FPH Practice Space Budget Spring 2009

Meeting Information

 * Meeting Frequency: biweekly
 * Number of Meeting: 7
 * Projected Attendance:20

Meeting Expenses

 * Total Food: $ 240
 * Advertising: $ 10
 * Magic Board: $ 0
 * TOTAL: $250

Equipment Information

 * Name: Soundproofing Tools
 * Description: Foam, blankets, Green Glue 80 for foam, 20 for blankets, 100 for Green Glue
 * Purpose: Although the FPH Practice Space was "soundproofed" a few years ago, many additional adjustments can still be implemented to create better sound isolation and bass damping. Corner foam can be a great help, especially in the higher walls. Any concrete walls (approx. 10% of current wallspace) can be blanketed in either foam or heavy cloth. The large wall and the few feet of high ceiling adjacent to Main Lecture Hall, however, could benefit from a more intensive sound treatment such as Green Glue. The Practice Space will still observe normal practice hours, but this extra soundproofing will target bass rumble frequencies to try and keep band practices from disturbing other extracurricular activities which often occur at night in the Lecture Halls.
 * Storage Location:

The equipment will be stored and installed in the FPH Practice Space.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $200

Equipment Information

 * Name: Storage Lockers
 * Description: The purchase of lockers and locks.
 * Purpose: To house sensitive or expensive student musical and recording equipment such as microphones, guitars, and MIDI interfaces in secure, lockable places within the FPH Practice Space. If high-school style lockers can be found cheaply (less than $200 for say, 6) they would do just nicely, but any form of lockable storage will do. Amazon has large floor lockers for around $40 each. Physical Plant has been notified that we are looking for such equipment and may be able to help us, but we are pursuing this option as well.
 * Storage Location:The FPH Practice Space

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $250

Equipment Information

 * Name: Practice Space Essentials
 * Description: Primary needs: 2-3 Surge Protectors / Powerstrips Computer lock for remote Yurt streaming eMac (pending from Advanced Media) Maxwell Cassette Tapes for communal 4-track A basic fix-it kit of duct-tape, Super-Glue, and screwdrivers. Most of the described equipment can be found cheaply at Radioshack, Wal-Mart, or Amazon.com.
 * Purpose: To keep the permanent equipment in the FPH Practice Space running smoothly, purchases of certain inexpensive (but essential) equipment will be necessary.
 * Storage Location:All equipment will be stored in the FPH Practice Space and kept in the FPHPS Inventory.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $$75

Events

 * Name of Event: 4-Track and Remote Broadcast Tutorial
 * Date of the event (best approximate possible):Late February
 * Projected Attendance: 20
 * Description of Event: When the new 4-track cassette recorder and eMac Remote Yurt Broadcast location have been installed into the Practice Space, all keylist members (and a few musical friends) will be invited to an extended session of trying out the machines and creating/broadcasting group demos. The system will hopefully function much like a live Yurt, with this session the first of many collaborative recording projects in the space. Hopefully, after this event anyone at Hampshire will be able to cut a demo relatively easily!
 * Description of Performer (if applicable):
 * Advertising $:10.00
 * Food $:50.00
 * Magic Board Cost:
 * Sound and Lights Rentals $:
 * Security $:
 * Performer Honorarium $:
 * Other Costs $:
 * TOTAL APPROVED:$60.00
 * Comments from The Committee on Community Activities (COCA):


 * Name of Event: Frankie Patts Institute Ten-Year Anniversary
 * Date of the event (best approximate possible):March 1
 * Projected Attendance: 30
 * Description of Event: A tribute to the memory of Frankie Patts on the approximate 10-year anniversary of the move to the Practice Space, this event will commemorate the hard work and immense projects undertaken in the creation of the Practice Space over the past 10 years, as well as introduce a new generation of student musicians to the possibilities of the space.
 * Description of Performer (if applicable): Any Hampshire-based performer will be considered, and a few such as The Stimulus Package and The Faculty have already expressed interest. A short film, currently in production, about the history of the space, will also be shown.
 * Advertising $:10.00
 * Food $:100.00
 * Magic Board Cost:
 * Sound and Lights Rentals $:
 * Security $:50
 * Performer Honorarium $:
 * Other Costs $:
 * TOTAL APPROVED:$160.00
 * Comments from The Committee on Community Activities (COCA):