Work Experience In West London

Week1
Working in the DQ Design company has been a very interesting and exciting experience so far. For the first week of working here, we were given the task to create different logo ideas for a poster. Carrying out this task gave me the opportunity to show the workers my creative designing skills. The people at this place are very friendly and kind which makes it fun working here. We are also able to wear our own clothes rather than suiting up everyday to come here. I think this is a great way to work, were able to relax and not put stress on our selves.

Recording products

Phonograph- In the 1870s until the late 1880s the Phonograph was the most common technology used to record sounds. For about one hundred years the phonograph was the most common method for consumers to enjoy recorded music at home. It is a well developed technology that can give you quick and good pleasure of soothing music. To use this equipment a grooved disc is placed on a turntable which will be rotating at a constant rate.

Phonograph: Thomas Edison Edition- The first ever phonograph to be created was in 1877. Before there were CD players, tape records, cassettes, music system etc. there was this first ever phonograph, and Thomas Edison is to be thanked for the music we have today. While he was trying to improve the telegraph transmitter, he realized that the movements through the paper tape produce a noise. When he spoke into it he found out that at a high speed, his spoken words came out.

The gramophone- Emile Berliner the German immigrant was the first to create the gramophone, that could play disc records instead of cylinders. The discs have a larger advantage than cylinders. Disc are tend to be more easier to use and it produces better quality sounds than a cylinder. The first ever gramophone was in fact highly cheap but was always consider as a serious product. It was not a perfectly created product because it had no motor, and having no motor makes it tedious and difficult for the operator to fluently play the turntable at a steady speed.

Shellac record player- This recorder was one of the better ones because it lasted a long while rather than the other recorders. It lasted a longer while because it was made of a stronger metal.

Modern record player- the modern record payers are our everyday mechanical devices that generate sound by playing a grooved disc, instead of a cylinder like what they did with the phonograph. These amazing radio technology first came around in the 20th century/ 1900s. They became so popular that the chucked the phonograph down into the sales where it became Un- popular. People still use record players but they were also knocked down into the sales by CD players which are now the top music technology.

Open reel tape recorder- The recording medium is held on a reel rather than it being placed in a cassette. This open reel tape recorder was used in the most earliest tape recorders like THe pioneering Magnetophons of the 1930s. This was German.

Multi - Track Recorder- With a multi- track recorder more than one sound at the same time or play them at the same time. It is a double act when it comes to recording with it. The analogue tape based equipment will allow you to achieve multi tracking.

Audio Cassette- Invented in 1962 by the phillips company, the audio cassette is a tape that plays music and sounds. The quality was not so great, only until the 1970s came.

Digital Audio Tape- the digital audio tape was created in 1987. It has a long longer playing time than the audio tapes that were created before it. This can hold up to 2 hours of recording audio on each side of it.

CD- CD holds digital sounds on it. It is small and thin but different types of music and data can be held on it, depending on the size the Cd rom holds.. 1.2 mm thick and weights 15-20 grams thats the original size of a CD player.

Mp3- Just like a Cd the mp3 can hold any type of music on it depending on the memory size. It is one of the most modern music technology at the moment. It was created in the 1990s but became very successful in 1997. You are able to bring a mp3 player with you anywhere because of its average pocket size.

History of radio plays

The history of radio plays is well placed in history. The early history of radio plays is the history of technologies that produced radio instruments that used radio waves. Through out the timeline of radio plays many different people in the world contributed their theory and inventions which became our everyday radio.

In 1884 a primitive device was invented to respond to radio waves by Temistocle Calzecchi-Onesti. This device consisted of a tube filled with iron fillings, called a 'cohere'. It is said that the device was a critical discovery because being able to develop will make it able to be the first practical detector.

Nathan Stubblefield was said to have developed radio between 1885 and 1892, before either Marconi or Tesla, but his devices seemed to have worked by induction transmission rather than radio transmission.

In 1885 Thomas Edison created the first ever working phonograph. This phonograph was the first technology able to record and produce sound. It was then that Thomas Edison became highly popular which made hs work rise through many years.

There are many claims of who invented radio, which in the begining was called 'wireless telegraph'. So many people are claiming to have invented radio but my conclusion is that a majority of people contributed to making our everyday music possible.

NCFE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

Task 1:

Jobs in the music industry are:

Music Industry Internship Job

• Music Acquisitions Scout Job
• Internship - Sony Music Latin Job
• Internship - Sony Music West Coast Job
• Music Industry, Assistant Professor
• Music Blogger Job Student Advisor Job
• Administrative Assistant II - Music Industry Studies Job Marketing Manager Job QA Tester Job
• Marketing Assistant~Music Company
• Music Manager Job
• Credit Intern- Music New Line Job
• Credit Intern- New Line Music Job
• Music Industry, Assistant Professor Job
• Spring 2010 - Legal Intern Job
• Music Manager Job
• Music Internships Job
• C++ Music Software Developer Job
• Music Manager Job
• Outdoor Display Representative Job
• Music Therapist
• Spring 2010 - Legal Intern Job
• Project Manager Job
• Adminstrative Assistant Job
• Televison Music Programming Assistant Job
• Music Therapist - Home Health and Hospice Job Job
• Music Therapist/Hospice/Davenport, IA. Job Job
• Director, Product Job
• Music Manager Job
• Ghost Blogger for Digital Music Startup Job
• Full-time Faculty, Film Scoring Job in Berklee College of Music [Boston, MA] -
• President and Vice President Job
• Music Manager Job P1 Ambassador Job Business Development Associate Job Director, Loyola Opera Theatre- College of Music and Fine Arts Job Sales Manager or Director Job Executive Director Job Film Music Manager Job
• Credit Intern- Music New Line Job
• Credit Intern- New Line Music Job Music Intern Job
• Project Manager, Artist Websites Job
• Entry Level Assistant~Music Company Job
• Full and Part Time Sales Associates Job
• Assistant Engineer Internship Job
• Music Manager Job
• Manager in Training / Full Time Sales Associate Job
• Full Time Sales Associates Job
• Sales Position - Retail clients Job
• Sr. Business Intelligence Developer/Architect Job
• Community Product Manager (job #09-547) Job Internship JobSales - Hospitality Clients Job
• Audio/Music Apps Software Developer Job
• Part time Lecturers - MUSIC MEDIA & INDUSTRY Job Sales Internship Job
• Online Product Manager - Online Marketing - Campaigns -Music Job
• Online Product Manager - Online Marketing - Campaigns - Music Job
• Senior Industry Marketing Manager - Home Specialty Job
• Senior Director.
• Manager, Internal Audit Job Music Designer Job VP Licensing and Industry Relations Job Music Designer Job
• Director, Human Resources (New York, NY) Job
• Spring Internship- Music, Marketing (MySpace) Job
• Manager of Creative Services (Los Angeles) Job
• Music Manager Job
• Operational SOX Coordinator
• Project Manager (Consultant)
• Project Manager City Promoters Job
• Project Manager, Artist Websites
• Commerce & Analytics Manager
• Manager (Universal City, CA) Job
• Associate Manager
• photography
• publicity
• cover and advertising design
• Live concerts
• Music retail industry
• Solo artist groups
• commercial- promo

Task 2:

The main skills for song writing is to practice. Not all songs rhyme but rhyming is one of the best ways to make a song, You need to make sure you have a good Rhythm to every every beat, a good flow and make sure it is making sense. Poem is kind of the same as song writing. You need to make sure it sounds good and catchy for people to want to listen to it. Know who your target audience are and make sure it as the appropriate type of language in it.

Producer- You need organization skills for becoming a producer. You cannot be un-organized and expect to be a good producer, you have to make sure you have everything on point. Negotiating is another key skill you need for becoming a producer. If you don't have good negotiating skills then there is no point because you would have to make deals for your film crew or music crew, equipments and the sets. Energy, determination and the right mentality could make it all successful for you, if you don't have any energy and your just lazy then you can find yourself dreaming about producing. Determination is the key thing for almost anything there is so making sure you are would get you anywhere.

Task 3- People do not really know how to apply for a job in the music industry, there is not an official answer, its something that happens just like that. One of the main ways people do get into the industry is by doing their own thing, like TV shows, videos etc. Eventually in time you will find yourself in the business depending on your great progress.

Task 4

Song writing:

1. Dedicate some time each day to composing songs. Make sure that you are practicing daily.

2. Listen constantly to popular songs and work out what is it that is making these songs successful. Make sure your studying their techniques and strength.

3. Before you even start on any song, you must always decide on who your target audience will be, and the type of of compositions they will relate to. Whatever music genre you choose make sure the melody and lyrics are able to be understood by them.

4. Make sure your enjoying your songwriting work, don't let it get the better of you. I f your not enjoying then there is no point of continuing.

Task 5- The median pay scale for a producer with a 1-4 year period is £30,000 - £40,000. A 5-9 year old period is from £40,000 - £70,000. A 10- 19 year period is £50,000 - £90,000. The pay scale for song writing is 1-10 year period 30,000 - 70,000

Task 6- One of the training methods needed for getting in the song writing business is to attend universities like, The Royal Academy Of Music, where you will be given lots of opportunities. The orchestra training in the Royal Academy of music prepares the students for a diverse and demanding professional life. The first year undergraduates take part in the string orchestra rehearsals weekly forming quartets for chamber music training. You can also join a music group with good consistant progress taking place, then wait till your time to shine.

You do not need any form of degree to be a producer. A producer is like a conductor of an orchestra; he understands each individual part, and also has an understanding of how that single part relates to the whole composition. You need a good working knowledge of music. Make sure you have a good grasp on the basic principle of rhythm.

Task 7- you can find out where work opportunities exist by watching the TV where certain adverts will tell you many information about the place of work opportunities. These come on rarely so you will have to be lucky to catch it. The SC magazine is a magazine that contains information on where work opportunities also exist. You can use the internet to find out this information but you would have to look carefully because it is highly difficult to find out this information.

Task 8 Development graph

1. Practice your songwriting and producing skills each and every day.

2. Gain knowledge of both types of the careers.

3. Earn your qualifications through out school/college/university.

4. Degrees can be earned but only through hard work.

Task 9- Ways to keep up to date with development in the industry is to

1. Check your career development graph

2. Keep control of your music

3. As the music industry changes you do so too.

THE BEGINING OF PERFORMANCE 13/1/10 2.1.1

Blues music: Blues music is usually sad and was originated from the new orleans and was played by men

Melodrama: Charles easdon began melodrama in the 18th century

Classical ballet: Classic ballet was created in the 17th and 16th century

Ragtime music: This type of music was created in 1897- 1918

Sattriya dance: This is an Indian type of dance created in the 15th century and it was Sankardeva who created the style of dance.

Lindy hop: Lindy hop originated in the late 1920's. It is evolved from Africa, and also involved in New York.

Restoration comedy: This was created in the 1660s to 1710

Punk rock: Punk rock originated between 1974 and 1976 in the United States of America

Brit pop: It originated in the United Kingdom in the 1990's.

VOICE OVER- (Vacation Limitation) 2 seconds.

3 seconds later (starring Dennis Gordon, James and Helen) 5 seconds.

Near the end (not to miss this summer) 2 seconds later (tune in on vybes fm radio)

FX- (A planes engine will be heard when taking off) (footsteps sound effects

will be heard for like 3 seconds of the detective slowly walking in).

You will hear a jet soaring fro the sky sound effect

Unit 2 performance EVALUATION ON THE RADIO PLAY 16/12/09

Through out our radio play there were certain sound effects and music played at certain moments in the play. Every moment that the pilot is about to speak a 'ding dong' noise is played using a xylophone. This makes it more realistic, showing he is speaking through a Tanoy. We used a soft and sad sound clip also near the end of the radio play, this was to make you feel the emotion and fear of the people on the plane, it was basically to make you feel sorry for them. All these were live sound effects including the continuos noises of footsteps to show there are a lot of people around. The main success was the fact that we managed to go through the whole script without having to laugh, because usually we kept being immature and laughing at the voices we were making in this radio play. The other success was that we managed to to each take the role of more than one character. I am actually very proud that i have accomplish something fair enough with my group. One of the only problems i think there was, was the fact that we needed to rehearse more to allow us to flow better through the radio play better.

My main character in the radio play is a detective called detective smith. He was born in the Kansas, America. This is a male detective that is quite tall, dark brown, brown eyes, a bit toned, very healthy and highly intelligent. He was educated at the university of Kansas where he studied law. Further in his life he went to train to become a private detective, where he trained at the detective industry. After being succesful through this he was given the official status as a crime detective, being able to have good communication, good computer skills and self confidence when placed forward in court. He is more like a mysterious man who does what is needed to be done. He is awfully quiet and deep down holds a dark secret inside.