As revealed in my blog last month, Media Identity & Curation Part 1, I hold a very broad view of creative practice. My interests, activities and roles are diverse. I love life and the aesthetic of life. Whether it is a visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, gustatory or olfactory-based creations, I embrace them all. As my personal motto describes,...
Category: Extra-Technical/Soft Skills Development
All things communication related: all that is associated to the act of communicating, engaging, discussion, expressing, projecting, reflecting, learning, developing self image and ‘voice’, changing & developing views and perceptions, goal setting, time management, negotiation, conflict resolution, educing, teaching, training, guiding, or scaffolding: either of yourself or others, into something more than who you were, to become who you really are …….
Media Identity & Curation Part 1
This blog is a continuation of a series. See here for the previous blog. A creative practitioner As a creative practitioner I am conscious of the dynamic nature of creative endeavours. I am aware of the relationship between my self and my practice: my self informs my practice, and in turn, my practice informs my self...
Life is about the moment…..
This blog is a continuation of a series. See here for the previous blog. at any point in time….. Life is about the moment ….. all things fluid……. experiencing the moment… listening, observing, interacting, laughing, loving, enJOYing, soaking the moment in, digesting it, considering it, reflecting …. expressing ones’ being, streaming ones’ consciousness. While in...
Mixing Part 7 – Following a process….
Mixing This blog continues a series of blogs on Mixing (Page 2014). Developing a skillset by following a process (MIDAS 2014) I was presenting to a group of Bachelor of Audio Trimester 2 students, preparing for the mixing stage of their final creative productions. In reflection, I felt a similar sentiment as my blog last...
Mixing Part 6 – Effectively guiding Creative Artists through a process
(Solid State Logic SL4064G+ 2010) This blog post continues a series on Mixing Audio. Guiding Creative Artists: steps along a path As outlined in Mixing Part 2, Mixing Audio is a process (Page, 2011). To walk down any path, it is usual to be sequential in that process. If you want to get to z, it...
Introduction to Audio Engineering
Welcome to Audio Engineering and the world of studios. A studio represents different things to different people. Some see it as a technical place to track and mix artists’ expression (Burgess 2014; Burgess 2013; Burgess 1997). Others see a studio as an instrument, in which to develop an artist’s ideas into something more, possibly fusing several musical...
Mixing Part 1
(Solid State Logic SL4064G+ 2010) This blog post commences a series on Mixing Audio. The Mixing Process Background As outlined in my Pre-Production Plan (Page, 2010) blog several months ago, lets return to the basics. It is the goal of the audio industry to facilitate to the realisation of recorded artefacts – recorded and then distributed...
So what is a Learning Organisation?
Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 2 Introduction I have engaged in education and training practice for about two decades now. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of...
Education & Training Session Plans Part 6
Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1f Introduction I have engaged in education and training practice for about a decade. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of education...
Education & Training Session Plans Part 5
Education & Training Philosophy and Practice Series – Part 1e Introduction I have engaged in education and training practice for about a decade. I have been fortunate to have studied, facilitated and taught across eras, cultures, continents, industries and disciplines. As a result I have diverse experience, and most importantly I believe, perspective of education...