I believe this has been my most successful university project to date. From the initial idea to the creation of not just a product but a potential company.

My main role throughout this project was production. I was in charge of the recording sessions as well as the mixing and mastering of the material. I also created and designed the website as well as the logo and the product album artwork.

I would say the main strength of this project was its idea. Joe had the original idea of creating a showreel for the college as when he was a student there he thought it would have been good. As we were dealing with a client we decided to set ourselves up as a proto-company. This would aid us in branding the product and make us appear more professional.

As the project went on and as we did our research we found that there was a potential market for our product idea. The idea of a showreel became more of a mobile recording studio for schools. Both from a musical background we felt that having recordings of school projects would have been a nice memory.

The main weakness of the project was potentially the planning of the project. Having to organise multiple bands through the college was challenging as they were slow at replying to emails causing us to miss studio dates. This was quickly solved by us going to the college to secure dates. Another issue with planning would have been to have more time when recording and with the launch event. Due to studio issues, our recording sessions could have gone better but we are happy with the outcome anyways. Having more time for the launch event would have allowed more potential clients to potentially come.

We managed to be very successful with this project in terms of the contacts we gained for the future. We have also been able to secure work with the college and a graduate company. These will give us more material to add to our show reel helping us achieve future business.

The problems we encountered in a real world aspect would not have existed. Having our own space would have solved the recording problems and the timing issues. We would hope the communication issues would get better with paying clients as they would be interested in getting the material.

If we were to repeat this project we would have made more of an effort early on to get the recordings. Having them done earlier would have given us more time to promote ourselves as a company for the launch event.

Overall I am very pleased with how this project has gone and what we have achieved because of it from both a personal and business point of view.

We hope to continue this company past graduation.

http://www.circlestudiosproduction.co.uk