Industry

BBC Introducing

I have had one track played on BBC introducing called “one of a kind”. I spoke to Melita Dennett who is the head of BBC introducing in the South. She came to Northbrook for an industry talk and she talked about how to stand out. One thing she said is that you shouldn’t pretend to be from somewhere that people know as it won’t make you stand out. She said she has a different pile of songs that are labelled “Brighton” because she wants to get people from different towns instead of everyone being classed as “from Brighton’. Since then I started saying that I’m from East Preston instead of from Worthing. I also learnt that I need to make my tracks 3-4 minutes maximum as after that the listener will start to get bored.

sound engineers

I’ve been working with loads of sound engineers especially as I’m starting to produce my own music. I have had many technicians check my mixes such as Joe, Charlie, Julian, Alexis and others. I have learnt many recording techniques this year when it comes to mixing such as parallel compression, side chaining, and many other ways to make your vocals cut through the mix such as adding distortion or boosting the high frequencies. By producing my own music it allows me to take my time with recording process and get it right. One problem I have had though is over mixing which can happen especially when you’re mixing your own music. The way to get around this is to get different opinions on your mixes as its important to get fresh ears who haven’t heard the song before.

Labels/promotors

Due to being tied up with a lot of other commitments this year, including uni performances and other priorities, I have only just started to record and get music ready for release again. But after I have recorded and released material I would like to get involved with some local independent labels and promoters.