Stage Tour

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This sketch is of the Earth on flames with “Stage Tour” going across the planet.

The creative process for this blog post was inspired by my love for music and music performances. The artist in this picture goes by the name of Da Baby, he is a fairly new artist that has a lot of potential to be one of the greatest in the industry. I captured this image at a concert in East St. louis where Da Baby and many other artist performed. Alongside of that image there is another faded image of me recording a local artist here at Kent State University. That picture was taken at flash fast and it was the first time I was hired to record a live performance. I then fell in love with recording and being a part of the creative process behind live musical performances. Since my topic is about music, I decided to use two pictures of performances to express how much I like hip hop and to represent how much music inspires me.

The main image that you see is a picture that I took while I was in Las Vegas. I chose this picture because of the palm trees and the overall aesthetic it gives to the audience. I wanted to use an image that included palm trees because when I think of the music industry I think of Hollywood. One part of music is about feeling emotions and moods so I wanted this picture to give off a high life aesthetic. I placed both images on the skyline because it represents how people look up to celebrities and artist that make music. Also, this image represents the common dream many musical artists have to move out into the hills of a beautiful city and make music. Ultimately this image represents the way of life many artists peruse on their way of achieving fame and fortune.

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Music and more

Music has always been an expressive outlet of mine since I was a kid. It has the ability to transform my emotions and take me to places where I cant physically go. I love music because it’s not a simple concept, it’s a complex art form that allows individuals to use full creativity without holding back. Not everyone is blessed with a great singing voice or the ability to make music, but everyone has the opportunity to work around music and contribute to the creative process that makes music what it is.

I plan to collect original material by utilizing my Lumix GH5 to capture high quality photos, videos, and audio segments. Some ideas I have include interviewing upcoming musical artist that attend Kent State University. I also plan to link my website with a social media page so future readers can have the opportunity to reach out and engage on other platforms. Lastly I plan to create content that has the ability to promote artist to viewers that see my website. I have so many ideas for this website its hard to narrow down what exactly I want to do. I want my content to be original and allow engagement and interactions with viewers and local artist.

After finishing this semester I hope to have a fully functioning website that I can use to grow my own brand and company. I have been looking forward to taking a class like this because I can now start putting pieces together to help build my career in the music industry that i’ve always dreamed of. In the future I want to be able to continue to grow my brand and company using this website and what I learned in class.

Some companies that inspire me include the following:

Complex: https://www.complex.com/

XXL Magazine: https://www.xxlmag.com/

Vice Music: https://www.vice.com/en_us/topic/music