Researched contacts for Motown info: Pat Hodges of A&D for Martha Reeves contact (which was successful), Robin Terry - Executive Director of the Motown Museum (not successful so far).
Set up brainstorming time with Stephen Schudlich, director of exhibitions at the work gallery Detroit, for Tuesday.
Read more about Motown history, focusing on the early lives of the performers. Particularly Diana Ross, who lived in the Brewster-Douglass projects with other Motown musicians
WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED
Finding those contacts was very helpful, now I hopefully will be able to set up an interview with Martha Reeves.
Got more focused, which I think is most important.
WHAT NEXT
More research
Contacting St. Pat's Church in Detroit to set up a meeting with senior citizens who can talk about their experiences growing up in the city. My mom gave me the phone numbers.
Put together a document listing where all the performers lived in Detroit.
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteYou have been talking a lot about your research, books read, establishing contacts, etc. but you have not talked about your work itself. What are you learning? Were any answers you were looking for missing from the Motown museum? I understand that you are creating a foundation of knowledge for your project, but I am concerned that you haven't been creatively discussing what you physcially want to do with all of your research. Where is this leading?
I have been wondering if your own musical talents will emerge within your final project.
Erica