating , collaborating

try acting on ideas immediatly, have access to music almost anywhere

people skills - be able to build connection and positive relationships

networking - bringing musicians and other talented people together

Identity - successful producers have a unique style and musical identity

for exmaple tripping over wires, keep everything organised and know where everything is on stage

Utsu-P - Utsu-P is a producer of vocaloid metal, vocaloid is basically a voice-synth for the singer and the style of metal he produces is j-metal as Utsu-P is Japanese, Japanese Visual-Kei bands most likely influenced his music style and also most of his newer work is similar to 2000's metal core whilst his older songs are very similar to the metal from V-Kei. His songs originally exclusively used Miku as the singer but now uses Rin, GUMI and flower. He is well known for managing VOCALOIDs to perform shouts, screams and grunts through the use of filters and effects, and his melody generally has a heavy bass line. He was one of the first vocaloid producers to make vocaloid metal

kurt acts crazy on stage during the solo and during certain parts of the performance to show the care free nature of the music and dave grohl acts similar but more tame as hes got to play the drums

the whole live lounge had a laid back feel as the song is calm, eminem was pacing around the stage seeming like he was trying to avoid the cameras. The session drummer added a few little extra fills that weren't in the original song

perform: music for live audiences and recordings

audition: for positions in orchestras, choruses, bands, and other types of music groups

practice: playing instruments or singing to improve their technique

rehearse: to prepare for performances

promote: their careers by maintaining a website or social media presence or doing photo shoots and interviews

flexibility - takes on a variety of roles and performances over the career

stamina - being able to work long hours

teamwork - playing with many people

musicianship - music performers need to be very good at what they do to stand out and get noticed

critical -able to analysis their own performances and able to take criticism

The song is around 120 BPM, the verse seems to be in 6/8 whilst the chorus is 4/4

"My dog just died, my friends hate me, I saw myself on MTV" He is singing about his personal experiences in the opening line, before BMTH released the sempiturnal album this is what Oli Sykes was going through.

"maybe I don't belong on this planet
Red crescent moons all over my hands
It's too much to take, I can't understand it
Someone, tell me" the Red Crescent moons on his hands could be Self-Harm marks on the curve on his hands that's why he calls them crescent moons.

"Why am I this way?
Stupid medicine not doing anything
What the hell is fucking wrong with me?
I guess there's no remedy, I'm so terribly lost" He is singing about the medication he is taking isn't helping feel better about himself and clearly has problems with how feels about himself implied from "what the hell is fucking wrong with me?"

"Imaginary enemies, suicidal tendencies
Serotonin's proper on its arse, oh-oh
I used to go to therapy, but the doctor tried to section me
The next time that I open up to someone will be my autopsy" His serotonin isn't regulating as it should which is a chemical that regulates your mood which may be the reason for him having suicidal thoughts, it seems like he doesn't want to tell anyone this implied from the final line of the verse.

"If I keep this up
I think I'm gonna break down" One of the final lines of the song, this could mean that if he keeps thinking this way and hiding hid feelings he may "break down" Which I think of as he may commit suicide.

On some choruses he adds the line " I guess there's no remedy, own worst enemy, I'm so terribly lost" We already knew earlier in the song that he is a danger to himself but in this line he basically just straight up tells us.

This song and the album its on means alot to me as I relate with what Oli sings about, singing the song and playing them on the drums is a way for me to cope and knowing that someone else is/was feeling the same things as me helps as he got through it so I know I can.

theatre director - interpret scripts and shape artistic vision, collaborate with designers and technical teams

skills needed: leadership, communication, creativity, deep understanding of theatre

Light & sound engineer

lighting: designs lighting effects and mood

operates lighting boards during performances

ensures safety and technical accuracy

sound: manages microphones and sound levels

mixes live audio

ensures clarity and balance of sound

lighting designers - the lighting shows the theme of electricity, using bright flashes to represent both real and symbolic ideas of light and darkness

stage manager - organise rehearsal and schedules

ensure smooth running of performances

communicate between departments

skills - organisation, calm under pressure, communication, problem-solving

Their main piece of equipment is the mixing desk which is used to balance and process sounds for live recordings and performances, add effects and troubleshoot issues

They often work close with lighting engineers for live performances so certain sound effects go off at the same time as lighting effects which is more often used in theatre.

Their main responsibilities are making sure the sounds are balanced and sounding right along with capturing, manipulating, and reproducing high-quality sound for music, film, live events, theatre and many others. They also have to set-up and maintain their audio equipment, placing microphones, monitoring and adjusting sound levels when recording and performing, they also have to mix the tracks.

links to support:

Sound engineer job profile | Prospects.ac.uk

What is a sound engineer? | What do they do? - University of Huddersfield

I also made the jitter strings slightly quieter than everything else so it will be easier to layer other melodies and instruments over the main melody and so the bass of the drums has a bigger impact

Levels - quite kick drum in the background in intro, Vocals up front on intro, after intro drums and the band kick in, violin in the background of intro with drums and then stays at the back during the chorus

Panning - Drums up front other instruments at the back but in the chorus the violin comes more up front with drums

FX - wind sound effects in the background, tapping noise at the end, drums had a lot of reverb and the violin had a lot as well

I think it doesn't sound that bad but it definitely can be better but I don't like the drum groove on it or just the whole thing in general

I think we did do very well overall as we had only started learning the song 3-ish weeks ago and Haydon and Kurt had to relearn the solo 2 days ago swell.

There was only 3 or 4 times when I was rushing but other than that I was on time, we could have moved more on stage but this song isn't really one you could move a lot to like headbanging.

Next time it would be better once we got the solo perfect.

Playing this song with other people has helped me improve my timing as we have to be very tight as a band which helps me just become a greater musician in the future as other people will be able to rely on me for timing