Mainstream Talent Scout Talent Scout Objective: listen to the six bands assembled at your recording studio, evaluate the bands’ use of the Mainstream style characteristics, decide which band to offer

Mainstream Talent ScoutTalent Scout Objective: listen to the six bands assembled at your recording studio, evaluate the bands’ use of the Mainstream style characteristics, decide which band to offer a recording contract, think of a clever name for the band, and compose a mock interview of the artist for Rolling Stone magazine.The concept behind this project is to choose an artist and write a mock interview for Rolling Stone. Below are linked two interviews from an issue of Rolling Stone so that you can get an idea of what a printed interview looks like.(Opens in a new tab. To close the tab with your keyboard press Ctrl+w, or Ctrl+F4)Akon: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/akon-20070419 Iggy Pop: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-rolling-stone-interview-iggy-pop-20070419 Develop some questions for your artist to answer concerning their style, training, what instrument they play, why he/she became a musician, influences on them in the field, and so on. As a group, you might have a couple of you write questions and the rest respond to those questions. Organize the questions in a logical order.Artists that want to record in your studio include the followingArtist #1 ( , )  Artist #2 ( , ) Artist #3 ( , )  Artist #4 ( , ) Artist #5 ( , )  Artist #6 ( , ) For each artist that auditions, you will need to give them appropriate feedback about why they weren’t selected. This is usually done via a simple adjudication form such as this:Instrument We Want to Hire: _________________________ Instrument Artist Plays:_______________________Artist’s use of the Mainstream style characteristics:Rubric that will be used for grading your group’s advertisement / homepage:Scoring mechanism:3 pts – critical, 2 pts – important, 1 pt – bells & whistlesCriteriaPossibleYour ScoreViewable documented posted in discussion board3A single style period is represented3Artist feedback is available in a Word document and posted, too3Documented/Project is submitted/viewable on time3Band is named (winner of the recording contract)3Interview questions cover style of artist3List of instruments heard on the album2Interview includes 16+ questions with responses2Interview questions inquire about the history of the artist2Artist training or musical education is attainable by reading interview2Why did he/she become a musician?1Early musical influences on the musician?1Name of the CD to be released?1When will the CD be released?1How many tracks are on the CD?1How did the musician come up with the name for the band (or the CD)1Total32