quotations about silence

extended banner

when researching banners on myspace i found out that it is now possible to make extended banners that fill the page, i came across a good example on lady antebellum's myspace.
The banner goes behind all the information on the page and the lines of colour that fade out go almost to the edge of the page.

an example of a music myspace page, i like the use of a simple background with the orange menus

I typed silence and silent into a thesaurus to get an idea of alternatives that i could use in my album name

some more examples of existing myspace banners

research

I looked around on the internet at similar projects to this, different charity albums or occasions where artists have donated tracks or even all the profits of a song to charity. nothing has been exactly the same as the silent sheffield royalty free album idea but there are a few good examples of charity work through music

some existing myspace banners and adverts

These myspace pages for some of the bands and even the homepage have interesting banners at the top of the pages and even large images below the main content. these are the kind of things i will be using to grab the attention of the local bands encouraging them to get involved with the project. I may also be making a myspace or website for silent sheffield that would have images or illustrations in the background.

my initial proposal

Project 5 - silent sheffield royalty free album

When I think of unsigned bands I think of myspace, so when it comes to trying to get the word out to local unsigned bands about this opportunity I think that the best way to do it is through myspace. So I think that if I created some banners and adverts that could be displayed on myspace, especially on the home page everyone would see them when they logged in. These adverts would show the bands how they could help the project and the charities and also get themselves noticed and get their music out there. 

Then through the silent sheffield myspace page they can contact us and offer their tracks. Once they have donated a track they would have the opportunity to post a special banner on their page saying that they have helped charities and contributed towards this project. I think the most sensible format for this album would be download and possibly CD but not really vinyl. It could be sold online at places like amazon and maybe on a seperate website that is linked to silent sheffields myspace. There could also be samples of the songs available to listen to on the silent sheffield myspace with links to the bands, giving the bands the publicity they need. 

The album would mainly be advertised online, through more myspace banners on each bands websites. There could also be posters or stalls at charity events and gigs. In addition to this we could go to the charities more directly by emailing them or sending a letter explaining the album and the benefits to them. 

What I will be producing for this project

 Create Myspace banners and adverts to get the attention of unsigned bands

 Create a banner for bands to display on their page to show that they are involved with this project and have helped the charities.

 Posters/banners to advertise at various charity events and gigs

 Banners for the bands to display on their pages to advertise the album they are on

 Design album cover/artwork for the album

 I could also create a myspace for the silent sheffield royalty free album