I have received an unconditional offer from ACM and an unconditional offer from Metropolitan University, I applied for a Music Business course however when I went to ACM for the open day they said I would be much more suitable for a song writing course as I can: sing, play instruments and song write. What they done was they signed me up for the signwriting course on the same day and I auditioned on that day and I got an unconditional offer as they had mentioned I would be very suitable for the song writing course. The reason they said that was because the Music Business course would involve a lot of writing and no practical which they said that I should do song writing as I would enjoy it a lot more.
Showing posts with label unit 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unit 10. Show all posts
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Communication In Industry
Personally, I think that Instagram is a very affective way to promote an artist because it is the most popular social media in terms of the most impactful audience which would be young people. Also, due to my experience of promotion my videos on Instagram, I think that you get a lot more out of promoting my projects on Instagram as it usually using the videos as adverts and a lot of people tend to pay attention to these things.
Facebook is also a very good social media platform to promote an artist as for things such as live performances as you can write a post and write the: time, place and date of your performances and then promote that specific post to get people to come to your gigs. Even though Facebook is a very good social media platform, in the recent years the younger generation has started using more Instagram and twitter which is why I think Instagram is probably the most influential in terms of promoting your self as a musician.
Touring
Touring is a very useful and effective way of promoting musicians as it allows fans from around the world to come and see a show of you and if possible to even meet you. Also, it is a way to also promote your music as fans can also bring parents and friends who might not necessarily listen to the musician but by the end of the gig they might gain fans from going on tour. Going on tour evidently helps with making money and having more money will help with: travelling, making music and promoting music online which has a big impact on the artists career.
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Friday, 14 December 2018
Plans for next year
My plan for next year is to successfully get through the year of the music business course whilst simultaneously working on my own music and earning money at the same time by having a part time job. Specifically with the course, my goal is to gain a different perspective of music in the business side of it and learn how to grow other artists as well as my self in the industry. When I finish my 2nd year of college in which I plan to get a distinction, as I get through the years of studying music business I will be performing and going to studio to release my album during the years of university and the techniques that I learn during the music business course I will apply on my own musical career such as promoting music and also creating my own business to seek for other talented artists that have potential in a career in music.
The steps I will take to achieve my goals is clearly related to working hard and working smart. One example is to continue songwriting and writing my music to eventually release an album and promote it. One thing that is also really important in my goals is to keep active online so I can keep people aware of what I release etc. I also plan to release a music video next year which has nothing to do with my album but I plan to release a single just to keep my social media active so then people are excited to hear the album which will be released in the following year.
The steps I will take to achieve my goals is clearly related to working hard and working smart. One example is to continue songwriting and writing my music to eventually release an album and promote it. One thing that is also really important in my goals is to keep active online so I can keep people aware of what I release etc. I also plan to release a music video next year which has nothing to do with my album but I plan to release a single just to keep my social media active so then people are excited to hear the album which will be released in the following year.
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Personal Statement
The course I am choosing to study at university is Music Business. The reason I have specifically chosen this course is because I want to develop the skills to pursue a music career in the industry, this could be as a: manager, A&R, marketing and many more options. Even though I also want to have a successful career as a singer/songwriter, I am taking into consideration that becoming a successful musician is not guaranteed and that I need to think outside the box and study something that can help me as a musician and help other people too. This course will most definitely help me because I will learn how to make my music become noticed and also to be able to help upcoming musicians.
During my time outside of college, I have been part of projects with people with have worked in the industry. This involves performing to A&R's and also taking part in competitions. Recently, I have thought about what makes a musician stand out and what a singer/songwriter needs to go through in order to be successful. Therefore, as I have been part of many things in the industry, I have started to be able to imagine myself in a position where I search for talented people or even work for a record company.
My UAL course (Level 3 music performance) relates to my chosen course at university because it covers the foundation of music business, song writing, performance etc... However, since it is a performance course, it involves a lot of performance aspects in terms of live shows, song writing and vocal progression. Regardless of it being a performance course, it helps to discover myself as an artist and know what I want to achieve, therefore, choosing to do music business will continue my goal of trying to promote myself as an artist and most evidently have a career in music. However, I also studied employability in the UAL course which involves setting up a tour which involves money and knowing how to travel and much more. Therefore, this is something that relates to the business side of music. In this course I also wrote my own portfolio which helps me discover myself as an artist and know what I want to achieve. In this year of college I am also fortunate to be invited to perform and the London Skills event at the Excel which will be a fantastic experience for me and build up my confidence as an artist.
When it comes to releasing music outside college I produce and release my own music which requires a bit of knowledge in terms of promoting the music. When I released my music video for one of my songs I used promotion on Youtube for my song to appear on adverts before someone would click on a music related video. I also put the song on different music platforms such as iTunes, Spotify and apple music. I have worked with many musicians outside college which gives me a greater perspective of the talent that exists. Normally we focus on ourselves as individuals, however I have realised that as you help other artists you learn things from them and you use that as inspiration and motivation for your own career path. I have helped artists with artwork and given important advice on how to release their and how to make themselves stand out. This includes putting their songs on social media platforms and advice on promotion on those specific platforms such as: YouTube and Facebook. My dream is to become a successful artist and sell music around the world, however, as I have a lot of experience in terms of helping other people with their own work and I am going to study music music business, I know for sure that I will have a great career in music business.
My plan for next year is to successfully get through the year of the music business course whilst simultaneously working on my own music and earning money at the same time by having a part time job. Specifically with the course, my goal is to gain a different perspective of music in the business side of it and learn how to grow other artists as well as my self in the industry.
During my time outside of college, I have been part of projects with people with have worked in the industry. This involves performing to A&R's and also taking part in competitions. Recently, I have thought about what makes a musician stand out and what a singer/songwriter needs to go through in order to be successful. Therefore, as I have been part of many things in the industry, I have started to be able to imagine myself in a position where I search for talented people or even work for a record company.
My UAL course (Level 3 music performance) relates to my chosen course at university because it covers the foundation of music business, song writing, performance etc... However, since it is a performance course, it involves a lot of performance aspects in terms of live shows, song writing and vocal progression. Regardless of it being a performance course, it helps to discover myself as an artist and know what I want to achieve, therefore, choosing to do music business will continue my goal of trying to promote myself as an artist and most evidently have a career in music. However, I also studied employability in the UAL course which involves setting up a tour which involves money and knowing how to travel and much more. Therefore, this is something that relates to the business side of music. In this course I also wrote my own portfolio which helps me discover myself as an artist and know what I want to achieve. In this year of college I am also fortunate to be invited to perform and the London Skills event at the Excel which will be a fantastic experience for me and build up my confidence as an artist.
When it comes to releasing music outside college I produce and release my own music which requires a bit of knowledge in terms of promoting the music. When I released my music video for one of my songs I used promotion on Youtube for my song to appear on adverts before someone would click on a music related video. I also put the song on different music platforms such as iTunes, Spotify and apple music. I have worked with many musicians outside college which gives me a greater perspective of the talent that exists. Normally we focus on ourselves as individuals, however I have realised that as you help other artists you learn things from them and you use that as inspiration and motivation for your own career path. I have helped artists with artwork and given important advice on how to release their and how to make themselves stand out. This includes putting their songs on social media platforms and advice on promotion on those specific platforms such as: YouTube and Facebook. My dream is to become a successful artist and sell music around the world, however, as I have a lot of experience in terms of helping other people with their own work and I am going to study music music business, I know for sure that I will have a great career in music business.
My plan for next year is to successfully get through the year of the music business course whilst simultaneously working on my own music and earning money at the same time by having a part time job. Specifically with the course, my goal is to gain a different perspective of music in the business side of it and learn how to grow other artists as well as my self in the industry.
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