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Module 6 of 6: Music Industry Project

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Summary

Music Industry Project is where we hone all of the skills that you have learnt so far and apply them to the kind of audio projects that you might find yourself working on in the professional world of the music industry. Here your tutor will share years of experience on a range of commercial projects to ensure that you can work to a brief and a deadline. We'll cover everything from remixes and radio edits through to composing music for films, TV and adverts. Recent successes include students Jake Warren and Eddie Yanez securing soundtracks for two different Swatch TV campaigns. Watch them here:

Content

AV Sound Design Part 1

Introduction to course
Sound Design Fundamentals:
What is sound design?A brief history
The effect of sound on picture
Basic sound placement

AV Sound Design Part 2

Depth and space in sound design
Spatial placement – gain, panorama and reverb
Creative use of sounds
Lateral thinking: applying unusual sounds
Creating 'Fantastical' sounds from existing ones

AV Composition Part 1

Assignment 1 deadline: playback and review
AV Composition Introduction
Music for Picture: A brief history
Music and Emotional Range/Content
Motifs and Patterns

AV Composition Part 2

Advanced Techniques
Tempo Changes
Non-Linear Music
Working with Visuals
Advertisements; working to a brief

Remixing Part 1

Assignment 2 deadline: playback and review
Remixing: what constitutes a remix?
Brief history of the remix, remix examples
Purposes of remixing
Business aspects of remixing

Remixing Part 2

Melodyne and effectrix
Mangling musical parts
Making loops Interesting
Finishing tracks: overcome obstacles to writing
Making the most of your musical parts

Advanced Mixing

Getting the 'Club Sound'
Getting the bottom end sounding tight
EQ and sidechaining, choosing sounds
Getting that 'big' sound
Transient removal, stereo width and placement

Writing from Scratch

Assignment 3 deadline: playback and review
Hook Writing: developing the basis of your track
Varying the chronology of your writing process
Repetition vs repetitiveness
Using chord sequences to develop a hook

Advanced Production Techniques

Bring in eg's of sounds you want to emulate
Tutor helps you to analyse sounds
Carry out techniques to recreate sounds
Prepare your own project for week 10 – 11
1-2-1 time with tutor

Internet Self-Promotion

Promoting your work effectively
Branding, developing your identity
Identifying your Targets
Manager/agents, electronic press kit
Labels: Association , ethos and image

Mastering

What is Mastering?
Home versus professional mastering
Prepare mixes for mastering session
Working with a mastering engineer
Evaluate the master

Tutor profile

JC Concato
JC's previous projects include production, engineering and remix work for the likes of Bjork, Portishead, The Cure, Erasure, Raggatwins and Renegade Soundwave.

Mark Ronson

Watch Mark Ronson send a message to Point Blank students when we hooked up with him at the International Music Summit, Ibiza.

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