CE, Committee Comments
Clara Barabra
Aaron “Mansa" Gatlin
• Final video:
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To start with, I was not sure how the images in the video were connected to the
argument in the first part of the video
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Second part: It was great to listen to the breakdown of the music so that it
linked with the purposes of the project.
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Final outcome: connecting it back to you and your growth as an artist. I would
have liked to see more of this.
• Defence:
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Better interiorization of the project (less reading of the defence and more to the
point presentation than in the first rehearsal)
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Would have liked to have a better intro on the structure of the defence.
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Could have practiced the actual defence a bit more so that the mind and body
connection and explanation of its benefits was explained with a bit more
depth
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The defence built on passion as it went!
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“Peace" as in “benefits": very personal! GREAT. Good reflections.
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Honesty in the things that didn’t work. GREAT
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What’s next: would have liked to hear more detailed information about your
future plans and how these will be built on what you’ve learned from this
first experience.
• General Comments
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Why is mind and body connection important to YOU and how you as a DJ will
experiment/ research to make sure that you understand what each of the
movement medicine techniques you mention do for participants so you
can create music that directly connects to those sensations?
Well done and thank you for having me in your committee!
Clara. x
Clara Barberá
Director of Student AffairsBerklee Valencia
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Anexo Sur)
Avda Profesor Lopez Piñero, 1
46013 Valencia (Spain)

Liz Teutsch
Final Video:
• Overall, much better executed
• Like the shots of you, perhaps too much of you on roof
• Some of pacing of VO off
• VO buried at times, level varies — too low when going through pacing/explanation of
set
• Excellent to include an explanation of the trajectory of the set
• I’d like to know more about exactly *why* you chose the music, getting into
psychological and physiological
• Audio quality significantly improved
Final Presentation:
• Also much improved! Great implementation of feedback from first presentation
• Good explanation of all elements, particularly why this project is meaningful to you
General Comments/Questions:
• You mentioned the self-fulfillment. Do you think this is something you could have
foreseen this issue beforehand and if so, why didn’t you and how could you have
addressed it?
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A: It seems like you had big plans, but cut things way back. My sense is that
this had to do with preproduction, time management, and
confidence. Self-awareness on this will help you address this issue in the
future.
• I think that you could have challenged yourself even more in this project. This plays
into your answer above. Keep in mind the lessons learned as you move forward
in this project. All of that said, I love the authenticity of your project. I hope you
continue with it and also hope that you keep me posted on is progress.
Congrats!
Liz Teutsch
Director of Academic Technology
Associate Professor
Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus
valencia.berklee.edu
Phone Spain +34 96.333.28.02 Ext. 3435
Phone U.S. +1 617.266.1400 Ext. 3435

Ian Kagey

Video
• Better audio for sure.
• Video is more focused on the CE, which is good.
• Narration could be a little tighter in the scripting.
• Like having the description of how you built the sounds, could happen a little
more concisely.

Presentation
• Better use of sparse text, better animated text. Wait to trigger some of them until you
speak about them. For example the how slide you launched ll the topics before
you spoke of them.
• Make you points a little more concise, the subject matter makes sense and relates, but
often times you could express you idea in fewer words.

General
• I want to see you produce original music for these events.
• I want to see you have more interactive videos that you can manipulate more.
• For the projections if you want to have it as a light source, then there is likely better
source material to use or better yet to use the tools you now know to create you
own visuals, such as jitter, premier, or aftereffects.

Ian Kagey
Chief Engineer/Assistant Professor
Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus
valencia.berklee.edu
ikagey@berklee.edu
Phone: +34 674 093 089

Stephen Webber
Video
• Some very nice shots at the top
• Not sure walking with your hands in your pockets is the best B-roll
• The VO could be louder and a bit more intelligible
• It was nice to hear about the different Riddems - I'm glad you talked some about what
was going on in the yoga part of while you were describing them
• Could have talked a bit more about the collaborative aspects of the project in the video
Presentation
• Started with some gratitude
• Prezi - animating your text, which is good
• What - How • Mental health & Physic health started getting a little off topic here, but it was fun to
hear you talk about these topics, which are obviously important to you
• The Prezi helped to get you through the points you want to make - it felt a little like
you were rambling at time
Content of the WORK
• Fitness Medicine - What does fitness mean to you? What activity do you like to do.
• The event itself was good, if a bit light
• You obviously have done a lot of analysis
• I encourage you to do a lot more of this - get as much experience as possible
• Don't just think about "Part 2" - DJ for as many Yoga classes and fitness classes as
possible
OVERALL NOTES
Nice work, Mansa. I feel as though you are on to something here. This feels a little light
for a CE, but it is definitely enough to pass. I look forward to you getting out there and
doing a lot more of this.
FINAL GRADE: B
Stephen Webber
Director, Music Technology Innovation
Senior Advisor, Technology and Strategy
Berklee Valencia+34 609 334 226
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