Technology/Equipment Grant
Technology/Equipment Grant
I request audio amplification, hardware, and recording equipment for the Superior Siren band.
Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.
David Dobbs: visual artist, education coordinator at MacRostie Art Center; Wendy Durrwachter: composer, arranger, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children’s Theatre employee; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
My goal is to purchase audio equipment for the Superior Siren band. The equipment will be used for live performances, hardware, and recording. Each musician of Superior Siren needs technology to advance their artistic expression and performance execution. The majority of the technology requested is critical for accomplishing an artful live performance. Some equipment is needed to maintain the quality of sound of instruments; as well as secure, store, and transport instruments safely. The remaining equipment is needed for creating a home recording studio. My goals of this project are as follows: to store instruments properly, to maintain the quality of sound, to enhance the projection of music during live performances, to be better prepared for performances, for creative expression to be more fluid, to create the ability to record songs at home, to provide an easier way to share new material with the Superior Siren band members, and to build my songwriting capabilities. Success will be shown by the ownership and implementation of the equipment requested. I will evaluate the effectiveness of the equipment by analyzing the enhancement of music, observing the success of live performances, feeling the fluidity of creative expression, and critiquing songwriting. My current goals are to continue to build the music of Superior Siren, share the sound with a larger audience, and cultivate my artistic career. In the future, I want to be a full-time musician and share my music globally. All equipment requested will have a positive impact on my artistic endeavors. I will evaluate this impact by observing an increase in performances, greater audience attendance at shows, a growth in music composition, and an advancement of my career as a musician.
The Actual Measurable Outcomes from completing this project: -The purchase of the following equipment: two vocal microphones; three preamplifier pedals; one amplifier; one set of bass strings; one drum head for floor tom; one set of wire brushes for percussion; one set of mallets for percussion; hard cases for floor tom, snare, and stand drum hardware; and the iZotope Spire Studio -The preservation of instruments -The enhancement of the projection of sound from electronically amplified instruments with the addition of new equipment -The protection and proper storage of drum equipment -The ability to record songs and music remotely and share songs accessibly -The growth in creative expression and songwriting
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