PHOTOSHOOT!

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I am so pleased to announce that I have finally gotten the pictures in form the photoshoot that I mentioned in my last blog post. The whole process was so much fun and really somewhat of a learning experience for me. in the future I'd love to pursue an actual career in music so while doing this photoshop ti was able to learn sort of the process of how a photoshoot works.

We didn't have any locations to use for the shoot because I was on a low budget so iahd to improvise. Basically all I did was take somewhat tablecloths and nail them to the wall. Then I used some lights that I have in my house already that are adjustable and made them be different colors. I used these lights in order to create some cool effects with the lighting that eventually turned a product that I was really happy with.

States Interference

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So you'll never guess whats been going on with me! As you know, I live the busiest life known to man. Lately I have been non-stop booked with my extra curricular activities and a bit distracted by my college acceptances. Luckily though have been able to (for the most part) continue on my course of progress with my project. Right now I am in the final creative planning stages and am moving on to the execution process. I have my website layout finished so now ill be more focused on branding.

I want to dive super deep into my research for my whole branding process and have found some really helpful links with good information on the important specifics to my brand, so I'll be linking those below. Other than that though I have conducted a photo shoot with a good friend of mine for the photos that I'll be using on my website and digipak so I'll be blogging about that whole process once I get the pictures in. That's all for now.


Until next time,

Kyleigh,.

A DAY FULL OF RESEARCH

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So today was a huge research day for me. Today I sat online for basically three hours and just scold and scrolled while trying to get some information on branding and distribution. It was may more informative than I thought it was going to be and actually made me realize that $K is more so in the R&B genre than synpop so that will be how I intend to brand her. I researched about target audiences and the importance of and internet presence, as well as the emphasis that should be placed on marketing a new artist to the right audiences. I ended up finding a bunch of links to informative chat websites where real industry professionals talk about challenges they personally have faced or that they've seen others face and it was really helpful and informative when it came to my website and also for answering questions for my CCR. I'm going to be linking below some of the websites I'm talking about. At this stage I feel really comfortable with my progress. Although I haven't much physical work on my products yet, I think is just as important if not more, so it was good that I had today to just sit down and get informed.

https://spinnup.com/uc/blog/artist-branding/
https://newartistmodel.com/promote-your-music/
http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/7-music-marketing-truths-all-musicians-should-know.html
https://www.slideshare.net/Trampezium/conventions-of-a-pop-music-video-26096998
https://bandzoogle.com/blog/17-ways-to-promote-your-music-online
https://www.helpscout.com/blog/psychology-of-color/
https://source.nationwidedisc.com/five-tips-for-designing-your-cd-packaging/
https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology-2795824
https://cyberprmusic.com/social-media-music-marketing/

http://colemizestudios.com/demystifying-marketing-and-promotion/

Also this is a little sheet I made to help planning. I took some notes and copied the most helpful links on here 

Until next time,

Kyleigh.

My Website

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I've begun the process of creating my professional promotional website for the project

I want to keep it really minimal and reflective more so of my personal narrative rather than using flashy and unnecessary design elements. Having a user friendly website is essential in today's day and age. I also want to ensure that when consumers use the site its accessible and actually usable on mobile devices. 

I want to also be sure to include a feature where visitors of the site can directly stream and download music from my stream/ download platforms. 

Out Sick

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This week I had planned to get back on track after Mamma Mia and being away....HOWEVER
that is far from what occurred. I unfortunately had to reschedule with my videographer/camera man because he too has an aice media project to do. He plans to film this weekend so we tried to plan for Friday. I'm not sure if that is going to work out for us but I am trying o stay stay optimistic. At this point I have begun my creative process for my website, and continued my branding research. Tomorrow I'm making a brand identity chart that I will put in my blog tomorrow. For now I haven't really made any advancements progress wise. Everything is off to such a slow start and its beginning to worry me! I'm optimistic but at this rate I'm beginning to run into the same issue I had last year with reliability and being forced behind schedule because of other people's lack of punctuality. I will send further updates about progress in the week.

until next time

Kyleigh

Back on Track

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As Mamma Mia has drawn to a beautiful close after 4 successful nights (including two sold out shows) I am glad to say that I'll be getting back on track in the upcoming week. I have begun coordinating with my friend the photographer that I mentioned before who is going to be helping me shoot the gallery images for my website and digipak and the music video. We plan on shooting everything this upcoming weekend before I head off to the State Thespian festival and we go into spring break. As you know I plan to have all the shooting done by the time I leave for states, that way the only thing I have to worry about is editing and detail work. I gave Matthew (my videographer) some insight into what exactly I wanted from him this weekend. Basically on Saturday and Sunday we'll be shooting some basic clean images in front of a backdrop at one of our houses. Then for the video shoot we might go on location to the beach near where we live. Nothing is set in stone yet location wise but I do plan to have a clear schedule for the day just so were not lallygagging and wasting time all day.
I'll let you know as I go into this week what exactly we plan on doing this weekend.

until next time

Kyleigh.

Blog Colors and Theme

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As you know this is a very busy week for me. I am using this hectic time to focus only on the smaller aspects of my project. That's why today I have decided to use my previous research about color and the effect it has in people's mood and on branding to redesign my blog theme. At first I had initially planned on creating a promo package for a hip hop artist. Thusly, I wanted my blog theme to fit along the lines of a hip hop theme. Therefore, this is what my original blog looked like.

However, since I've begun this journey of self discovery through the branding process of myself and my image I wanted to incorporate my knowledge of color and its effect on mood and branding combined with the knowledge of myself and how I wish others to view me. I want to create a blog that I reflective of the topic and also reflective of myself. Ultimately this is what I came up with for the layout and color scheme of my blog and I have to say....... I absolutely love it. 

I'm not sure if I'll love this layout and design until the end, but as of right now I think this is perfect to represent the vibe I'm going for. If anything changes I'll be sure to update you!

until next time 

Kyleigh.