revised reflection of short term targets

Electronic music production

simon adair

02/01/15

PPD Reflection on revised short term targets

My short term targets Have not changed much in stasis since I last revised them. Many have developed further and are on track for the dates I have selected for them.

My online presence or 'digital footprint' is an ongoing project and needs further development, especially for my working alias and market identity. This I will have to branch further from Word of Mouth, Facebook and youtube. I will be using Soundcloud, LastFm and Beatport far more frequently within the coming months.

My Audio-visual installation plans are starting to come together and I am not working alone on this project. I am in partnership and am currently planning the venue and networking to gather artists and musicians for the event. I need all the expertise I can get for the venture.

Managing a big project like this is a very new concept to me. I have participated in big projects in the past but never as the originator. So this will be an interesting and challenging development for me as an artist, but also will develop my planning and marketing skills, which fall behind my other skills if my sector analysis is consulted.

Although I am branching out creatively and finally working in collaboration. I still find much merit in working alone on private projects. As someone who records and Sequences using DAW's most of the time I find that solitary creativity comes with the territory.

Its not always a habit, sometimes it is a necessity.

I will in future be working with other like minded individuals more to develop the 'Extreme' Music scene within Newcastle.

Sadly I have not decided yet whether to create a label, go into collaboration on a label or sign with a label. I prefer to keep my options open and in the case of signing some of my tracks with a label, I need the right one to come along.

In fact its looking more likely now that I will collaborate on making one. The idea of running one solo seems like an unappealing work load and would be a task best shared.