Pitch Preparation

Pitching is a common part of life in both the arts and in academia. Being able to present a
clear, thorough and enticing snapshot of your proposed work is a valuable skill, and not one
everyone has naturally.

Whether you are applying for funding for a recording or touring project, pitching an article
to a magazine or website, or pitching a client in an advertising agency, some thorough
preparation is always an advantage. You might get hit with a curly question you didn’t
anticipate, but if you’ve done your prep you should be able to answer any relevant
questions your audience has about the what, how and why of your proposal.

Using this document as a template, think through your proposal and write down your
responses to the prompts. Next week we’ll meet in the recital hall and everyone can take a
turn in pitching their project. You can at least expect to be asked questions about any of the
following that isn’t clear from your presentation, so take this week to make sure you’re
ready to go for next week.

You can include your responses in your journal.

Introduce yourself Name, major, background Prophecy Mudzingwa

in music Bachelor of music
Vocalist, instrumentalist,
arranger
RnB soul

Elevator pitch A short, catchy summary of

Live looping in interesting
what your project will be. spaces.
Doesn’t have to go into
detail, but includes the
basics of the project and
the main ‘hook’.
Why are you doing What is it about the project A chance for me to play
it? that makes it compelling to around with technology and
you? show people how I operate
- Will it fill a while looping. The
perceived gap in complexities
your education?
- Will it help you
moving forward in It’ll help me have some
your career? content to show producers
- Will the outcome and people that run events.
serve as
promotional Yeah, it’ll definitely help me
material? get some online content.
- Will it allow you to
dig deeper into an
area of interest?

Give details.

Getting into details From your elevator pitch,

tease out the form you see Well I’m currently trying to
the project taking. put myself out in the
- How will it sit scene and will need to
relative to existing get some online content
work, either by to show people what I do.
yourself or others?
Is there anything like My video should be about
it you can use as a 15 minutes
point of reference?
- How long will it be?
- What format do you
MP4 video of the live
intend the performance
deliverables to be?
- How does the Spectacle that is live
project engage with looping and
concepts of music
and spectacle?
What resources will - Will you need I’ll be using my own
you need? equipment? equipment. PA system,
- Will you need to
microphone and leads.
undertake research
in order to prepare?
Maybe lights depending on
- Are there skills you where we go.
need that you don’t
have personally? Not so much research but
- Are you looking for figure out how to layer my
someone to work songs in a fluent manner.
with?
- Are you open to I’m open to having people
having people join work with me. I’m
you in your project? collaborating with Jacob
Golding who an influencer,
producer and does a lot of
admin and filming for
projects

Anticipated - What areas of the

challenges project do you Finding interesting spaces
anticipate to film my project and see
presenting how they manipulate the
challenges? sound.
- How might you best
prepare for these Have a couple rest runs
challenges? and check out the spaces.
Work with levels
Why are you the - Do you have I’ve been learning a lot
person to undertake specialist about live looping and
this work? knowledge?
checking out some of the
- Are you the only
best from Kimbra to Michael
creative genius that
could possibly Mayo. I’ve really feel like I’ve
conceive of such a somewhat honed my skills.
thing?
- Do you have the Not the only but I’m one of
particular set of the few in Hobart who really
skills that mean you actively dwelve into loop
were always pedals
destined to do this
work? I’ve always enjoyed
- Are you at the point
arranging so I’ve always had
in your
career/education
the mind to break down
where this is the songs and build them
logical next step? naturally.

I think so! I want to start

putting content online with
me looping and doing some
originals as well as well
arranged cover work with my
band.