UNIT 8: Project Idea

 UNIT 8: Project Idea

For my project, i want to record an EP that consists of 3 to 5 songs with at least one being an original written by me. This will showcase my songwriting skills and guitar playing skills. I'm thinking of doing something based around Thrash metal or Death/Black metal because it's my favourite genre and i'm looking to make a career out of playing music in this style and creating a sound and style that suit me and is iconic to me. I've chosen to do this because im good at Rhythm and want to learn about doing solos and making my fingers move around the fretboard faster and more elegantly. To achieve this i would like to practise with a metronome to keep in time.


 I would like to learn about production through research and searching online for guitar techniques, exercise, and practice rituals so that my understanding of logic is more advanced and it makes the production and mixing easier. In order to ensure that my EP is of a high standard, i need to extend my knowledge and skill set of logic by finding guides on youtube so i can apply them to my EP.


 The recording process will be tough, i will be primarily recording guitar and vocals, with regards to bass and drums i will be getting the logic drum machine to drum for me and i will find someone to record bass for my EP. I can play bass but i am not too confident in my ability in being able to play such an instrument.


 I will start by creating a cover just to find my feet with creating stuff in logic then create an original instrumental song full of riffs I have created over past few months. After my first two creations i'll just do what i please and see where it takes me, it depends on how i feel; if i feel like creating another cover then i'll do that, if i fancy creating a song of my own then i'll crack on with it. Once this project is complete i will get a friend of mine to photograph an EP cover for me and i will use that as an album cover and then i will upload the EP to soundcloud for everyone to see. 


Each week i will do a diary post regarding my progress on the EP and reflect upon what i'm doing and question if it's going okay. I strive for perfection in this project and must continue to do so when creating this EP.


i will embed some of my inspirations and what id want to sound like below

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