AG1064A: Professional Practice – Personal Statement

Proposer:	Ross Watson
Student Number:	1000618
Programme:	Creative Sound Production
Specialism(s):	Electronic Music Production, DJ skills, Flash, Teaching

Personal Statement

The aim of my project is to investigate the evolution of electronic dance music and genre development. To illustrate the evolution, I will create an interactive audio evolutionary timeline. I plan to examine the links between genres, and also how societal issues affect the music. Using this greater understanding, I will attempt to develop a new genre or sub genre of dance music.

Inspiration and Interests

I am inspired by people who are great at what they do, and also life in general. I like variety and I love to see others progress. I am interested in electronic music, but I often find that there can be a lack of variety within genres and I would like to understand if this issue could be improved upon. I hope that my work could be beneficial to music teachers and students alike, perhaps allowing myself and others greater artistic expression.

Career and Creative Aims

College/University Lecturer Event organiser Audio/Visual Technician

Current Skills and Abilities

Live/Studio Engineering Event Organization Project Management DJing Genre Categorization Electronic Music Production

Skill Gaps

I will need to develop my Adobe Flash skills in order to create my interactive timeline. Although I have listed electronic music production as a skill, I feel that there are areas which I need to develop further but I anticipate this will occur from practice over the academic year.