Saturday, January 9, 2010

A Year in the Life of Harambee Records, Part 1

Since I have been doing so much work with Harambee Records, I haven’t had time to update with monthly reports. So I will do a six-month update.

In June, Harambee Records had a concert to showcase their artists and I was heavily involved. For the concert I helped with the marketing and publicity of the artists and the event. It was important to have sponsorship through advertisements in the programs to fund the concert.

Scheduling rehearsal for the artists was important to make sure that the sound was good for the event. It was also necessary to ensure that equipment was set up and broken down correctly and in a timely fashion. We coordinated security for the artists and their belongings. This process took about a month and a half but it was well worth it. The concert went off without a hitch and all had a good time.


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Will Brown & Another Level

Tiffany Starks

Once the concert was over, it was important to send thank you notes to the donors. This helps to maintain a relationship with these donors who can help with future events. In order to keep the projects moving forward for the artists it was important to schedule recording times for the artists. Will Brown and Another Level needed to get their musicians into the studio to begin the recording of the tracks for their album.

We had to schedule a photo shoot for Tiffany Starks, another artist on the label. I assisted with securing designer wardrobe rental and a location for the photo shoot. These photos were used in promotional materials for her CD and press kit. This was an exciting event because I had never been to a photo shoot and you could see the creativity growing as the day went on.

There has been a lot of work in these first six months and there will be more to come. I am looking forward to learning more about the recording process.