Electronic Music Production

Yr2 Jan 5^th – may 2015

Project Management

Simon Adair

Log for Project management

Date:	Details:	Outcome and next steps:
5th Jan	Finalised event brief and had a copy sent to my project partner to be verified.	Partner liked the idea and we discussed the idea further online, further developing the idea of Data-bending as a central idea.
12th Jan	Recorded more sampling to be used in project and have started working on an art portfolio
21st Jan	Tried to arrange studio time at the WEC with little success.	Problem was the password access I had a talk with Stuart at the WEC about it and had the problem fixed
27th Jan	Talked with partner about getting studio time. I had been online to book and found very few slots	I had an idea, I usually stick around on Monday evening after my regular Production session so I made arrangements with my partner to meet me up at the WEC and I would 'hold onto' the room I would be using. I had checked the timetable for Monday and only two studios were booked so two would be free. However I am going to try and book time anyway so I don't get kicked out the room.
2nd Feb	Had a session with my colleague at the WEC. We had lots of hardware to work with, mainly analogue synthesis. The main goal was to get some of our own patches recorded and bounced to use as samples.
11th February	Had meeting about venue	We came to the decision that the Loco was our best bet for reasons of budget, crowd and convenience.
19th February	Half term.	I booked studio 2 at the WEC and continued to work on sample pack for live event. Lee wasn't available due to work commitments.
23rd Feb	Work on sampling and Meeting in afternoon to brainstorm budget, music style and venue.	Our best bet for venue is still bar loco. The music style will have to be more 'gentle' to prevent the punters from defecting to the bar. Our budget is roughly £200 for hardware, promotion and transport. Our projected revenue as a first time with this line up will be to break even. Although not having to pay for venue fee and PA will put us a little ahead. We still need to schedule a tech-spec of the venue and build a rapport with the ownership.
2nd march	More work on sampling.	I've got a very comprehensive library now and will be bouncing the entire library to WAV. Lee will get duplicate copies of the WAVs to work with.
9th march	Late session in studio	Some loops have been recorded using the Aira gear. I'm getting worried things aren't getting done quick enough so the pace will have to be picked up. There are lots of photography for project Management but the photos are of poor quality and most of them are for synth patching. However I was pointed in the right direction and have printed off patch sheets for the Pro 1.
13th march	Inventory of Equipment and resources	The Budget has been increased and we have more hardware now. This Includes; Synth, Bass Guitar, Pedal units, Audio interface and many analogue samples.
17th march	Rehearsal	First proper rehearsal with hardware: System 1 and Aira drum machine.
24th march	Rehearsal and recording	Myself and lee need way more practice for rehearsal and I'm becoming concerned because of the Easter holidays approaching. However today's session was extremely productive. I had brought in the System 1 and clocked it to the Aira drum machine and linked up both the MS20 and the Pro 1. We recorded Lizard People for my album.
2th April	Made arrangements with the Loco	I made correspondence with Bar Loco to garner information on the venue and criteria for performing there. I got info on how the open mic works and some info on tech. Although I requested they didn't have a tech-spec although I informed them of what equipment we would be using.
3rd-19th April	Easter period.	Easter has gotten in the way of rehearsal as studios haven't been available and Lee has been bogged down by a large dissertation. I myself have had to concentrate on other modules and especially my album.
20th April	Studio work on album.	I had to do a lot of monitoring today for the tracks on my album. This has been very time consuming as mastering Industrial Power Noise Is a tricky thing to do and takes a degree of concentration. The tracks have to be ready for this Friday. I Had messaged lee that I could do some rehearsing in the afternoon but he was unavailable due to his dissertation.
21st April	Lee granted permission to use Lizard People on my album.	I have had to make some decisions on the actual date of our live performance, regretfully I have had to keep rolling it back due to other commitments, Lee's dissertation (a very large body of research). So now may is looking more likely for any kind of live work. I also really would wish more rehearsal time but this is very hard to come by at the moment