Weekly Facebook Group Recap - 4/1 thru 4/7
Here is a recap of facebook group information for one or more courses you're a part of. Disclaimer. This recap by no means replaces the information in the Facebook Groups. Always refer to them for the most current and accurate information. I do my best to relay what I think is the most important details, but it's very possible for me to overlook something or make a typo in the process. This is just to be used as a quick reference and outline. Enjoy!
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The Triple Threat Artist
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- A new student came on board. Welcome to the tribe, Emma McClughan!
- Ashley Riley shared a song she's been working on and we all pitched in some thoughts and feedback for her.
- Zion shared a video by Brendon Burchard about how to stay focused through all the noise, and stay on task to finish production and songs we've been working on.
- Osie shared a great little affordable software synth that's on sale this week.
- Office Hours were on Thursday, Zion connected in with students on topics about mic placement techniques and compression settings
- More steps were taken by students to listen to lectures and apply their new knowledge in exercises and groove making strategies.
- Announcement made about our first Guest Producer Q&A for students of this class. Josh Doyle is going to be sharing what he's learned in producing for sync and take questions from other students.
- This week's office hours will be held on Thursday at 4p, where we will deconstruct famous production of hit songs, as well as get questions resolved for any production projects students are working on.
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Making Money in Music
- Students discuss computer backups, hard drives and data/file storage
- Students post their BIOs and music for feedback
- Victoria shares the Monday Music Breakdown
- Students share their playlists and ask for feedback
- Cherie shared a cool podcast: And The Writer Is
- Ari shared a blog and great video interview with Co-Founder and General Manager of SONGTRUST, Joe Conyers… explaining exactly what they do.
- Victoria shares the replay of Ari's webinar ..Yeah!
- Cathy shared a song of hers with very motivating lyrics….which is now being used in a WALMART Spot
- Victoria/ Catch The Moon shared a new license with us: "Bold“ by The Highfields for Kotex. Congratulations!
- Students discussed the topic of music video promotion
- Lizzie Brenkus shared a great episode of her podcast The Brink Of Midnight with an interview of John Ondrasik
- Questions and discussions arose about Split Sheets concerning Publishers
- Nykee discovered ARI Herstand watching episode 5 of The Fosters :-)
- Victoria shares the replay of the OFFICE HOURS
- The DIY Music conference is coming up this Sat (14th) in Spain, and we're excited to see posts and pictures from students who are going!
- Office Hours with Sonnet are on Thurs
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The Access Course
- The April assignment was detailed – Father’s Day song
- Lots of tunes were shared for feedback and lots of feedback was given
- Sonnet broke down ‘Colors' by The Highfields on Monday Music Breakdown
- Sonnet facilitated Office Hours
- Rehya Stevens shared her new project which was spawned during Cathy’s original six figure Songwriting class – The Dang Kids
- Shelley shared an article on composing music for TV shows
- Whittney started a convo on AIFF vs WAV pros and cons and metadata
- There was a lot of discussion around the Soundtoys bundle sale
- Harriet asked for suggestions on how to collaborate remotely
- Mat arranged a student discount with Soundtoys … he is looking into other similar opportunities
- Jody asked for clarification re: TV mix
- Mat suggested swapping stems with other members to re-mix each other’s work
- CTM shared Cathy’s song, Colors, is being used in a Walmart spot
- Osie share a link to a cool free synth
- Mikey launched a Patreon page
- Whittney asked for clarification on length specs for commercials
- ‘Bold’ by The Highfields got licensed by Kotex
- The Sup session with Hunter Murtaugh was re-scheduled for April 10th
- Tobias started a convo about cover songs on Songtradr
- Cathy went live for a little inspiration
- Lizzie shared her podcast – Brink of Midnight
- Darren started a convo re: pitching services
- Jan started a convo about producing in GarageBand
- Dree dropped a new music video ‘No Chill’
- Colin started a convo about Audiosparx
- Music Sup Hunter Murtaugh – April 10th at 2pm
- Office Hours – April 12th at 6pm
(Special thanks to Cora Himmelsbach and Shelley Montreuil for their help in consolidating all of this information. :)
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