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

• Spotify links

• YouTube links

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one of my Favourite artists are azali who is a creator on Spotify who makes mainly breakbeat electronic songs with unique structures, this makes the songs they produce abstract and engaging to listen to because of the songs being unpredictable and fast paced.

My favourite songs and the reason i like them are antartic reinforcement from a mod for the game Terraria called Calamity, This track in particular grabs my attention by it being a fast paced D&B song with an addictive driving bass-line, rough intense synths and the kicks, snares and percussion being loud fitting with the intense theme of the song.

I have never been to any gig's, shows, nothing, unless dav fest counts but i was forced into that by family, the reason being is that I'm not into any bands at the moment.

I learnt about the 3 different types of microphones (dynamic, condenser, ribon), the different uses of the control surface, faders, and control surface and how to wrap wires.

the things that went well are wrapping the wires because i enjoy learning new skills and I enjoyed learning about the uses of different equipment.

although I had fun whilst wrapping the wires, there is definitely room for improvement.

most of the songs if not all of them contain a piano, most of them being electric, some songs use electric guitar for the rough and intense feel.

the vibe and mood of each song means to me that the producers of the song wanted to make the music the key part of the atmosphere in the games, it is clear that the producers are good at making an atmosphere of which i really enjoy.

Professionals are most commonly a group of people who live purley off the money they make from producing music, they do this by creating a big enough community and exposure to do things like run lives shows or earn money online through platforms like spotify or youtube.

a theatre director is responsible for designing things like all aspects of the staging, the sound design and hiring performers and tech engineers. theatre directors are also responsible for deadlines and scheduling performances.

sound & lighting technician -

the sound & lighting technicians are responsible for setting up all electronics outside and inside of performance, they are responsible for any faulty lighting, wiring or speakers.

Stage manager -

the stage manager is responsible for coordinating all aspects of a production to ensure it is safe and that the performance goes smoothly, they manage things such as managing props and set, communicating between other members of the team giving feedback or planning.

I think mixing as i went instead of doing it all at once saved me a lot of time because I already had the tracks at the right volume when adding compressors or effects so i could hear the effects better. I also think the mixing went well in general because it made quite a large difference to the feel of the tracks like putting compressors on the kicks and bass.

what could you improve-

A lot of the main leads are made in the piano roll however the drum and bass (not including the sub bass) were loops, mostly because making drums isn't my strong suit, however this was really helpful for setting up the song as a whole.

What did you learn-

i learnt how to use a lot of the features in logic pro like how to use the 3 types of tracks in logic and how to add effects like compressors and EQ, how to use the piano roll and how to use loops effectively.

what did you enjoy -

I enjoyed creating my own tracks instead of using loops, it was satisfying placing my own notes and hearing the product fit well with the songs theme, tempo and rhythm, I use FL at home so i'm very used to making songs through the piano roll.

ChromaGlow - I used ChromaGlow on my drum tracks to make them a lot more punchy using the drive effect to make it louder and more aggressive sounding.

Compressor - I used a compressor on my drum tracks to make the release slower and attack quicker, this makes the drum sound way punchier and gives it a lot more depth as before it was quite flat and quiet, now it pops out a lot more throughout the track. i also used the compressor to get rid of any unwanted frequencies that could possibly damage equipment or could bring discomfort to people if it were to be played loudly like on speakers.

EQ - I used an EQ on my drum track as in some parts a wanted more bass in my drums, so i turned up the low frequencies and turned down a bit of the higher frequencies because the precessions were drowning out a lot of the other sounds.