Strode students visit BPM Music Tech / DJ Show

BPM is Europe’s biggest event dedicated to DJing, electronic music production and club culture. It features an eclectic line-up of DJ sets and performances from big names and new talent. Every style of music is covered, with the emphasis on fresh ideas and innovative performance techniques.

BPM also incorporates an interesting and engaging programme of

educational seminars and panels from a variety of industry professionals

38 Strode College students traveled up to Birmingham NEC on the day to try the equipment and see the demonstrations. There was plenty to do including a ‘learning zone’ run by the School of Audio Engineering, large club style venue, demonstrations by top DJs as well as seminars on how to make the best use of music software packages. In the middle of the day they held a discussion with a group of professionals about finding jobs in the music industry.

DJ Quash - NEW TRACK -

Apocalypse by burglar

This track clearly answers the question set below

Why study music technology?

Some interesting links that may help to answer this question
Music technology case study

Studying music technology at University

Want to Rewire Your Brain? Study Music

Icarus

Icarus

'sound on sound' June 16th 2010

'sound on sound' June 16th 2010
Everyone worked hard setting up and sound checking during the day and the final show was excellent. We raised over £60 for the Gambia project and the place looked pretty packed. Look out for 'sound on sound vol.2' at Tor Leisure next year :-)

BTEC Music students visited Bath Spa University today

www.bathspampa.com - for music / video / interviews

There were talks given by Davey Ray Moor and Nick Sargent

Check out the website as it is full of examples of student work

Here is one I like a lot Behavior Ensemble oh and this one's cool iris :-)

Broken Identity record tracks at Strode studios

BTEC Music Technology students studying at Strode College are given a recording project each year. This often includes recording local bands and bands from local schools. The most recent session was on Monday 24th of May 2010 and involved a band called ‘Broken Identity’ from Wells Blue School. The musicians are Matt Carter on guitars and Aidan Turner on drums. The group recorded two full songs in the college sound studios with the session being run by second year students Levi Minett and Sam Hadfield. The day went very well with some high quality music being recorded and everything running to schedule.

iPhone vs. Korg Kaoss Pad

Year 2 students experiment with Korg Kaoss pads, live bass, guitar FX and a 'Beatbox' iPhone app during rehearsals for the 'Sound on Sound' show on June 16th.

Crispin School Monday 17th May

BTEC Music Technology students visited Crispin School today to perform music, demonstrate music software and discuss music production. Will Harber used Ableton Live software and the Novation 'Launchpad' controller to play a drum'n'bass track. Sam Raywood played the Korg Kaoss pad for added FX. Sam Hadfield showcased his latest EP release and discussed music production techniques. His CD features music produced for a number of different artists.

Levi Minnet and Mike Malcomson played live using a backing track that they had prepared in Logic software. Their group 'Inside the Dream' has performed recently on Glastonbury FM.

Strode College students promoted their own music and the upcoming show at Strode Theatre on Wednesday 16th of June by giving out free CDs and business cards. This visit is part of the Music Technology in Performance unit studied as part of the BTEC MUsic Technology course.

Music video location shoot

Music video location shoot at Tor Leisure in Glastonbury. Wednesday 3rd of March 2010

BTEC ND in Music Technology students are given an assignment to produce a music video to promote an artist or band. Each student records the artist in the music studios, mixes the tracks and then produce a CD for sale or online download. To promote their music product they also produce a music video. This trip allowed the students to plan and set up the video studio equipment on location. They created some great footage that they can now use in their final music videos.

On the day the students took on specific roles including video producer, vision mixer, camera persons, lights and sound. The group worked well as a team and produced some great footage for their music videos. Watch the finished videos

music technology strode college

music technology strode college

Students Remix TV Theme Tunes

BTEC Music and Music Technology year 1 students were set an assignment to produce a remix of a TV theme tune. They were given the melody line and chord progressions as well as a handful of samples to start with. They then used Logic software to create their remixes. All the finished remixes were entered into a ‘TV Remix’ competition where all the students listened to the tracks and voted for their favourites in a number of categories. The winners received certificates and prizes including music books written by Paul White, editor of Sound On Sound magazine.

Category of ‘Best Overall Production’
First Place – Chris Orwin
Second Place – Sam Percival
Third Place – Sam Ballet
In the category of ‘Most Musical Remix’
First Place – Jordan Linsey
Second Place – Shelley Peters
Third Place – Matt Hurst
In the category of ‘Biggest Dancefloor Filla’
First Place – Guy Speakman
Second Place – Liam Henwood
Third Place – Dan Canvin
In the category of ‘Best Use of FX’
First Place – Scott Linton
Second Place – George Dunscome
Third Place – Jake Ball
In the category of ‘Wackiest Remix’
First Place – Luke Holbrook
Second Place – Nathan Askill
Third Place – Chelsea Paget

NEWS RELEASE - Strode College music students release online album

30 March 2010 NEWS RELEASE - Strode College music students release online album

Strode College Music Technology students have launched their own online record label ‘Strode College Records` and released their first album `Sound on Sound vol.1`. The album, which is a compilation of the students’ best work, is available for free download from www.strodecollege.bandcamp.com The album includes a broad range of music styles including dubstep, drum’n’bass, hip hop, acoustic pop and dub reggae.

Strode students are required to record and produce music for commercial use as part of their BTEC Music Technology course. For this project they also had to design their own CD covers and create promotional material including videos and posters.

The students launched `Strode College Records` and the compilation album at an event last week, featuring live performances from international student Sam Wasira also known as hip hop artist `Replay`, Jaz Miller of Sherborne, Sam Raywood of Othery nr Taunton and Holly Walshe who lives in Street. Around fifty people attended the launch event including Ben Shillabeer from `Sink and Stove Records`, Allan Trinder and Steve Bilsborough from Glastonbury FM radio. Some of the students played their tracks on Glastonbury FM later that evening, including budding music producer Sam Hadfield of Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, aka L.U.C.I.D.

Adrian Smith, Strode Music Technology Lecturer, said: “This is a new initiative for our students and it has gone really well. They learn a lot about how to make good quality music at Strode, but this project has also helped them understand how music is produced, marketed and promoted commercially. Gaining a broader knowledge of how the music industry works and learning new business skills will undoubtedly help them in their future careers. As part of the course our students are also required to perform live using music technology. To promote the album they will be performing in local schools in the next couple of months and at Strode Theatre on June 16 in an event called Sound on Sound”.

Strode Music Technology student Levi Minett, who lives in Stawell near Bridgwater, is really pleased with the album. He said: “The launch event was amazing and all the students put a lot of effort in to create really good products. The fact that you can download the music online is great. I am also organising a gig later in the year to promote my band ‘Inside the Dream’

Compilation album available online - free download

www.strodecollege.bandcamp.com

http://www.southwestbusiness.co.uk/training/Students-launch-album/article-1977584-detail/article.html

Future Skills @ TVU

Future Skills @ TVU

http://www.yeovil.ac.uk/Music_Practice_BTEC_National_Diploma_Level_3

http://www.bridgwater.ac.uk/sec4.php?sec4ID=219&secID=1

the joe public - new EP on sale

the joe public - new EP on sale

Sub Division of Sound

http://sdos.co.uk/home.html

Music tech student and pro remix producer Ed Steggall's - website

Year 1 students start a studio recording project

In year one, students are taught how to use the sound studios through practical assignments and projects. Today the first year music technology students recorded guitar and bass guitars over a computer backing track. This involved using DI boxes and microphones in the sound recording studios. The next step will be to record a live drum kit in place of the backing / guide track.

Film Editing Assignment - useful documentary

This documentary is all about film and video editing so it is very useful for one of the assignments we do in year one on the music technology course. The documentary is in a number of parts posted on youtube

Waking Time promo video 2006

The Music Technology show at Strode Theatre 2006
This was when the theme was 'War of the Worlds' and the students had names like Casey, Danny, Jack - more videos and photos on the way

Check out 2009

Just because this is only the second post this year don't go thinking this Blog is empty!!

Check out the 2009 posts to find

Hip Hop gig
Silent Movie gig
CD launch party
Mudslide Slim
photos
links
Videos
Pete Izzard
+ more

BTEC Music Technology - course information

BTEC Music Technology - Extended Diploma

If you are interested in creative music making, studio technology, sound engineering and music performance then this course is for you. This course offers a wide range of practical skills, creative skills and technical knowledge so musicians, DJs, producers, technicians, engineers and composers can take the next step into the music industry or a place at university.

You will study many related subject areas designed to start developing the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the music industry. These include music listening skills, music software, composing and performance using music technology, studio recording, synthesis, sampling, acoustics, live sound engineering, sound design for film and TV, Music Video Production and Graphic Design.

The second year is based much on real world music projects. The main project involves creating and marketing your own musical product. This will involve organising promotional events and establishing an online presence. You will also organise a launch party which will be covered by local radio, local press and be attended by people in the music industry. This is a real opportunity to showcase your music performance, composition and production skills.

Practical assignments will be accompanied by written work to establish understanding of the process involved. Here are some examples of the assignments you may be asked to complete

• Remix a TV theme using samples and FX
• Organise a launch party for a CD release
• Explain sound equipment for music venues
• Build a sampled drum kit in music software
• Compose a sound track for a TV advert
• Perform your composition using technology
• Write about the history of popular music

It is important to consider what this course has to offer and whether it fits in with your plans as a musician, sound engineer or music producer. These are some of the important things that you will gain from this course.

• Listening skills to develop your ear
• Wider skills developed in Photoshop, Soundtrack Pro and Final Cut Pro software
• Regular music performance sessions
• Create an audio portfolio of your compositions, studio work and remixes
• Large scale performance at Strode Theatre
• Studio experience
• Releasing your own music product

Many of our students go on to study at degree level. Here are some of the universities they go to; Bath Spa University, Glamorgan University, ACM London, BIM, Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, University of Westminster, UWE Bristol, University of Hertfordshire and LIPA. Some students have gained work experience in the industry and continue to work on their own music production.

Please contact Adrian Smith at Strode College for more information. We can arrange an interview or an informal chat and a look around the facilities.

Adrian Smith – Course Manager
asmith@strode-college.ac.uk
01458 844406

http://www.strode-college.ac.uk/teaching_teams/music_technology/103

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