Interview

Goldsmith Opening day : It was really interesting and it was defiantly a new experience.  They gave us a break down of the course and what to expect by the end of course.  We also had a tour around the university, and we were able to listen a few of the performances.

UEL Opening day:  we had tour and breakdown of what to expect from the course and the university. Their equipment was really modern and update, it seemed interesting.

ICMP Opening day: We where able to experience a class for a foundation music course. We learnt a song and we tried to create it into our own version. It seemed interesting but it felt as if it was a repeat  of a lesson that I have already experienced in college.

Communication in the industry

COMMUNICATION IN THE INDUSTRY

Social Media

Social media has allowed music streaming apps and websites to gain more popularity, as well

as allowing artist to have more control and rights over their music. For example in 2016 alone

20 billion hours of music had been played on spotify. Listeners have better access and choice

of music, as there are countless of apps that have low cost or even free audio on the internet.

As the development and usage increase of the internet,  it has had an affect on the music industry from having mainstream record labels to small independent labels, and also allowing music Fans to have a quicker and easier demand of the music. Social media has allowed small communities to benefit through having closer access, to their favourite artist through apps such as twitter, instagram,  facebook and many more.

Music Press

The music presses job is to promote the hottest topics of the time and criticise events. If an upcoming artist catches small attention from these journalist  it could change their whole career completely. Music presses have quite an impact in the music industry, The more attention the industry gets  the more profit it will gain. And this form of entertainment is also free publicity for businesses as well as artists. Another form of promotion within the industry is a press kit. This kit was traditionally used to promote a new release or a tour. Within the kit it included a bio, promo CD, Press release, press clippings and many more. Most press kits included all the factors need to promote an artist. The disadvantages of having these press kit is that it was extremely expensive, only the most popular and successful artist were able to pay so much money.

Blogging

Blogging is a form of social networking, bloggers don't only produce written content for their viewers but can also create a social associations with their fans. The purpose for blogs within the music industry is to help with the promotion of artists or new genres, anything that is able to benefit the industry they will use to advertise and promote their company.

Personal Statement

Personal Statement

The power of music inspires me to express myself in many ways, whilst allowing me to connect with

people's emotions. Music has a profound effect on me, through allowing me to channel my experiences

, knowledge and feelings into art. The things that urges me to carry on creating and enjoying music

are, the deep emotional and spiritual satisfaction that I  experience, and the enjoyment that I feel as

part of a creative process. I plan to create music that will inspire others to be the best version of

themselves.

The way I would do that is to allow my music to contain influential content that they would be able

to relate to.

I believe being accepted onto the music performance course would help me realise my full potential

and explore, on greater depths, full array of my creative skills. I would also hope that this course will

help me develop as an artist, and identify creatively with my unique artistic self. Music has always

been a big part of my life and I have always enjoyed either listening, creating or performing music. I

feel that doing this course will prepare me of my future career.

I have done many activities outside of school to demonstrate my passion for the arts such as

Singing and music. While participating in this activities I was able to learn a variety of techniques, such

as working in groups, developing music skills (specifically performance & composition), and developing

my voice as an artist. These lessons helped me appreciate my strengths and weakness artistically.

The art activities I have been involved with allowed me to improve my art skills. During one exercise I

was given a variety of material to use, and I produced a layout of art, that enabled me to express who I

was. In my first year of college I began a contemporary dance course, here I learnt about

contemporary styles, exercises and more. This course helped me to become more in touch with my

emotions through physical movements. The other aspects of this course that I enjoyed, was the use of 

 experimentation within choreographies. It helped me understand that dance is not a form of the arts

that rely heavily on rules alone. I have also been involved with some drama activities, where I

experimented on how I could independently create a storyline while working with a team.

During the summer of 2016 I was fortunate enough to be involved with some voluntary work, under the

Challenge Program, which is the UK's largest provider of National Citizen Service (NCS), a

government initiative with a mission to empower 15-17 year olds through personal development &social

action. The  experience I gained while on this 4 week program was invaluable and involved me

working with charities, while also cleaning up areas in the community. In year 10, as part of my work

experience, I worked at a pet shop in Barkingside for a week as a customer service assistant, where

my tasks included Looking after the animals whilst organising the store.

My hobbies include  music composition & songwriting.:  I have been creating and producing my own

music and lyrics for a few years. I also enjoy experimenting with new chords on the guitar.

Lyrically I would find things that fascinate or influence me to produce a song.  Another one of my

hobbies is creating human form portraits. I have always been captivated by the beauty of the human

anatomy, with art it is like putting your imagination onto a canvas without any rules. For the past few

months I have also been teaching my youngest sibling how to draw and play the guitar. I also have a

passion for chess, sports and cooking.

In the next 5- 10 years I plan to complete university, and move on to find a job that is either part of the

music industry or within the arts. I plan to have my own business, while being an independent artist. I

would also love to be doing music as a professional job instead of it being a hobby. I believe that the

skills that I will learn and develop in the next few years will teach me to be more independent,

passionate, dedicated and become more creative.