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Doctorate of Creative Industries Project 1 (Self Reflection 2016) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2017a) for the previous blog. Observations of my developing perspective Based on my observations of practice over the course of this doctoral program, in pure quantitative terms: the number of elements of my Praxis has increased...
(Kent 2012) This is another in-situated recollection of what I consider to have been a significant event in my life, when I was Age 20. Herein, after….. Herein, after …..(passage to the afterlife))©David L Page 2016 Verse 1: What I knew has vanished all around My world has turned inside out there is over here, and...
This blog is a continuation of a series. See here for the previous blog. (AE Project Studio 2015) Current stock My current studio and live microphone stocks a modest range of dynamic microphones, dynamic ribbons, condensers, tubes and contact microphones. The range of microphones include: Shure 57s, 58s, Beta52As & SM7Bs; Electro Voice RE20s; Sennheiser e935s, e945s, e906s &...
Context The series of memory blogs that follow this Introductory blog are part of David L Page’s creative process – reflecting on selected significant events in the early stages of his life, and associating sonic and musical textures that best represent his memory of those significant events. The collection of associative memories will then be formed into...
A Few Months Past Four…. A Few Months Past Four….©David L Page 2016 Verse 1: I recall going to kindy A neighbour drove me with their children, My local street kids – one the same age as me.. And his little sis They dropped us off for the day…. It was in a local church,...
This blog is a continuation of a series. See here for the previous blog (2016a). Psychedelic Rock Music At the outset of my research study, I imagined my creative practice was to be a five (5) track EP of original compositions. The song style was to be a roots-based, a style I had been accustomed to...
Doctorate of Creative Industries Project 1 This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016a) for the previous blog. Year 2016: Beginnings Part 1f “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” [Bowie 2016]. Creative practice and identity DIY Culture Hartley refers to these inhabitants of...
Doctorate of Creative Industries Project 1 This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016a) for the previous blog. Year 2016: Beginnings Part 1e “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” [Bowie 2016]. The self emerges as a focus of mine For many decades I...
Doctorate of Creative Industries Project 1 This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016a) for the previous blog. Year 2016: Beginnings Part 1d “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” [Bowie 2016]. As I continued on my Project 1 Doctoral Pilot Study, I took...
Doctorate of Creative Industries Project 1 This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016a) for the previous blog. Year 2016: Beginnings Part 1c “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” [Bowie 2016]. As I continued on my Project 1 Doctoral Pilot Study, I took...