We went to Carlton Music Studios next to the River Clyde and we had to cross the suspension bridge to get there. When we got there we met Barney the Studio owner and Jamie the studio engineer and he records all the tracks. We were there to record a bit of Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins to create a Jingle for P6/7s radio programme about Homelessness with Sunny Govan Radio. We had turns of singing and we got a lot of confidence from practising and doing things over again.

When I went into the vocal booth I felt really proud of myself and I enjoyed it so much and didn’t care what anyone thought about it. We took turns and everybody had a go at singing. The vocal booth was very small but we put on headphones and the music was played though them and we sang along with it. We had lunch and then we listened to Miss Rehman and Mr McCormack sing.

We then went into the rehearsal studio and everyone got together to record altogether. We sang the song and also recorded facts about Homelessness all over the world. It’s a massive problem.

WHAT WE ENJOYED THE MOST
I LOVED IT WHEN WE WENT INTO THE VOCAL BOOTH WITH A PARTNER AND SANG WITH THEM
I REALLY LOVED THE MIXING DESK IT WAS SO BIG AND HAD SO MANY BUTTONS AND SLIDERS ON IT

WHAT WE LEARNED
WE LEARNED ABOUT HOW SOUND IS RECORDED AND WHAT MAKES A GOOD RECORDING
I LEARNED THAT YOU WOULD USE THE MIXING DESK TO CONTROL THE SOUND OF PEOPLES VOICES. HE MADE OUR VOICES SOUND SQEAKY AND HIGH PITCHED AND ALSO LOW SO THEY SOUNDED LIKE OLD MEN. JAMIE SHOWED US HOW THE MICROPHONE COULD BE USED TO PICK UP SOUND.

BY SAFA AND ZAIN P6

We really enjoyed our trip to Sunny Govan Radio Station. When we got off the subway we saw the Mary Barbour Sculpture. Mary was an activist who fought for people’s rights. When we got to the station we met Heather who started the station and who still runs it. We also met radio presenters Jim and Steg. Jim split us into 2 groups.

1 group created and planned slogans to help promote Sunny G. We learned to write something catchy to get listeners attention and get them interested. We also learned how to use the studio equipment like microphones, the computer and the mixing desk.

Steg got a group of us to sing Baby Shark live on air. It was great fun even though our singing wasn’t very good. We also got to introduce songs and read out dedications to listeners

THINGS WE ENJOYED
Introducing and choosing songs
Meeting new people
Using the equipment
Recording a jingle for the station

WHAT WE LEARNED
USING THE STUDIO EQUIPMENT
BEING A GOOD LISTENER IS SO IMPORTANT
HOW TO USE THE MICROPHONE
THE VARIETY OF JOBS YOU CAN DO WHEN IN A RADIO STATION
THE SKILLS AN QUALITIES NEEDED TO BE A GOOD PRESENTER

BY NAJIB ULLAH AND ZAYD