So over the last few days I have been working frantically on finishing this project! Many hours were spent trying to make my mix sound as professional as possible. This is the first project I’ve ever recorded, mixed and mastered completely on my own so despite a few errors here and there, I am insanely happy!

My actual unveiling was last night and I’m actually quite happy with how successful it went! Filled all the seats at least once so that’s something!

I have a couple of photos and a video that I am going to upload shortly but thanks to everyone who’s helped me throughout this project! It’s been a long one but it’s been fantastic fun!

Cheers guys!

As promised, heres the finished product!

As I’m spending a lot of my time mixing the final version of this piece at the minute, heres a video of me doing a run through of the first half of the old version!

Apologies for the miserable faces in some parts!

So today was my second to last session recording before I start adding in the last few bits and pieces and mixing!

I had a whole day and was really hoping to get completely finished on the recording front but unfortunately due to some technical issues, have got to go back on Monday and finish a couple of lead riffs I sadly had to miss out today!

After that I’m gonna be experimenting with Piano and Strings, finally adding the percussion to the whole track and then beginning the long, stressful mixing process!

After hearing the full eight minutes of this piece I am already way happier than I ever thought about how it’s shaping up!

As soon as there’s a rough mix with everything in I’ll be posting a sample up here for you guys!

Not long now!

Hey guys,

So it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here but rest assured I have been busy!

First of all, the venue I am unveiling my piece is now 100% confirmed and it will be held an In Production Studios just outside Lincoln on the 18th December! I will be posting instructions on how to get there and as soon as viewing times are confirmed I shall also be letting you know!

There isn’t much researching around the project I’m doing as it’s not your usual gallery installing or sound installation! So for research I’ve been looking in to how people have set up Art Installations and Exhibitions and then converting the information to fit the project I am setting up!

The most simple of these was a step by step guide to setting up your own Art Exhibition from WikiHow. I know this is very basic but it actually gave me a load of information and allowed me to set up a To Do/Check list regarding my installation! There were certain steps that didn’t concern my project such as looking for other artists to display and entry fees (as my project will be free to view), however it made sure I had everything I needed to prepare right in front of me!

The second of these was a book on Exhibiting photography and art which gave a practical guide for displaying any work in general. I found this a lot more helpful as it had Case Studies of other people attempting their own Exhibition. Upon reading through these case studies I realised that the people attempting these Exhibitions were attempting them on a much larger scale and more often than not, not just a one off viewing like my own project. However, this gave me information about setting it up for the day, making sure everything was planned carefully, everything was laid out perfectly for the viewers to see the artwork and making sure information on the piece was available for the project! This was accompanied by the issues with putting the pieces up and taking them down, which shouldn’t be as much of a problem for me as I am only setting up one piece of art to be viewed several times over the space of one afternoon and evening! This book also gave me the chance to check out some of the most successful installations the world had to offer and where they went right and even wrong. Though this book was primarily about displaying photography it gave me the information I needed to display my piece and all the necessary extras that make for a good exhibition.

‘You should identify your goals. ‘Ask yourself these questions: What kind of artist do I want to be? What are my goals and values? Who are my target audience and market?’

Looking at the events that are huge, in places like the ‘Victoria and Albert Museum’ and ‘Londons Design Museum’ I have noticed that there are certain key things to include to make a good event, Information on the piece, plenty to offer through the event and most of all, a well laid out and aesthetically pleasing venue. Despite all the research being on a bigger scale, it’s given me a much wider knowledge of what an Exhibition should consist of, and although it is only going to be one piece of my work, I can apply the knowledge of these larger events to mine and, hopefully, make a successful event.

• ://www.wikihow.com/Set-Up-an-Art-Exhibition
• Exhibiting Photography: A Practical Guide to Displaying your Work, Shirley Read, CRC Press, 2013

I know this post has been massive but I’ve been reading through a lot of information on the subject, as well as taking part in a project involving setting up my own Sound Exhibition for multiple artists and felt it corresponded well with the academic side of this project!

On a lighter note, this coming Thursday is the final day of recording my piece and it is starting to take more shape than I ever could have imagined!

More information coming soon!