REmixed

So I decided that I still had more to say about my cd project. After looking at some of my classmates reflections on their projects, I have decided to post my tracks and liner notes to give a better picture of what exactly my project was all about. The theme of my cd was the impossible relationship and the things that complicate a relationship that could be, but doesn't work out. I titled the cd "Faded" to help depict an image of a relationship that can no longer exist for some reason or another. I wanted to title something short and seeminly simplistic to allow me to expand on it and further explain this broad title throughout the cd. The album artwork is also simplitic and portrays the image of two hands. There is a gap between the two hands suggesting that they either once were held together but have seperated or that they are reaching for eachother but are unable to connect. I think that both of these interpretations of the image contribute to my theme and what I am trying to convey.

This project was a good opportunity for me on many levels. I was able to turn in a piece of work to be graded even though i completely enjoyed the experience of creating it. I make cd's for my friends frequently, and this was an opportunity for me to share some of my music with the class. Also, making this cd was a learning experience, as it allowed me to critique my own compilation methods based on class readings. I learned new rules for creating cds and had to put more of a focus on transitioning between tracks and genres within the cd. Parhaps most important though, my completed cd allowed me to convey something about myself to the class using an untraditional writting and composition style. I think that in order to complete this assinment, I had to be a writter and not simply a mix artist. I picked a message and theme for my cd and consequently, used each track and transition to tell a story. When I started making this cd I decided to cater it to one of my friends who was just getting out of a serious relationship with one person and starting something new with me. My intention with this cd was not to come off as pessimistic or portray a sense of doom, but rather offer comfort. A lot of times, even the strongest and most promising relationships don't work out. Instead of dwelling on the past I wanted to express my belief that you should take the past as a learning experience and keep an open mind to something new that could come along in the future.