Effort=Reward

This is a shot from the Knox Youth Stage Competition (17 July 2015). This is one of my favourite musical memories. Why you may ask? I ended up winning the Open category for best solo act. This was such a great memory as it was one of the first times I was awarded for my music. With the many hours one puts into their craft, being rewarded and recognised is one of the best feelings in the world. I was never great at sports or academically gifted, so music was my thing, many hours were put into my craft. Such recognition really does a lot for musicians. Moral of the story, if you put effort into the things you love, maybe you might reap the awards further on. Winning this competition as given me many gig opportunities and allowed me to meet some great people who want to heighten my profile just as much as me. So put in the effort, reap the awards! Cheers and out, Declan Zane

Music: March 18th

The past few weeks have been exciting times in terms of University. Coming straight from Secondary education, the University format is already extremely comforting. At RMIT, the new studios is what most impressed me. As a student in the Music Industry course, I get to use these studios for my own learning. I am required to record an original recording as an assessment. I don’t know about you, but getting to use a great studio to record my own music is not much of hassle!! Secondary school me would have laughed at such an assessment being exciting and generally helpful for what I plan to do with my life! It now begs the question of what style of music I’d like to record, what song, and with what musicians. I have a total DIY attitude to instrumentation, however I may need to look at my drummer contacts, as my drumming skills probably won’t cut it. However, exciting times, as this weekend I play the Basin Music Festival, a favourite festival of mine. However, waking up with a crackly voice and headache this morning is fairly worrying, hopefully everything is good by Sunday. Look out for a post Sunday Night. Catchya!

Introduction

The world of the internet is confusing and vast, however everyone can easily find their way around it. I myself suffer from a terrible lack of knowledge of the internet, that seems to work as a disadvantage when it comes to nerdy conversations with my friends. However, doing the Networked Media course at RMIT will hopefully lead to a more in depth evaluation of what the internet can do for me. So without further ado, welcome to my blog and get ready for a mix of music content, based from my own experiences to reviews, and a continuation of my journey to discover the web. Hope it works well for you!

The Student Charter

The student charter is an important statement of all the responsibilities of an RMIT student and the content they create as part of their course. Students are encouraged to be creative, connected, fair and passionate. This is extremely relevant to my blog as it talks of the information that my blog must represent.

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