Major Project Proposal

For my major project I am working on one of my friend’s tracks that he is almost done recording.  The song is called ‘Indigo: Ouroboros,’ and the artist is named Darren Smith.  The genre for this song is hip hop/rap.  I wanted to try and mix a different genre that I haven’t mixed much of to get a new experience.  I want to be able to make the song sound like a good hip hop song with the help of the artist and assistance from the reference tracks.  I am really hoping to make the song sound full and of good quality.

As for the timeline, I can work in 006 on Thursday afternoons from 2pm-6pm and I can work in the audio suites almost every morning to early afternoon each day of the week.  I also have Pro Tools at home and mix anytime of the day.  My schedule has me limited in working in 006 except for the one time a week, but I believe it is enough time to work on this track.

For this piece Indigo: Ouroboros, my mixing inspirations and reference tracks would include Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst by Kendrick Lamar.  The reason for Pink Floyd as a reference track is because the artist’s song is a hip hop response to Dark Side of the Moon.  Reasoning behind having a song by Kendrick Lamar is preference from the artists also.  He believes the song reminds him of this artist and song.

Some hurdles I believe I will hit include not knowing how to mix a hip hop song and working with a friend’s music, which I haven’t done before.  It is very different than a rock song.  The bass should be brought up more than other genres.  Another hurdle I believe I will hit is the anxiety waiting for the rest of the tracks.  Darren is currently in the middle of recording the song and says he will be done this week.  I hope that he finishing recording in time so that I have an efficient amount of time to mix this song.   He stated there are also guest artists on the track so I am hoping to be able to have the song sound the way they want the song, and to give them a good mix as well as a good mix to turn in for class.  Finally, the last hurdle I believe I will hit is making the song sound good in surround sound.  This will be the first song I have mixed in surround sound, so I hope the song doesn’t sound weird with the tracks all around the room.  These are the major hurdles I believe I will hit for this major project.