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Introduction

Welcome to my Music Video Website! The goal of the Music Video Unit at Freestyle is to create an original music video that includes a unique song, film, musical t-shirt, and concert poster. I collaborated on this production with the assistance of three fellow Freestylers-Bronwyn Thomas, Nicolas Lisi, and Ricardo Juarez. My personal role as one of the two Web/Audio students was to record and mix the music and also create a website to showcase all of our group’s hard work.
My website design was meant to portray our band ideals and the name of “Luminescent”. We decided on the name Luminescent because of the meaning of our song; finding light after a difficult time in one’s life. When you hover over my buttons, the lines cross and could resemble drum sticks, again reuniting the musical theme of this unit.
I was very excited to begin this unit, because this was the first time that Web/Audio students were able to collaborate creatively in our multimedia classes. We initially had a great flow of ideas and rhythms for the overall sound and look of our video. Although it changed frequently along the way, we were always on track for the finish line. In doing this project, you have to rely on several other people who have busy schedules in addition to your own, so it makes planning in advance and communication an essential aspect to success in this project. Also, I learned to accept that we would not be able to record this song in just one take. Throughout the course of this project, our group spent countless hours in the recording studio; recording, rehearsing, playing tracks back, mixing, etc all takes a great deal of time, but was absolutely worth it once I heard the final mix of the song. It was intimidating to think that I would have to be the master at music applications like Pro Tools and Reason prior to beginning the project, but once I got started, I found that it wasn’t as intimidating as I once thought, and actually enjoyed being in the studio and recording music.
On this website, you will have access to my group’s final music video, the original song lyrics, my concert poster and t-shirt in addition to a photo gallery that documents the process of compiling a music video. This has been such a rewarding experience, so enjoy the Luminescent experience!

Music Video

Please click on the link below to watch Luminescent’s music video. If you loved our music and want your own copy, click on the other links below the video to download our music video or song.

Click here to see Luminescent's music video!

 

 

Click here to download our music video.

Click here to download our music.

 

Lyrics

 

Music Art

 

My concert poster was inspired by luminescence, and being able to find light in a rather dark situation. I included the galaxy in the sky to represent light and the two people sitting on a cliff overhang to represent the separation that’s described in the song. The information at the bottom of the poster is fictitious, although the website link at the very bottom is real and accessible.

 

Photogallery

This photo gallery is a visual documentation of my group’s music video making process. These shots were mostly taken by group mate, Ricky Juarez, and are candid shots of editing the music, recording, as well as screenshots of the process on the computer. Please click on any image below to view it.

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