Outline is up on the site, and so are some rough mixes!
https://sites.google.com/a/csumb.edu/panorhythma/
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Production Plan
Artist – Andrew Bailey (found sounds, drums, piano, synths).
Album details – 50 minutes of recorded percussive elements – a panorama of rhythm: Record rice, metal, a whisk, water in a pan, sand, and a few other creative, non-musical sounds used as an underlying glitch drum kit for an artificial electronic sound. Spend two weeks editing and orchestrating these sounds in the form of various series of sympathetic atmospheric rhythms, utilizing complex meter, slow-fast tempos and everything in between. After a rhythmic exoskeleton of the album is in place, drums will go on top of that further intensifying the material. Altered piano sounds, chords, melodies and harmonies will be applied. Effects such as swelling, panning, sweeping, delays, chorus, vibrato, phaser, reverbs (artificial and gated), reverse reverb techniques, gated drum techniques, gated trigger techniques, and other mixing techniques.
Instrumentation – Full 8 piece drum kit, found sounds tracked in auditorium, piano.
Drums:
22x18 kick
5x14 snare
8x7 tom
10x8
12x9
13x10
14x11
16x13
Cymbals: SABIAN
6” ice bell
8” AAX splash
10” AAX splash
14” AAX-cellerator Hi-hats
14” Paragon Hi-hats
14” HHX evolution china
17” vault crash
18” vault crash
18” AA Metal-X china
19” vault crash
20” HHX evolution ride
Time needed – 20-30 hrs to track, 60 hours to edit, 20 hours to mix
Budget (costs will be artwork($50), physical release)
Release event: live performance of some of the material from the album.
Artwork – black full color cd/jacket with picture of the kit used to record the album on the front ($200)
Approximately 3 weeks for CD duplication and turnaround time.
As i have been researching more, I have come across a few more sources I will use for the paper based around the anatomy and origins of the drum kit.
I will be using these two books:
The next plan is to make some phone calls to a few of the drum companies that played a significant role in the development of the modern drum kit, the advancement of the technology and innovations, and players that have influenced the stylistic characteristics of the many types of drum kits available today.
Album details – 50 minutes of recorded percussive elements – a panorama of rhythm: Record rice, metal, a whisk, water in a pan, sand, and a few other creative, non-musical sounds used as an underlying glitch drum kit for an artificial electronic sound. Spend two weeks editing and orchestrating these sounds in the form of various series of sympathetic atmospheric rhythms, utilizing complex meter, slow-fast tempos and everything in between. After a rhythmic exoskeleton of the album is in place, drums will go on top of that further intensifying the material. Altered piano sounds, chords, melodies and harmonies will be applied. Effects such as swelling, panning, sweeping, delays, chorus, vibrato, phaser, reverbs (artificial and gated), reverse reverb techniques, gated drum techniques, gated trigger techniques, and other mixing techniques.
Instrumentation – Full 8 piece drum kit, found sounds tracked in auditorium, piano.
Drums:
22x18 kick
5x14 snare
8x7 tom
10x8
12x9
13x10
14x11
16x13
Cymbals: SABIAN
6” ice bell
8” AAX splash
10” AAX splash
14” AAX-cellerator Hi-hats
14” Paragon Hi-hats
14” HHX evolution china
17” vault crash
18” vault crash
18” AA Metal-X china
19” vault crash
20” HHX evolution ride
Time needed – 20-30 hrs to track, 60 hours to edit, 20 hours to mix
Budget (costs will be artwork($50), physical release)
Release event: live performance of some of the material from the album.
Artwork – black full color cd/jacket with picture of the kit used to record the album on the front ($200)
Approximately 3 weeks for CD duplication and turnaround time.
As i have been researching more, I have come across a few more sources I will use for the paper based around the anatomy and origins of the drum kit.
I will be using these two books:
The next plan is to make some phone calls to a few of the drum companies that played a significant role in the development of the modern drum kit, the advancement of the technology and innovations, and players that have influenced the stylistic characteristics of the many types of drum kits available today.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
This last week in capstone I have conceived the idea for my research paper:
The Origins and Anatomy of the Drum Set.
This paper can include, but is not limited to:
-The origins of the drum kit.
-The components of a drum kit.
-Inventors of the different instruments that make up a drum kit.
-Historical players and their influence on the development of kits.
-Different types and styles of drum kits.
-Specific standard types of kits used in certain styles of music.
-Different cultures that use the drum set.
-The different styles of music that incorporate the drum kit.
-Different types of drums used on kits.
-Different types of cymbals and what they are used for.
-The evolution of the drum kit from past to present day.
-Aspects of technological advancement, movement to electronic drums.
-Different types of sticks and what they are generally used for.
In the next week I plan to gather resources and more ideas for the paper, and to keep thinking of new and creative ways of accomplishing this capstone album!
The Origins and Anatomy of the Drum Set.
This paper can include, but is not limited to:
-The origins of the drum kit.
-The components of a drum kit.
-Inventors of the different instruments that make up a drum kit.
-Historical players and their influence on the development of kits.
-Different types and styles of drum kits.
-Specific standard types of kits used in certain styles of music.
-Different cultures that use the drum set.
-The different styles of music that incorporate the drum kit.
-Different types of drums used on kits.
-Different types of cymbals and what they are used for.
-The evolution of the drum kit from past to present day.
-Aspects of technological advancement, movement to electronic drums.
-Different types of sticks and what they are generally used for.
In the next week I plan to gather resources and more ideas for the paper, and to keep thinking of new and creative ways of accomplishing this capstone album!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Just before the first week of school, I already had enough programmed song material for an album 40 minutes in length, but no real album concept. This was worrisome for me, because I wanted my capstone album to have a special concept and meaning rather than just be a compilation of songs I had written over some amount of time. However, the Wednesday before school started I was playing the piano inspired to pick up the guitar hanging on my wall and record some chords. I like playing the piano a lot so when I play certain chords, I think they will sound good on the guitar as well, maybe voiced slightly different to accommodate an ergonomic hand position. I cannot fluidly play guitar, but I know some theory. Music theory that is, not much guitar theory… I have learned the shapes of the major and minor scales on the guitar, but I still couldn’t play the instrument for a can of beans. So I recorded a few chords, strumming and arpeggiating them. After that I recorded some melodies on top of that. I soon found out after not being a guitar player, that you should probably check your tuning more than at just the beginning ;). In 3 days of doing this, re-recording parts over and over, I came up with about 10-15 minutes of material that I just knew I had to use. I decided that I wouldn’t use any of the material I had before, because it sounds too different now. The sound of this music made realize something and an album concept came to me. Here is the tentative album plan:
THE IDEA:
My capstone is going to be an all-original representation of what I consider to be a multi-concept album. There are several ideas and concepts that I plan on incorporating into the production and execution of this: my very first self-produced full-length recording. The genre I have planned for this album is ambient, easy listening, spatial and emotional music with 4 or more instruments. Drums, bass, guitar, and piano will definitely be included in all tracks, and a few synthesizers. More instruments will be included if necessary. My idea is that the album’s music will be instrumental, leaving the music open for complete emotional interpretation by the listener. Undistracted by words, the music will capture the attention of the listener and take them on a journey through what will feel like outer space, huge and open, free, floaty, and relaxing.
THE CONCEPTS:
One concept of this album is that all of the tracks will connect and bleed into one another. Every song will be connected by a synth, guitar, percussive, or piano interlude. The second but most important concept to me is the incorporation of the stars and the ocean. My reason for this is that 6 years ago, a month before my dad had passed away, I remember holding his hand and him telling me to think of him when I look at the stars and the ocean, and I do every time. It was such a powerful moment that will resonate with me forever, and I am choosing to share it through this album. To connect the stars and ocean to another concept, I plan on including the sun and the moon and this is how they will share a relationship: they are opposites of each other and the sun is a star, while the moon plays a part in controlling the tides/ocean. The song names will be named after constellations, oceans, and stars. Instead of lyrics, each song will have a passage of meaning and relevance, whether it be spoken word or simply inside the album cover as small explanatory paragraphs under the corresponding song title.
THE IDEA:
My capstone is going to be an all-original representation of what I consider to be a multi-concept album. There are several ideas and concepts that I plan on incorporating into the production and execution of this: my very first self-produced full-length recording. The genre I have planned for this album is ambient, easy listening, spatial and emotional music with 4 or more instruments. Drums, bass, guitar, and piano will definitely be included in all tracks, and a few synthesizers. More instruments will be included if necessary. My idea is that the album’s music will be instrumental, leaving the music open for complete emotional interpretation by the listener. Undistracted by words, the music will capture the attention of the listener and take them on a journey through what will feel like outer space, huge and open, free, floaty, and relaxing.
THE CONCEPTS:
One concept of this album is that all of the tracks will connect and bleed into one another. Every song will be connected by a synth, guitar, percussive, or piano interlude. The second but most important concept to me is the incorporation of the stars and the ocean. My reason for this is that 6 years ago, a month before my dad had passed away, I remember holding his hand and him telling me to think of him when I look at the stars and the ocean, and I do every time. It was such a powerful moment that will resonate with me forever, and I am choosing to share it through this album. To connect the stars and ocean to another concept, I plan on including the sun and the moon and this is how they will share a relationship: they are opposites of each other and the sun is a star, while the moon plays a part in controlling the tides/ocean. The song names will be named after constellations, oceans, and stars. Instead of lyrics, each song will have a passage of meaning and relevance, whether it be spoken word or simply inside the album cover as small explanatory paragraphs under the corresponding song title.
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