Seeing as everyone’s plans have changed due to the pandemic, I have had to rethink the schedule and project. It seems that nothing should be majorly affected and we can carry on without any changes. In order to keep us on track I have made a Gantt chart as shown below.
I have allowed quite a lot of leeway with each step in the hopes it will make the project much less stressful for both of us, particularly in giving six total weeks to write both tracks. The Gantt chart ‘visualises the passing of time and thereby helps to reduce idleness and waste of time’ (Clark, 1922) and will hopefully prevent us from leaving anything to the last minute by reviewing progress every week or so.
The only thing which will be affected is that I was hoping to be able to record together in the studio within the next few weeks which will no longer be possible. This is disappointing but won’t have any real effect on the outcome. I have read a Sound on Sound article by Andrea Pejrolo (2014) on remote collaboration which discusses different methods of musical collaboration over the internet.
At the moment we are using simple file sharing through Google drive which is working fairly well. We both use Logic so the limited integration with DAW software as mentioned in the table above is not an issue. If lack of live interaction is something which limits us I may also use a real-time approach where we can video call and work on ideas together, or try one of the collaboration softwares suggested by Pejrolos such as Digital Musician.
References:
Clark, W. (1922). The Gantt Chart: A Working Tool of Management. New York: The Ronald Press Company.
Pejrolo, A. (2014). Remote Collaboration: Long Distance Recording Projects. [online] Sound On Sound. Available at: https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/remote-collaboration [Accessed 17th March 2020].
Damon Siseman MUS634 