AUDIO

ACOUSTIC MUSIC

General goals:

  • Written for rhythm guitar and voice
  • Varying song structures
  • Less grating voice tones
  • Varied full (amplified) guitar sounds
  • Consistent pacing and tempo
  • Consistent pitch and vibrato
  • Consistent and varying dynamics
  • Full use of vocal ranges and timbres
  • Full use of mute, rests and harmonic notes throughout

Targets for each song:

  • Demo (guitar and voice) recording
  • Illustrated A3 shortscore notation e.g.
  • A4 Lino/woodcut poster e.g.
  • Demo music video e.g.

Milestone goals:

  • Sell poster prints**
  • License recordings
  • Raise money for charity

ELECTRONIC MUSIC

General goals:

  • Both vocal and Instrumental tracks
  • Focus on rhythm and sound design
  • Source material for orchestral music

Targets for each song:

  • Recording
  • A3 Digitally illustrated poster e.g.
  • A4 Cut-out character* e.g.
  • Music video e.g.

Milestone goals:

  • Sell poster prints**
  • License recordings
  • Raise money for charity

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

General goals:

  • Compose with pen and paper
  • Use of counterpoint throughout
  • Source material for electronic music
  • Focus on good orchestration

Targets for each song:

  • Recording e.g.
  • A3 shortscore
  • A3 Digitally illustrated poster
  • Illustrated A5 black & white zine*†

Milestone goals:

  • Sell poster prints**
  • License recordings
  • Raise money for charity

* Digital downloads sold for charity
** Ideally enough to cover the time spent working on each song
† Printable children’s short stories complete with soundtrack

VISUAL

ILLUSTRATION

General goals:

  • Faster digital painting
  • Improved perspective
  • Improved figure gestures
  • Improved pen drawing technique
  • Human muscle and bone structure by memory

Targeted styles:

  • Concept art (digital)
  • Cartoon modern
  • Graphic/minimal
  • Classic pen and ink

Milestone goals:

  • Continued freelance work
  • Illustrations for music projects (above)
  • Sell both pen and watercolor illustrations (still life & landscape)

DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

General goals:

  • Continue building skillsets:
    • CSS & HTML
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • Content strategy
    • Color theory
    • Typography

Targeted CMS:

  • WordPress

Milestone goals:

  • Continued freelance work

VIDEO

General goals:

  • Continue building skillsets:
    • Cinematography
    • Lighting
    • Color grading
    • Da Vinci Resolve
    • Moho (Anime Studio)

    Targeted styles:

    • Live action music videos
    • Animated music videos

    Milestone goals:

    • Videos for music projects (above)

COMMUNITY

Over the last fifteen years I’ve been fortunate enough to receive funding from local enterprise boards both while studying and when setting up the business. I always intended, when the business became more established, that I would have the time and money to put something back into the community. Below are three such non-profit concepts. All going well I’ll hopefully get the chance to bring one of them to fruition…

KDMC

A series of free tutorial videos on the basics of audio production – website link.

TOWNLAND COMMONS

A community exchange program to help artists and musicians promote their work nationwide.

CREATURELY

A children’s boardgame that promotes emotional intelligence.

MISSION STATEMENT

To work consistently*, progressively** and mindfully†.
To run an efficient project studio capable of competing within the music and design industries.
To have complete creative control all stages of production, namely:

  • Composition > production/orchestration > performance > recording > mixing > mastering
  • Video pre-production > video production > video post-production
  • Illustration > design > management > marketing

* develop the sustainable concentration and self-discipline required to work on your own over long periods of time.
** to continually study and build skill sets.
† CBT and mindfullness – to be more process than goal orientated and to be more focused on community and charity related projects in the long run.