I am now going to finish this CAS project. As said before, the project escalated into a bigger one than I thought it would be. Because of this, I will not be able to produce the music video before the CAS deadline, and it this part will therefore be left out of the CAS project frame. However, I feel that this is a great thing, since I have managed to start up a project that does not end when CAS and the IB ends - it will continue in the future! Hopefully I have inspired other people to use their creativity to increase the awareness of LoveNepal. A great thing, really. The organization is pleased with my song and they have really inspired me to keep going and to work even more to promote their great work.
I will soon write a final evaluation for the project, but so far I can say that it has been a project of most important value for me personally. I have made great improvements in many areas, which I find highly positive.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Release on SoundCloud
The song has now been released for everyone to hear! I am so happy for all the nice comments I have received from so many people. I must confess that I was really nervous before I released. Not many people have heard me sing before (at least not on a recording like this!) but all critics I have received has been positive. It means a lot when someone tells me that I have done a good job. Here is the link to the song, it is released on SoundCloud, one of the world's largest platforms for spreading music:
Monday, December 9, 2013
Music video planning
Today I sent the final version of the song to the guy who is going to plan and shoot the music video. My role at the moment is quite small; there is nothing I can do at this point other than thinking about my own ideas for the music video. I would like to be able to contribute with my own ideas during the music video shootings. I have done quite similar things before, but never this serious. Therefore, I think I will benefit and get a lot of new experience from this. I am looking forward to it, even though I hate seeing myself in movies.
This is something that I have been forced to learn during this project; to learn to accept and get used to hearing my own voice and (soon) to learn to accept and get used to seeing myself in a video. I must confess I do not like it at all, but now I will have to get used to it. Which is a good thing, I believe.
During this time I try to promote LoveNepal in as many ways as I can, since that is the main part of this project.
This is something that I have been forced to learn during this project; to learn to accept and get used to hearing my own voice and (soon) to learn to accept and get used to seeing myself in a video. I must confess I do not like it at all, but now I will have to get used to it. Which is a good thing, I believe.
During this time I try to promote LoveNepal in as many ways as I can, since that is the main part of this project.
Monday, November 18, 2013
RECORDING DAY
As I am drinking some delicious milk on my break before class, I though it'd be a good idea to tell you a little bit about recording day! I will write a summary of what happened during the day, then I will write down my thoughts and reactions to what happened. I will give you some pics from the day as well. Enjoy!
We left our house at ~ 6.30 am and arrived to Gothenburg at 9. There we met Eric, the guy who owns the studio and who we were going to work with during the day. The place was really nice, a little house located on a roof (!) with a studio in it. It was a really cool place.
We started with some piano recording, just to have something to go with when recording the other instruments and the song. Then we recorded the drums and the bass at the same time. Some retakes are always needed when recording, and it takes a lot of patience and time. After this is was time for lunch, so we all had some lasagne at a restaurant nearby. My drummer (my dad as well) knows Eric from before, and we all had a good time.Later, about when it was time to record the guitar, three people from LoveNepal arrived to take some photos and film some things for the musicvideo as we were recording. Since I know them all it was really nice to see them and to have them there; they were very supportive and I believe we all had a great time.
The song recordings took up most of the late afternoon and night. A lot of different voices were to be recorded and that took a while. But I had so much fun! We left Gothenburg at 9 pm, and I reunited with my bed at 12 pm. In other words, a great day.
I really enjoyed being in the studio, it was really interesting to see how Eric worked with the mixing and sound and such things. It is always fun to be "behind the scenes" on a recording like this one. And (of course) I felt a little bit like a rockstar as well! It is a special feeling, standing in a studio, recording a song that you have written all on your own, and step by step seeing it come together, exactly in the way you wanted it to! If I had the chance, I would not hesitate to do it again. I think I managed to sing quite good, even though my throat did not feel that good in the beginning of the day. That was what I was most worried about; the singing and the guitar playing. But those two parts almost worked best for me.
During the day I realized that practice pays off (big time). Especially concerning the bass playing. I think I mentioned before that I had to practice the bass a lot before recording. I did that. And it went great. It's nice when you get positive payback like that.
I have mostly discovered strenghts about myself from this experience, and I am glad for that! (since I am a person who usually just look at limitations).
I have probably forgot some things that I should mention, but I will write another reflection some other time this week, when I have though about this experience a bit more.
Here are a few pics from the day, thanks for reading!
We left our house at ~ 6.30 am and arrived to Gothenburg at 9. There we met Eric, the guy who owns the studio and who we were going to work with during the day. The place was really nice, a little house located on a roof (!) with a studio in it. It was a really cool place.
We started with some piano recording, just to have something to go with when recording the other instruments and the song. Then we recorded the drums and the bass at the same time. Some retakes are always needed when recording, and it takes a lot of patience and time. After this is was time for lunch, so we all had some lasagne at a restaurant nearby. My drummer (my dad as well) knows Eric from before, and we all had a good time.Later, about when it was time to record the guitar, three people from LoveNepal arrived to take some photos and film some things for the musicvideo as we were recording. Since I know them all it was really nice to see them and to have them there; they were very supportive and I believe we all had a great time.
The song recordings took up most of the late afternoon and night. A lot of different voices were to be recorded and that took a while. But I had so much fun! We left Gothenburg at 9 pm, and I reunited with my bed at 12 pm. In other words, a great day.
I really enjoyed being in the studio, it was really interesting to see how Eric worked with the mixing and sound and such things. It is always fun to be "behind the scenes" on a recording like this one. And (of course) I felt a little bit like a rockstar as well! It is a special feeling, standing in a studio, recording a song that you have written all on your own, and step by step seeing it come together, exactly in the way you wanted it to! If I had the chance, I would not hesitate to do it again. I think I managed to sing quite good, even though my throat did not feel that good in the beginning of the day. That was what I was most worried about; the singing and the guitar playing. But those two parts almost worked best for me.
During the day I realized that practice pays off (big time). Especially concerning the bass playing. I think I mentioned before that I had to practice the bass a lot before recording. I did that. And it went great. It's nice when you get positive payback like that.
I have mostly discovered strenghts about myself from this experience, and I am glad for that! (since I am a person who usually just look at limitations).
I have probably forgot some things that I should mention, but I will write another reflection some other time this week, when I have though about this experience a bit more.
Here are a few pics from the day, thanks for reading!
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| The mixing room with a window in to the actual studio. |
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| ...and some more coffee. |
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| Yes, we had some coffee... |
Friday, November 15, 2013
Rehearsal two
Yesterday I had my second rehearsal. Since I play all instruments except the drums, we have to practice one at a time. But it feels good to always have the drums there, since the drums are the only part of the "band" that does not exist in my head. It is important that we are on the same track.
Sunday is two days away (and that feels craaazy). Tonight I will finish all arrangements, and tomorrow is practice practice and more pracice. Especially on the bass, since I am more confident in playing the piano and guitar. I will have to rest my voice for a while too, it has to be good on Sunday.
Right now, when thinking about it, this project actually seems manageable. It has not always been like that, sometimes I think and wonder what I have gotten myself into. But right now I think we will be able to do it, and to have fun as well!
/Paulina
Sunday is two days away (and that feels craaazy). Tonight I will finish all arrangements, and tomorrow is practice practice and more pracice. Especially on the bass, since I am more confident in playing the piano and guitar. I will have to rest my voice for a while too, it has to be good on Sunday.
Right now, when thinking about it, this project actually seems manageable. It has not always been like that, sometimes I think and wonder what I have gotten myself into. But right now I think we will be able to do it, and to have fun as well!
/Paulina
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Musical brainstorming
This sunday I had the first practice session with the drummer. It went really well, there is a lot of new ideas coming up as we are playing and I really enjoy that. The song will have a little bit of a different touch than the last recording. This time, it will be more based on guitar than on piano and synths. I think it will be really great.
I need to write a detailed arrangement of the song this week. Sunday is RECORDING DAY! I am so excited. And scared. But mostly excited. The biggest challenge right now is the time pressure. I have a lot of very important school work to do this week, but I need to get the arrangement done quite soon, I cannot wait until Saturday to do it. If only the day had more than 24 hours...
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Friday, October 11, 2013
A short break...
Right now there is so much to do; I will not be able to put a lot of time in arranging the song. However, on the November break (in about two weeks) I will focus a lot on the song and the recording. During the time until the November break, I will still be in touch with LoveNepal and Eric from the studio. We keep in touch to see if everything is okay; to make sure that we all are on the right track. I feel a bit professional working with these people, since they actually are professionals! I learn a lot from them, as I have mentioned here before. That is a great feeling.
I sent the previously recorded song to the studio, and they liked it. I really think that we can do something really good with it.
I am also very excited about the music video. There are still ideas all around in my head, and the fact that this actually is a helping project is amazing! I have met some of the girls from Nepal, and I know that they are very grateful because of all that we do to help them.
I sent the previously recorded song to the studio, and they liked it. I really think that we can do something really good with it.
I am also very excited about the music video. There are still ideas all around in my head, and the fact that this actually is a helping project is amazing! I have met some of the girls from Nepal, and I know that they are very grateful because of all that we do to help them.
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