Technology/Equipment Grant for Individual Artist

My goal is to increase my overall flexibility and capacity regarding film score production so I can take advantage of time sensitive collaborations with filmmakers as they arise, by obtaining technology necessary to actualize my compositions. In addition, I would like to expand my collection of musical pieces that I can share with potential film collaborators for future use, independent of contracted projects. Recording multiple acoustic tracks simultaneously or electronic software instruments create lag time on equipment that can no longer keep up to the task of recording them. I want to eliminate this barrier that holds back the potential of musical ideas presented by film directors and myself and the ability to make them realized for our collaborative efforts. Whether it’s an acoustic drum set, a string section or electronic synth keyboards, I want fewer impediments to what I can accomplish. In order to properly build film compositions I need to track multiple instruments within one piece of music without being stifled by the prospect of losing these large files to computer crashes or other errors. Updating my computer is the first step to ensuring security of files and increased capacity to build these larger compositions. Increasing this capacity improves my ability to respond to the filmmaker's needs and crafting my own artistic vision in a short time frame. The addition of monitors that have a flat frequency response (i.e. no added bass or treble for home use) provides a better palette for sound production of a given project without running into the problem of, for example, too much bass on an instrument discovered after the fact, thus needing to be either reworked or rejected outright for a film project. As collaboration between these filmmakers and myself become more frequent, it is critical to have monitors that accurately represent the sound I am producing.