Transformers Soundtrack

SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of Transformers: Dark of the Moon from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

A great example of sound design. Use this to help discuss your own sound design work
Thanks to Sam for finding this video

Composing Project 1 - TV Advert (live improv workshop)

The second year music tech students are working on a set of composition tasks this year. The first one is to create music for a 30 second TV advert. These videos show parts of a live music workshop we ran today that focused on improving and creating musical ideas along with the advert. We displayed the TV advert on a big screen so that the group could see the visuals and create music that would match.


In the short time we had the results were good and have great potential for further development. The next step is to get the ideas onto the computers, work on the arrangements and possibly record the live sessions

Students will be posting their finished composition on there own blog sites - have a look at the blogs I follow on the right hand side of this blog to see each student's work develop.

Found Sounds - Angu

Noise Rhapsody (WIP) by AnGü

Created using sounds found at College last Friday. Nice one

BPM Trip - music tutor now fully into DUBSTEP

Music technology students studying at Strode College travelled up to Birmingham NEC last Monday (October 3^rd 2011) to visit one of the largest music shows in the UK. The BPM show has now established itself as being the place to go to if you are a music producer, DJ, club owner, sound system company, live sound engineer, lighting engineer, music educator or equipment developer.   

DJ Switch

Adrian Smith said ”This show is sure to inspire our students by opening their eyes to the latest developments in technology and the employment opportunities in the club music and music production areas of the industry. The advice and guidance available direct from industry professional at BPM is invaluable” 

16 students made the trip to the NEC with their music tutor and enjoyed every minute.

A special shout goes out to Alex Constanza (Street), Olly Beha-Burr (Street) and Sam Hiscox (Radstock) for providing the music on the bus making the journey there and backs an enjoyable education into the Dubstep genre.

There are opportunities at the show to try out and purchase equipment, get lessons, perform and enter competitions.  The BPM show featured many companies; workshops, performances and DJs. Highlights included the back-to-back PA system showcase featuring Void Acoustics and Funktion One, performances by DMC champion DJ Switch and music production lessons from SAE. To find out more visit www.visitbpm.co.uk

Start your own music based business

Plan your business idea on the HSBC website

Have a look through the details on this website. It will help you plan your music business ideas

You will be studying this topic during year 2 of the course and will be set an assignment to create a business plan.

Music Technology students use Blogger to submit work

This post will be updated with links to all the BTEC Music Technology Blogs as they are created

Sam Hiscox

http://strodestudioproject.blogspot.com/
Charlie Underhill
http://charlieunderhill.blogspot.com/
Bruce McDonald
http://brukickmusictech.blogspot.com/
Louie Augarde
http://www.louieaugarde.blogspot.com/
Pete Key
http://peterkey.blogspot.com/

Heavy Metal Radio Advert for Strode College

come to strode!!!! free download! wip. by drumtech678
Spoof Radio Advert - assignment produced by Bruce MacDonald and Tom Cory June 2011

Class of 2011 - Photo Slideshow

BTEC Music Technology student group 2009 - 2011
Photos of the Launch Party and ive Performance Projects
'This group produced some excellent work over the course, gained good grades and have all gained employability skills. It is always good to work with motivated students and watch their talents and skills develop' A Smith - Course Manager

Kaoss Pad Ableton Live APC40 Decks Silent Film Improvisation

Sketchy Film + Live Music Gig

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Tuesday 14th June 7.30pm Strode Theatre
Student ticket £3.50
DubstepAmbientRockDrum’n’BassLoopssynthsBeatsHorrorFilmdecksVampireSleepwalkerDrcaligariFearGothicTwistedsetsWeirdimagesLoveAbletonLogictechnology

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

 







Tickets are now on sale and rehearsals have started. Audio and photos will be posted soon...

Students studying the BTEC National Diploma in Music Technology at Strode College produce a large scale performance each year that challenges their creativity and develops their technical skills in the use of music software and hardware. This year they are performing a live soundtrack to a silent film.

 

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a silent masterpiece of German expressionist cinema that uses painted, distorted sets to create a weird world where insanity and reality mix with a surprising final twist. The soundtrack will draw from a wide range of modern musical influences and will be improvised live using Decks, software electronics, guitars, drums and anything else we can get hold of.

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Tuesday 14th June 7.30pm 
Special/Student Ticket price £3.50
 

Sound on Sound volume 2 - Launch Party 2011

Strode College Music Technology students launched two more compilation albums this month on Strode’s very own label, SC Records.  'Sound on Sound vol.2' showcases the best electronic music productions from Dubstep to Hiphop, while the second album ‘Strode Live Sessions vol.1’ focuses on live bands and artists recorded and produced in the college sound studios. Both albums are available for free download from www.strodecollege.bandcamp.com

This project requires students 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 launch party held on Thursday 31^st of March is yearly event to give the students a chance to show all the work they have done to compose, record, produce and promote their music.

The live event was very well attended including Allan Trinder from Glastonbury FM radio. It featured live performances from Rob Ayton, aka ‘A-Tone’, George Dunscombe, aka Diatonic EFX, Hollie Trevis, Ollie Proud, Chelsea Paget and the band ‘Jack Flash.’ The combination of DJ sets, music software and live acts created an amazing vibe to the event.

 

Each student had their online music product on display at the event via laptops and those that attended were asked rate the work they had created. Some have composed and produced an E.P. of their own work while others have recorded and produced an artist or band. Some of the many great producers to check out:

Felix Rayment from Wells, aka ‘Staro’ who has produced some very impressive Dubstep and has been getting some interest from a number of ‘youtube’ channels. Shelley Peters from Evercreech who has recorded a number of bands in the studio and produced some impressive finished products. Sam Ballet from Yeovil aka ‘Supa Nin’ who has composed his own work and recorded and produced a live band in the studio. Scott Linton from Somerton who has released two of his own albums on the ‘bandcamp’ website under the name ‘Sclintsoul’ Sophie Chouings from Glastonbury who has recorded and produced Dan Canvin. Remixes of this work were produced and relaesed by Cris Orwin from Stoke Sub Hamdon. Rob Ayton from Shepton Mallet has produced an E.P. of his own electronic music under the name ‘A-Tone.’

Adrian Smith, Strode Music Technology Lecturer, said: "The launch of the record label last year has given the students a real boost. The quality of the music they have produced this year is outstanding and it is good to see that they are getting recognition outside the college especially online.”

Staro on Bandcamp

A-Tone releases tracks on Bandcamp

Sclintsoul - New album released on Bandcamp

http://sclintsoul.bandcamp.com/album/sky-true-raw-demos-vol-1

Scott is currently getting new tracks together in collaboration with
Zak Urch ready for release on the 31st of March

Logic software tutorial videos

These Logic software tutorial videos have been created by Adrian Smith, Music Technology at Strode College, as part of an LSIS STEM project to support music students when making their music tracks. The full range of videos will be uploaded to our VLE 'Moodle' so that students can access them at College and at home. More techniques and tips are on their way soon.

Deep Blue Sound

This places runs really amazing looking courses - Looks like we should arrange a visit

http://www.deepbluesound.co.uk/fda-live-sound/

FdA Live Sound

Live sound is one of the fastest growing areas in the field of music technology and sound engineering. This exciting two year degree course is very hands-on, with a focus on what it takes to be a success in the field of live sound and PA. The majority of the course takes place in our own venue, the 500 capacity Hippo in the centre of Plymouth. The course is validated by the University of Plymouth and is delivered by Deep Blue Sound in partnership with City College Plymouth.

Eat More Cake

An excellent band
An interesting Blog
http://aka-alx.tumblr.com/
Alex Lane studied BTEC Music Technology at Strode ages ago and is now playing and producing some great music.