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Final Project Plan

Project action plan and timetable
Week
Date week
beginning
Activity
Resources
1

12/03/17

Begin writing basic riff ideas and chord progressions.
Experiment with different forms of effects and amplifiers to find a suitable tone.
Research on the Blues Rock genre.
Guitar amplifiers (Orange Crush + Vox AV)
Guitar (Fender Stratocaster)
Pedals (Distortion + Wah)
MacBook with Logic Pro X
Audio interface
2

19/03/17

Write basic riff ideas and chord progressions.
Decide what Amps to use for what types of guitar parts.
Further research on the Blues Rock genre.
Begin Demoing
Brief other musicians involved.

Guitar amplifiers (OC for lead +Vox for rhythm)
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Audio interface
MacBook with Logic Pro X



3

26/03/17
Start creating and finalize writing for first track.
Inform other musicians on how I want the track to sound and be played.
Record first track
Arrange writing sessions
Talk to Lottie about EP promotion

MacBook with Logic Pro X
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Recording equipment
Amplifiers


4

02/04/17
Easter Holidays
Continue writing and try to arrange practice/jam sessions with other musicians involved in project
Create website/social medias to promote EP
Start to create second track
Send first track to be mastered and mixed
Writing sessions + Practice
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Amplifiers
Own laptop from home for web design




5

09/04/17
Easter Holidays
Purchase loop pedal or new amplifier to help writing process.
Finish creating websites/social medias for album release.
Finalize writing of second track.
Help move Rhys’ kit to my house.
Writing sessions + Practice
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Amplifiers



6

16/04/17

Discuss shooting a music video with Thomas Moore and album artwork/photography with Alison Foyle.
Arrange when to do live recording.
Continue writing
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Amplifiers

7


23/04/17
Begin to Finalize songs.
Shoot pictures for album artwork.
MacBook with Logic Pro X
Cameras
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Amplifiers


8

30/04/17
Start Recording Process for track two and three.
Shoot for music video.
MacBook with Logic Pro X
Cameras
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Recording equipment
Amplifiers


9
07/05/17
Continue recording
Shoot for music video
MacBook with Logic Pro X
Cameras
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Recording equipment
Amplifiers



10
14/05/17
Finalize recording.
Have music video edited by Thomas Moore
MacBook with Logic Pro X
Instruments (Guitar, Drums, Bass)
Cables and leads
Recording equipment
Amplifiers


11
21/05/17
Begin Mastering
Further editing on music video
MacBook with Logic Pro X

12
28/05/17
Continue Mastering
Complete editing on Music Video.
Collect photography
MacBook with Logic Pro X

13
04/05/17
Finalize Mastering +Release
MacBook with Logic Pro X













04/06/17




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