Recording Projects

Today we have a couple of things I want to get done:

1. We're going to build the vocal booth together!
2. I want everyone to finish and turn in the edits from the interviews with former slaves.
3. I want everyone to think about and prepare a recording project for next week.

Let's start with the recording project...

So, next week we will be getting into the process of recording audio in a studio-like setting. Everyone will get a chance to run the recording session AND be recorded on the mic.

In the meantime, we need to be thinking about WHAT we're going to record. Now some of you folks already have beats ready to record raps over. If that's the case, are you planning to sing or rap over them yourself? Do you have lyrics ready? Were you planning to collaborate with someone? If you were going to collaborate, with who? Does that person know about the project? Does he/she have lyrics ready?

Today is your time to prepare your lyrics and/or music for recording next week.

What are you going to do if you don't sing or rap? Here are a couple of ideas:

• Record an instrument (e.g. guitar) that you play.
  
• Record an original poem or spoken word piece.
• Record an essay (or college personal statement) that you are proud of.
• If you really can't think of anything of your own to record, find a favorite poem, speech or a part of a book that you can read and possibly put to a beat.