Studio Time

I would like to give a special thanks to my friend Mike Mellen at Neverwhere Studios for recording my project.

Structure

This piece will be telling a story so I will be using a three act structure.

Act 1 - Take off.
Act 2 - Leaving the atmosphere.
Act 3 - Reaching the moon.

Inspiration Part 2

Since I am focusing on the first mission to space, I checked out this video. I would like to find a way to implement the "beeps" from the radio headsets.

The First Moon Landing (1969):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4


The instrument that I know and understand the best is guitar. I feel like this band does a really nice job of capturing a "space-like" sound using guitars. Good ideas for tone and effects.

Angels and Airwaves - The Adventure (2006):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMl8cQjBfqk

John F. Kennedy - 1962

One of the most provocative and bold-faced examples of optimism in modern times is the space race. John F. Kennedy's 1962 speech at Rice Stadium will definitely play a role in this piece.

watch it here > JFK Speech - 1962

Definitions

The basis of my concept is optimism. Gathering some dictionary definitions might be a generic way to go about things, but starting simple can be beneficial.

op·ti·mism

  [op-tuh-miz-uhm]  Show IPA

noun

1.

a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expectthe most favorable outcome.

2.

the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world.

3.

the belief that goodness pervades reality.

4.

the doctrine that the existing world is the best of all possible worlds.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/optimism

Picture Perfect

This is the concept for my first song called "Picture Perfect". It will consist of slightly distorted acoustic guitar, bass guitar, a driving drum beat, synthetic sounds, vocals and possibly some electric guitar. Inspired by bands such as Tears For Fears and Naked Eyes. Recorded in Audacity. 139 bpm. 

Inspiration

I've decided I am going to put together a short electronic EP, possibly using a program called Mixcraft 6. Today my professor let me borrow some CD's to listen to for inspiration.

TEL-T434

This blog will document my endeavours in my Production Workshop at Indiana University South Bend. Here I will be posting updates about my work and current projects for the course. Enjoy.

-Lance