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ideas, Resources, Research and Skills

My idea

For Met Connect I want to write articles and I also want to have a podcast or radio show. The main subject would be covid because that is the biggest thing that is to happen in our lives.

I will add to this list of ideas as the year goes on but for now I have 3. 

 

Idea 1: 

How has our mental health been affected due to lockdown and covid? 

 

The people: 

  • I will talk to the first and second years in my courses because they are the closest people to me. I will ask other students too because I want to have a wide range of people. 

  • I will also ask young people outside of the college too. 

 

The research: 

  • Make sure that my sources are upto date. 

  • I need to look at similar articles to see what angle they were taking so maybe I could try a different one. It will also help to see how they laid out the writing.

  • Also look at how people began the articles and ended them. 

 

The resources: 

  • Voice recorder

  • A computer

  • My notes that I have made 

  • People that are willing to share ( either with names in the article or not)


 

Idea 2:

How has covid affected young people compared to 30/40 year olds.

 

The people: 

  • Again I will use my classmates and the other teenages around me at college because they will have an opinion about the subject. 

  • I will also use my dad and his friends because they are all in the 30/40 range. 

  • I can also use the teachers from college because again they might have a different opinion on their experience to other 30/40 year olds. 

 

The Research: 

  • Again looking at similar articles because particularly I want to see a different type of writing. Because of the type of writing it is ( Comparison) I want to see how they have laid it out. 

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The resources: 

  • A computer 

  • Notepad 

  • Voice recorder 

  • People to talk to 

  • The notes and voice recordings I have got 

 

Idea 3:

I want to do a podcast series talking to students about what they want to do in the future. 

 

The people: 

  • Students from college 

  • Music (mainly)

  • Photography

  • Fashion 

  • Art 

 

The research: 

  • I will listen to a few different types of podcasts 

  • Look for some questions to ask in the podcast 

  • Find out who would want to be involved 

  • What name i would give the podcast 

 

The resources:

  • A computer 

  • Voice recording equipment 

  • Questions to ask 

  • People willing to take part 

  • Editing programs 



 

Skills :

 

The reason i am doing this as an overall is because most of the skill are going to be used in all of the ideas. 

 

Organization 

  • Organized note taking 

  • Making a plan of who i am talking to and when 


 

Time Management

  • Making sure things are ready when they need to be

  • Getting to meetings on time 

 

Writing an article 

  • I might have to google some pointers to help me write the articles to the best of my ability 

 

Editing

  • Editing the podcast on logic 

  • And if i make any videos 

So for my first post on the site I am going to write an article about the difference between the experiences that teenagers had to covid compared to what 30/40 years had.  

The research I am doing for it is that I am going to do 7 face to face interviews and three questionnaire for the beginning. I will then look at the answers and start to make comparisons between the two ages as well as the differences. 

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the people I have asked( if names are in green they have agreed to take part):

my dad - carpenter 

my godmother - NHS worker

Morgan - student

Daisie - student 

Ellie - student 

Jena - student 

Harry - uni student 

Lucy - mother/ police officer- on leave

Cathrine - mother/ parish clerk

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under this in my questionnaire:

 

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Idea 2 - podcast 

this idea is a podcast talking to students about their futures. This will include talking about their goals and dreams. i also want to talk to them about their hobbies and their music taste and their favourite song to play in the podcast. 

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The first bit of research i need to do is to see if i can play music from outside the college. 

the first person i asked about this was my tutor and he said that if you were to put the podcast on mixcloud then yes you can but if you were to put the podcast on Spotify you couldn't do it. I know that this is what my tutor said but I am also going to do some more research in to this to get a bit more detail on this. 

another thing I have to do some research on is listening to different podcasts and chose what kind of persona I want to be on the podcast. I also want to look at different genres of podcast that I could do. 

Then I need to look for people to take part in the podcast. my class will happily take part but I also want to expand the people that I talk to so that I can have more contacts in the future as well as brodning my podcast range.  

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  1. The Grape Juice

https://thatgrapejuice.net/

  • There is a lot of adverts for other companies on it.

  • They have a brows button with:

About TGJ, Release Date, The World, From the Vault, Advertise, Meet the makers, Contact us, Reviews, Features Articles, The Word, Freshly Squeezed, The Over Flow, Cover Star, The Splash, Privacy Policy, and Archives.

  • Their home has there the newest post on.

  • They have three shows, The splash, The word, and the Sip podcast. 

  • They have interviews with loads of different people for example:

  • Dinah Jane

  • Eddie Murphy

  • Lana Del Ray 

  • Jax Jones

  • The O’Jays

  • Fluer East

  • Rak-Su

  • Afrojack

  • And so many more people 

  • They have a shop with different merch like t-shirts and mugs.


 

2. Pop Justice

https://www.popjustice.com/

  • This one is a lot less cluttered than the first one.

  • Still got adverts for other websites on it, but not as many.

  • There are a few playlists.

  • Their home page has there newest posts on it. 

  • They have different pages called:

  • Briefing 

  • Features 

  • Playlists 

  • About 

  • Forum

  • They have an Email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Spotify.

  • They have four playlists 

  • 2018% solid pop music 

  • Big hit energy 

  • New Music Friday

  • 21st-century pop  



 

3. A&R Factory 

https://www.anrfactory.com/

  • They are very organized and the colors fit into the logo.

  • They have a Home, Submit Music, Virtual Music Consultancy, Subscribe and contacts. 

  • They have videos and a lot of different posts about different people in music. 

  • They have awards like:

  • Top blog for music lovers 

  • Vuelio Top 10 blog three times in a row

  • Award for top 100

  • Award for top 50 twice 

  • They have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin.

  • They started in 2012

  •  They help music industry professionals discover new independent music across the world.

  • Their readership includes:

  • Record Labels 

  • Publishers 

  • Management Companies 

  • Radios stations 

  • PR and Sync companies from all across the world 

  • They have a small number of adverts on the site. 


 

3. Gold Flake Paint

https://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/

  • At first look, it looks great and very professional.

  • Their layout is so cool and very fancy.

  • It doesn’t look like they have any ads.

  • They have buttons called Albums, song conversations, and features.

  • They have Spotify recommendations.

  • They have people’s sessions which are on YouTube. The last video was posted 6 months ago. 

  • They have a Facebook and it has 12K likes.

  • They have a twitter as well.

  • They look a lot of very unknown artists.    


 

4. UKF

https://ukf.com/

  • The layout is very plain but it works well with the color. 

  • They have a news button witch has Featured, Audio and more.

  • There is an explore button with Artists, labels, Genres, and UKF on Air.

  • They have made podcasts, I looked into it more and they have made 124 podcasts.

  • They have a list of past events and because of the pandemic, there is no list of upcoming events. 

  • They have Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, Mixcloud, Soundcloud, Spotify, and Apple Music.

  • They have a store which sells lots of different merch and Albums. 

  • They have a direct message system connected to Facebook.


 

5. We Plug Good Music

https://www.wepluggoodmusic.com/

  • They have adverts for the university of Plymouth.

  • They have buttons for:

  • Home

  • About us 

  • Feathers 

  • Reviews 

  • WPGM radios 

  • Digital PR / Publicity 

  • Advertise 

  • Work with us

  • They have a Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn 

  • Under About Us is the editorial team and contact.

  • Under Features is Artist Features, Best new music, Commentary, Special Features.

  • Under reviews are Album reviews, EP reviews, and Live reviews.


 

7. XS Noize

https://www.xsnoize.com/

  • They have a little news rail at the top of the pages. 

  • They have Album reviews, Book reviews, Classic albums, round up, track of the day and live reviews.

  • They have featured under that is 

  • Top ten 

  • Mixing-desk

  • Competitions

  • In focus

  • Deep dive 

  • Exclusive 

  • Video premieres 

  • Xs unsigned 

  • Near to hear

  • They have interviews with 

  • Matt Mason

  • Andy Cairns

  • John power 

  • And so many more people 

  • They have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.  

 

8.Big Boy’s fully loaded podcast 

https://www.radiobigboy.com/interviews/

  • I found this podcast on spotify’s playlist. 

  • Big boy is an american radio host and actor.

  • Big boy has instagram @Bigboy 

  • Big boy has 5 podcast: 

  • Big boy full episodes 

  • Big boys fully loaded interviews 

  • Big boy’s uncut podcast 

  • What trending with natalia prerz 

  • #Hip-hop 

 

  • They also have a youtube channel called big boy TV 

  • They youtube channel has lots of content for example vlogs, pranks, celebrity interviews and so much more. 

  • People that they have had on the channel: 

  • Megan thee stallion 

  • Usher 

  • Cardi B 

And so many more. 

 

  • People they have had on the podcast: 

  • G-easy 

  • 50 cent 

  • Timberland 

  • Ludacris 

  • Ne-yo

  • Blueface 

  • Alicia keys 

  • Sam smith 

  • Macklemore 

  • This podcast started in 2017. 

 

My opinion: 

  • When you are listening to big boy and his other co-hosts you really feel like you are part of the conversation. They really listen to the artist and they talk about some really interesting views and topics for example the episode i listened to they were talking to macklemore and they covered politics( trump being elected and the nive months that he had be in office for at the time) the NFL and being a father and there thoughts on the change that happens when you see your child for the first time.  

 

9.The Throwback podcast: 

  • It is by Dan Hanzus and Bob Castrone. 

  • The boys love to listen to music - almost as they love talking about it. 

  • These life long friends revisit important albums from their past and go through them, track by track. 

  • They started this podcast in 2017.

  •  Twitter @throwbackpod

  • Instergram @throwbackpod

  • The people they have talked about: 

  •  Oasis 

  • The killer 

  • Nivana 

  • Juntine timberlake 

  • Kings of leon 

  • Foo fighters 

  • And so many more people 

 

  • When you are listening to them you can tell how good of friends they really are. They talk about the artist and they choose their albums. The episode that I listened to, they talked about a band called Kings of leon. They talked about the year that the album came out and what was going on at that time. They look at the songs individually and they talk about what they think personally of the songs. It really feels like you are listening to some really good friends talk about music.  


 

10. Zach Sang: just the interviews podcast: 

  • Zach is a multimedia superstar 

  • He is a radio prodigy, former nickelodeon personality, social media addict and everyone's best friend. 

  • He has av youtube channel called “Zach sang show” 

  • This is a live radio show 

  • He has 506K subscribers

  • People interviewed on youtube:

  • The kid laroi 

  • Lil nas x 

  • BTS

  • Dua lipa 

  • Ariana grande 

  • Sofia carson 

  • Zara larsson 

  •  Milley cyrus 

  • Sia 

  • Jonas brothers

  • And so many more 

 

  • He started the podcast started in 2015 

  • People he has on the podcast: 

  • Sabrina carpenter 

  • Ed sheeren 

  • Shawn mendes 

  • Hoodie allen

  • Justin bieber 

  • Meghan trainor 

  • Gwen stefani 

  • Selena gomez 

  • Lukas graham 

  • Chris martin 

 

  • He has a great intro to his podcast. The episode I listened to was when he was talking to Lukas Graham. It's nice to listen to the artist he is about to talk to. ( Lukas played live and then talked to Zach) he goes into some detail about their life’s. It's good for me to hear about how they made the song. They talked about the artist's journey to get from their start to the interview. The conversation flows so nicely and it doesn't seem forced. They are talking about the reason they are them  for example the fact that you can’t change who you are so you just have to work at it. They go on little tangents and get off topic because of things that happen while you are talking. 

 

11.Podcast by the new york times: 

  • The podcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica 

  • Jon is a pop music critic for the new york times. 

  • The podcast covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news.

  • The podcast was started in 2014. 

  • Jon is a journalist. 

  • They don’t interview people, they talk more about their opinions. 

  • Some of the title they have: 

  •  Songs of the summer 

  • The year in pop 2014

  • Hip-hop concert and the police 

  • Can k-pop conquer america ?

  • Behind the Ryan Adams investigation.

  • People they have talked about: 

  • Billie Eillish 

  • Taylor Swift 

  • Ariana Grande 

  • Lady Gaga 

  • Katy Perry 

 

  • So in the episode I listened to they talked about pop in 2014. They really get into the issues with race and white supremacy in Hip-hop and rap. They talk about Macklemore and iggy. They talk about the grammys, and how macklemore took a few awards home. They also talk about girl power and they mention frozen. They do go into more detail about the film and then talk about the singer Idian Menzel. They bring  in different genres,for example indie rock. They have good conversations about feminism and the 90s idea of feminism in indie rock bands. I think for me the fact that they don't stick to talking about one genre. I also like that they show their strong opinions and are not afraid to talk about them. 


 

12. Why I hate this album: 

 

  • By Tim Richardson and Garrett Harvey 

  • Two friends take turns picking an album to listen to for a week straight. 

  • Then they sit down to make fun of it, themselves and each other in their attempt to explain why they hate this album. 

  • Instergram @hatepod 

  • They have a youtube channel where they put the podcast episodes as another platform to reach more people. 

  • People they have talked about: 

  • Pink 

  • The Beach Boys 

  • Train 

  • Cardi B

  • James Blunt 

  • Eminem 

  • Ed Sheeren 

  • Linkin Park 

  • John Mayor 

  • Katy Perry 

 

  • For me I really don’t like this show because they take very very loved albums by a lot of people and slate them but not just the album but the person who makes them. I think a lot of people would like this because different people have different opinions. I do like the fact they have a catchy theme turn. 

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