The+band+project

=The band project=

Band 08

Outline
You are to be members and managers of a band. Your job is to produce all the items necessary to promote a successful business.

You will work in groups of twos or threes. Your teacher will need to approve your groups before you start.

You will need to complete these tasks - Your teacher may give you deadlines to meet for some of these tasks. You can see the deadlines for these tasks [|here]

=Band Name=

You first job is to think of a name for your band. Once you have decided this it will stay the same for the whole of this project.

=Logo=


 * Create a [|logo] for your band
 * compare with known logos from favourite bands
 * Use any graphics package

More detail on this task can be found here

=Business card=
 * Produce a business card for yourself. Each member of your group needs to have their own card, but will probably all have your band logo on the card.

More detail about this task can be found here

=Ticket=
 * Produce a ticket for an upcoming concert
 * Ticket must meet specifications given

More detail about this task can be found here

=Poster=


 * Poster for the band advertising upcoming concert

More detail on this task can be found here

=Biographies=


 * write biographies of band members
 * Produce biographies page for the fanzine

More detail on this task can be found here

=Letterhead Paper=


 * Create some [|letterhead] paper for your band

This needs to include:- =Compliment slip=
 * Your logo
 * Your address
 * A space for the date

=Location map=

Produce a map of your location so that people can navigate to you. =Directions=

Make a set of directions that a visitor can print out and find your office. We will be using ISM as a location for this. You should think about how the visitor might arrive (car, train, foot etc) and provide directions for each of these methods. =Fanzine=


 * fanzine competitions
 * biographies of band members
 * crossword using tables in word
 * wordsearch

More detail on this task can be found here

=Fan List=


 * Produce a list of fans that are members of your fan club

More detail on this task can be found here

=Mail merge=


 * Mail merge for fan list to be able to send out newsletters
 * datasort on the info of the fan list
 * fan letter
 * insert field codes
 * carry out mail merge

More detail on this task can be found here

=Merchandising=


 * merchandising adverts in fanzine

More detail on this task can be found here

=Letters page=


 * Letters page in fanzine

More detail on this task can be found here

=CD=


 * front cover
 * back cover
 * spine
 * Lyrics booklet
 * CD label

More detail on this task can be found here

=Cost analysis=


 * Spreadsheet analysing costs

More detail on this task can be found here

=Music video=

You need to create a music video for your band using one of these pieces of music

Follow this link to see the choices of music

=Portfolio of project=