Major Music Project

Musicians - Guitarists   : Vinie, Christina, Sinai, John
                    Bass        : Amber and Josh
                    Drummer: Roy and Josh
                    Pianists   : Sinai and Christina
                    Vocalists: Shevelle, Sinai, Christina, Bea, Daniella, Amber
                    Sax         : John

Visual Directors - Sinai and Christina : With the visuals they had to try and get photo's and set up what the stage would look like in the show, they had to choose the lighting for each song that was done, they also made sure that the smoke was just right and wasn't to much. Unfortunately the pictures were handed in a bit to late and so we didn't have any photos but it was a success regardless.

Sound Engineers - Year 2 Production : The sound engineers were in charge of the sound checks and how the mics would be affected in each song that was performed for the day of the show. They asked us if we wanted re-verb on the mic and then they would make sure that the accuracy was right for each song.

Bar Staff - Year 2 Performance : Bar Staff had to serve the drinks to the customers/audience that came to see the show, they served wine/beer and fruit juice. They had to take the token which was already bought at the box office.

Box Office Assistants - Year 2 Performance : At the Box Office i had to sell tickets and then tally each sale, also some of the customers had pre booked their tickets and had bought them online, we would give them their tickets, scratch their name of that the list to say that they came and got their ticket and then put them on the tally. With each ticket we had to explain to each customer that the ticket comes with a discount on any drink that they bought at the local pub called the Queens Head. We also had to sell tokens for beers/wines and the fruit juice, because the college doesn't have a license to sell alcohol so buying it at the box office was more convenient for the college.

Stage Managers - Amber : Amber was in charge of what would be on stage and how it would look while we would be on stage performing also how it would affect the performance.

Things like this help, when a major project like this comes to surface. It is vital that each role is done in perfect timing and to the best of that persons ability, so that the event can be successful.

We started from months in advance by, picking and rehearsing these songs and also thought about how the set list would look with all the original and covers put together. We then decided on rehearsal dates and did a count down of how many days or weeks we had left to rehearse. In the mean time of getting the songs ready for the event. We set out roles for the event and gave each individual a set list of things they should tick of for their lists.

Each week we worked on the cover songs as an ensemble, and then every Friday we would work on individual artists songs in the class. After we decided what the set list would be in order and time, we tried to work towards how smoothly we wanted the show to move from stage to stage and also harmonies and timing of each song.

As a group we were given dates that we would have to work as a team, some of us had to work on the Box Office, others at the Bar and some people were getting graded for Phil's DJ Course so they had to play before the event, through out the interval and also after the show.

Box Office - I had to work at the Box Office this consisted of selling tickets, and also tallying up the people that bought tickets at the door and then tallying the people who bought tickets on line. Selling drink tokens like beer/wine and fruit juice. It was proved on that day, that their was more people who bought tickets on line than there was people who bought it at the actual Box Office. I also made sure to promote the Queens head as they had a discount on drinks at this pub for each ticket that was bought.

The sound engineers ensured us that we would have to be in for the sound check hours before the actual performance. They made sure that the artists were set and asked us how we wanted our mics and they made sure that everything would run smoothly.

On the day of our performance, we had the set lists with us so that the show wouldn't slow down or have any hitches through out. So we put the set list on the dressing room doors.

I was responsible for Box Office where i had to sell tickets and tokens to customers, I found it hard at first, soon after got the hang of it, I had to make sure that after each ticket was sold i had to tally each person i sold a ticket or beverage to.

Promoters, Bea and Roy, they used social networking sites such as: Twitter and Facebook to help promote and invite guests to the event. They made a poster that would help the promotion, they put them up all around college. And also got their friends and family, also performers to talk about it on their blogs, social networking sites and at other social events.

My Job was to make sure that everything would go according to plan as it was the day of rehearsals so i made sure that every one so settled and knew exactly what they had to do on stage.

I performed only one of my originals but it was set apart from the other original songs, I used the whole band, Drummer - Roy, Bass Player - Josh, Guitarist - Christina, Sax - John, Backing Vocalists - Bea and Paige.

The summer Gig was a challenge but yet with all the hard work and dedication that we had we pulled it of. The summer gig brought us as a class closer as a family. The Gig was a success and I am proud to be apart of something like that. The staging was set out differently where there was an acoustic and main stage this worked perfectly as it kept the audience alive. The audience were standing which made it more intimate. Timing was a problem as the show went over the time it was meant to end and the running back and forth to each stage became a bit overwhelming for the artists.

The Music was amazing and everything went better than i could have ever imagined. Even though it could have been better, because we could have been more prepared or organised and made sure that the set list was better and we could have got another person to learn some other arts because then that would have been helpful in such a big way, we also could of had a dress rehearsal to understand the staging and how it would look. Other than that everything went well. But these things have taught us what to look out for next time there is a big show like this going on.