Let Me In: Album Analysis

The goal of my project was to create a 12-15 song album that was unique, authentic, and unlike other albums out there. I did this by writing unorthodox lyrics, doing this form of A Capella production, and promoted through social media, mainly Tumblr. This project utilizes the Global Context of Personal and Cultural Expression by expressing my thoughts and ideas through poetic and aural components. Music is an art form, and my personal favorite. It also is encompassed by the Pillar of Talent Supply and Education because it encourages expression through artistic venues, cultivating talent, experience, and an ethic that could later be used in the workplace. The project is called Let Me In because the album I composed is titled Let Me In. Let Me In is a concept album showing the evolution of a protagonist through a time of neediness, loss, self-discovery, and dissatisfaction leading to a brighter outlook and realizing that she is

To record the songs, I would write a song and record a corresponding loop track on the Loop Station app. Then, on my camera, I would record a video performing the song with the loop track playing. I would crop the video so it was just the song, upload it onto YouTube as unlisted, convert the video to mp3 and delete it afterwards. Then, I'd take a photo from the four character shoots that fit with the song and upload it on SoundCloud with the photo. To record the music videos, I would choose a concept for the video, style myself as one of the characters, film clips on my tablet relating to the concept and song, edit the clips and audio together on the VideoShow app, and upload the video on YouTube. Originally there were 4 videos, but 2 of them I felt were inappropriate for the aesthetic of the album and the associated song so I removed them and never shot any