Evaluation
I feel I have completed what I aimed to set out to achieve to a professional standard. The finished product covers a lot of areas in which I can continue to push after this course has finished. This includes;
- Creating mixes
- Recording audio
- Producing high quality material
The last week of this assignment has been rather hectic and stressful as the artist I needed to record unfortunately broke his foot which was a logistical nightmare with regards to getting him in front of a microphone. However, this was eventually achieved and the final outcome was excellent. This was the only major hiccup in this assignment, but I am glad it happened as it really tested and pushed me to meet the deadline. It also showed that in this industry anything can happen and you must be prepared so it was good to experience this and come out on top.
Throughout this 5 week task, I feel my technical and studio ability has shined through and I am very pleased with the final product. I also believe I have been organised and made some good contacts along the way. I must give special thanks to ‘Digitech Media’ for the website design and I feel together with my brief a strong website has been developed.
With regards to a self evaluation, I think I need to concentrate on using ‘Word Press’ so I can continue developing the website (www.benxtreme.com) as I am still getting my head around using it. The audio side of things I am very happy with the outcome. However, I will now push myself to use other DAW’s that I am not so comfortable with such as Logic. As a Mac user I would like to adapt my skills onto the Logic platform as Cubase is my current primary DAW.
I believe I have now set a benchmark for my work, and now I will strive to continue pushing myself to this high level.
Mentor Feedback
"After seeing and hearing the final product, I am very impressed with Ben’s project. The CD looks and sounds great and is produced to a high standard. Apart from the unfortunate foot breaking incident I think Ben has done a great job in completing this task, and staying on track to meet the deadline (I know Ben was worried that things were not going to completed on time). The artwork and website looks great and is an excellent way to show the professionalism of the CD and will hopefully lead to a lot of interest from promoters and other artists in the music scene. Excellent work :)"
