(MIDAS 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. The changing field of music production Portable Studio With the development of laptops and handheld microphones such as the Zoom H4, the project studio got smaller and more mobile. Coined as portable studios, anyone with musical aspirations could...
Category: DCI Phase 0 – Starting Point Practice
Phase 0 of my Doctorate of Creative Industries Research Study Holistic Model of Authentic Practice – Starting Point
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2f
My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part f Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
History Music Production Part 4c – Large Format Console Studios to Digital Project Studios
(Meter 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016) for the previous blog. The changing field of music production Twenty-first century music production exists as a fragmented field of practice, in part as a result of increasing decentralisation in the audio and music industry since the 1980’s. A range of factors...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2e
My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part e Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2d
My journey continues…. (2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part d Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of contemporary...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2b
My journey continues…. (2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part b Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of contemporary...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2a
My journey continues…. (Page 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part a As part of the professional doctorate program I had entered, we were inducted into the world of academic research study. Whilst I was a relative open book in terms...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 1
My journey begins…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 1st Observation Commencing the doctoral program, I had a relative clear idea of my proposed research study problem. I say relative as, as I have progressed through the many twists and turns of...
Pre-Doctoral Research Study – Part 2
A year to remember…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. My life – music-making and education & learning My journey in music-making commenced a number of decades ago. I made music via physical instruments. I strummed chords on a guitar or piano, hummed or...
Pre-Doctoral Research Study – Part 1
Preparing for my research study (Page 2014a) Learning and development Just being me…… I have never considered my self smart. My schooling test results were mainly above-average, but I worked consistently, and often for long hours in order to achieve these. I recall I often looked to those who got the top grades – those...