Well hello again! Last week was such a busy and eventful week that i almost forgot to post a blog. Things at Pangaea have been great! I'm starting to do a lot more work. Some of the things that i spent my time doing last week were, making a myspace for our upcoming music, media, and technology conference in London, MUSEXPO Europe 2008, I also got to help screen demo's, which is really cool because you never know if one of the demo's i pulled out of a gigantic pile of hopefulls, might be the next big thing! Saturday night the office had tickets to Paramount Rocks, which was an amazing concert on the lot of Paramount Pictures, i got to see LMFAO, Dirt Nasty, and Camp Freddy which were all awesome, but i must say that the best part were the special guests. Lemmy from motorhead, Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, B-Real of cyprus hill, and bunch more..... it was borderline too much rockstar for one stage!
until next time keep it real,
Josh
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Langen- ASCAP-MInneapolis
So far I haven't really done much for ASCAP. I have started a list of ten bands that I would like to work with. They are:
- Sleep Is The Enemy
- This Last Dance
- Modern Day Satire
- Same Sick Feeling
- The Hand Me Down Kids
- Here's My Chance
I still need to think of four more but I have a few in mind I just need to check some databases and see if they are already a member.
Also I need to interview two people in the industry. I talked with Steve McClellan the other day and I think I'm also going to talk to Doug from Fearless Records.
Things should start picking up this week!
Peace
Langen
Lessons, sunshine,and memories...
...I've learned many things already during my couple weeks down here in Los Angeles.
Here are a couple of key points...
1) CHECK YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR
It doesn't matter what you did where you come from, when you come down here, the only thing that matters is what you get done, DOWN HERE. It's a whole other ballgame down here compared to the Twin Cities music scene, from the business, to the politics, to even the slightest interactions. Every single step you take down here will either A) open up a door, or B) slam that door straight on your ass.
In the Twin Cities, people are very open with their studio sessions and other musical business, it is very communal. Everyone tries to help everyone. Out here, you need to have your own thing going, because NOBODY is going to stop THEIR progress just to help YOU out. And if they do, you better be thankful, and it better be worth while in the end for them.
2) PEOPLE ARE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS...
...and the person you see in front of you is in the same game and the same jungle you are - watch out. People are out to elevate themselves and will do whatever it takes to get to the top of whatever we think we're climbing.
With that being said, I've done a lot since my last blog update, so I'll try my best to recap the best I can.
Work @ North Star Media is phenominal - I transferred both their ASCAP catalogue and their BMI catalogue from a word document to a spreadsheet - may not sound fun, BUT - It gave me a chance to get to know their song catalogues, songwriters, sub-publishers, and how to efficently catalogue songs, which I then went home and used with my own business. All the transferring took me about a week to complete, which I think suprised them, as the job was supposed to last atleast a few weeks. This left me wide open for new tasks, so I got to review clearance sheets, do some song research to track down contact info for publishing companies and writers, and now am being involved in a HUGE project. Besides that, I got my music in the hands of Marty Silverstone, the VP of the creative department (who just got a mention in Billboard Magazine) - he is the one responsible for pitching songs to TV, film, advertisements, etc. - I also got to play the role of A&R and listen to some music submissions, take down notes and let them know what I thought. Not too bad to spend a couple hours @ work like that.
I also went out to Juliana Cole's performance at Genghis Cohen in Hollywood - she's an artist represented by North Star. I brought my camera and did some photography and video work, which also benefited Mr. Silverstone -
then on the way home...
Toni Alberte, whom is interning at Urban Network, came by to visit yesterday. It was nice to see her and spend some time with her - friends, (atleast "real" friends) are few and far between down here, i've found myself on the phone conversating longer with people back home than anyone down here. but who knows, maybe that will change - i'm still in my growth period, my LA transitional period.
It was a long week and i'm definitely enjoying the weekend -
I wrote 2 songs and made 2 instrumentals -
here's one:
"Lighten Up"
Antonio Rosario
http://www.orikal.com/LightenUp.mp3
til next time.
-Antonio Rosario
GRAFF ROOTS MEDIA
Sota Rico Productions
651-329-0699
Orikal@gmail.com
Here are a couple of key points...
1) CHECK YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR
It doesn't matter what you did where you come from, when you come down here, the only thing that matters is what you get done, DOWN HERE. It's a whole other ballgame down here compared to the Twin Cities music scene, from the business, to the politics, to even the slightest interactions. Every single step you take down here will either A) open up a door, or B) slam that door straight on your ass.
In the Twin Cities, people are very open with their studio sessions and other musical business, it is very communal. Everyone tries to help everyone. Out here, you need to have your own thing going, because NOBODY is going to stop THEIR progress just to help YOU out. And if they do, you better be thankful, and it better be worth while in the end for them.
2) PEOPLE ARE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS...
...and the person you see in front of you is in the same game and the same jungle you are - watch out. People are out to elevate themselves and will do whatever it takes to get to the top of whatever we think we're climbing.
With that being said, I've done a lot since my last blog update, so I'll try my best to recap the best I can.
Work @ North Star Media is phenominal - I transferred both their ASCAP catalogue and their BMI catalogue from a word document to a spreadsheet - may not sound fun, BUT - It gave me a chance to get to know their song catalogues, songwriters, sub-publishers, and how to efficently catalogue songs, which I then went home and used with my own business. All the transferring took me about a week to complete, which I think suprised them, as the job was supposed to last atleast a few weeks. This left me wide open for new tasks, so I got to review clearance sheets, do some song research to track down contact info for publishing companies and writers, and now am being involved in a HUGE project. Besides that, I got my music in the hands of Marty Silverstone, the VP of the creative department (who just got a mention in Billboard Magazine) - he is the one responsible for pitching songs to TV, film, advertisements, etc. - I also got to play the role of A&R and listen to some music submissions, take down notes and let them know what I thought. Not too bad to spend a couple hours @ work like that.
I also went out to Juliana Cole's performance at Genghis Cohen in Hollywood - she's an artist represented by North Star. I brought my camera and did some photography and video work, which also benefited Mr. Silverstone -
then on the way home...
Toni Alberte, whom is interning at Urban Network, came by to visit yesterday. It was nice to see her and spend some time with her - friends, (atleast "real" friends) are few and far between down here, i've found myself on the phone conversating longer with people back home than anyone down here. but who knows, maybe that will change - i'm still in my growth period, my LA transitional period.
It was a long week and i'm definitely enjoying the weekend -
I wrote 2 songs and made 2 instrumentals -
here's one:
"Lighten Up"
Antonio Rosario
http://www.orikal.com/LightenUp.mp3
til next time.
-Antonio Rosario
GRAFF ROOTS MEDIA
Sota Rico Productions
651-329-0699
Orikal@gmail.com
Friday, September 26, 2008
Take me out to the Ballgame
Week 2 here at the Alan Ett Music Group in Los Angeles, CA.
It's starting to get busy here, or so I'm told. I don't really know what "slow" is like out here, so I have no reference to know what "busy" is, but I'll take their word for it.
I'm still working on the nuts and bolts work, filing, stocking libraries, organizing the stock room, casting music (which basically means listening to alot of music and inputting into a database the feel, genre, mood, description, and tempo. It sounds fun at first, but it quickly becomes tedious and mind numbing.) All these things are helping me in basic ways, for that reason, I'm glad to do it, but I can't help but be eager to get my hands on some bigger things.
Today I got sit in on another spotting session, this time for a Pilot episode of a new TV show. For discretion reasons I can't tell you what it is, but it's a dark comedy, with an extremely depressing storyline.
It amazed me how important the right music is to a show. The juxtaposition of bright, slightly cheery, almost comedic music kept the show from going completely dark. As I said earlier, it's a dark comedy, it's supposed to be a funny show with a depressing story, the music kept it from being a depressing show with a few funny lines.
Now, whether or not the show gets picked up has yet to be seen, however I don't think I'd be exaggerating when I say it has a MUCH better chance with the music that was put in it today.
On top of that, those who read my last blog will (hopefully) remember me talking about getting to sing on some recordings that were done for a commercial and a movie trailer. No word back yet on either of those, however, yesterday I got asked to do two more songs! I should be hitting the studio sometime on monday to record and I'm pretty excited. No one has really told me anything about them, other than what songs they are, and that they are for a video game. Not the commercial, mind you, but will be placed in the actual game. I'm not sure what the game is, and again, for discretion purposes, I can't tell you what songs, but I'm very excited to be doing even more work with my voice.
Yes, Janice, it sure does pay to be versatile in this industry. I can't believe the opportunities I've gotten out here in just two weeks, and it's all because I had that extra bit of training that put me in the position to do these things.
It's a crazy industry we've chosen to get into, it can do amazing things for you if you can step up to the plate and swing the bat.
It's starting to get busy here, or so I'm told. I don't really know what "slow" is like out here, so I have no reference to know what "busy" is, but I'll take their word for it.
I'm still working on the nuts and bolts work, filing, stocking libraries, organizing the stock room, casting music (which basically means listening to alot of music and inputting into a database the feel, genre, mood, description, and tempo. It sounds fun at first, but it quickly becomes tedious and mind numbing.) All these things are helping me in basic ways, for that reason, I'm glad to do it, but I can't help but be eager to get my hands on some bigger things.
Today I got sit in on another spotting session, this time for a Pilot episode of a new TV show. For discretion reasons I can't tell you what it is, but it's a dark comedy, with an extremely depressing storyline.
It amazed me how important the right music is to a show. The juxtaposition of bright, slightly cheery, almost comedic music kept the show from going completely dark. As I said earlier, it's a dark comedy, it's supposed to be a funny show with a depressing story, the music kept it from being a depressing show with a few funny lines.
Now, whether or not the show gets picked up has yet to be seen, however I don't think I'd be exaggerating when I say it has a MUCH better chance with the music that was put in it today.
On top of that, those who read my last blog will (hopefully) remember me talking about getting to sing on some recordings that were done for a commercial and a movie trailer. No word back yet on either of those, however, yesterday I got asked to do two more songs! I should be hitting the studio sometime on monday to record and I'm pretty excited. No one has really told me anything about them, other than what songs they are, and that they are for a video game. Not the commercial, mind you, but will be placed in the actual game. I'm not sure what the game is, and again, for discretion purposes, I can't tell you what songs, but I'm very excited to be doing even more work with my voice.
Yes, Janice, it sure does pay to be versatile in this industry. I can't believe the opportunities I've gotten out here in just two weeks, and it's all because I had that extra bit of training that put me in the position to do these things.
It's a crazy industry we've chosen to get into, it can do amazing things for you if you can step up to the plate and swing the bat.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
When I first arrived at The Medows I was amazed. The apartment was very carefully picked, things where well organized, and I knew right away that this would become a very productive 4 months.
The first week at my internship at EMI Urban Marketing went very smoothly.I learned a lot. I worked with BDS, Souns Scan, and Insight. They are data systems that scan records sales, digital sales, video, radio play and more. I've been moslty analyzing demographics and predicting record sales for ongoing deals at the department using theese database systems, reviewing presskits, demo's, albums and record labels. Aside from that I've been moslty researching and reading up on the subject.
The first week at my internship at EMI Urban Marketing went very smoothly.I learned a lot. I worked with BDS, Souns Scan, and Insight. They are data systems that scan records sales, digital sales, video, radio play and more. I've been moslty analyzing demographics and predicting record sales for ongoing deals at the department using theese database systems, reviewing presskits, demo's, albums and record labels. Aside from that I've been moslty researching and reading up on the subject.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Josh Woodard- Pangaea Entertainment Group- Week 1
Well hello everybody! Josh here, I thought I would take a sec to give some background information about myself so y'all know who you're reading about. I am a guitar performance major in my junior year at McNally Smith College of music, I'm also working on a minor in composition. I moved to LA two weeks ago to take part in this falls McNally Smith internship program. The company that I am interning at is The Pangaea Entertainment Group, which is located in Beverly Hills CA.
This week was my first week working at Pangaea, an international company that specializes in music and the global market place through its world class companies, which include A&R Worldwide, MUSEXPO, hush hush ATTACK, Passport Approved, and Rebel Synch. I am really blessed to have this opportunity to be working with these guys. They collectivly have a wealth of knowledge and insight into the music industry, that is absolutely priceless to a person such as myself who has for as long as I can remember have wanted to work in and around music.
My dream has always been to be a performer this might make you think,"hmmmm why are you interning in an office that does business?!" Well the answer is actually quite simple. In this day in age to be a succesful artist it is a very challenging task, and you need to know the business end of things. So far I've gained a lot of insight as to just how challenging of a task the up and coming artists of our day are facing. I've also begun to gain a whole new world of respect for the work that goes on behind the scenes of every band and singer you here on the radio, and see on t.v.
I was a little worried at first about my lack of business education, but so far not only have I been able to get done the tasks my mentors assign to me, but I've really enjoyed the work. It is a great sense of accomplishment to be contributing to the world of music, and at the end of the day thats all I could really ask for. I look forward to the weeks ahead, learning the tricks of the trade, and growing my newly ackquired passion for the business side of music.
Well thats all I've got for y'all now, but be sure to check back next week and see whats going on in this exciting new chapter of my life!
Peace & Love,
Josh
This week was my first week working at Pangaea, an international company that specializes in music and the global market place through its world class companies, which include A&R Worldwide, MUSEXPO, hush hush ATTACK, Passport Approved, and Rebel Synch. I am really blessed to have this opportunity to be working with these guys. They collectivly have a wealth of knowledge and insight into the music industry, that is absolutely priceless to a person such as myself who has for as long as I can remember have wanted to work in and around music.
My dream has always been to be a performer this might make you think,"hmmmm why are you interning in an office that does business?!" Well the answer is actually quite simple. In this day in age to be a succesful artist it is a very challenging task, and you need to know the business end of things. So far I've gained a lot of insight as to just how challenging of a task the up and coming artists of our day are facing. I've also begun to gain a whole new world of respect for the work that goes on behind the scenes of every band and singer you here on the radio, and see on t.v.
I was a little worried at first about my lack of business education, but so far not only have I been able to get done the tasks my mentors assign to me, but I've really enjoyed the work. It is a great sense of accomplishment to be contributing to the world of music, and at the end of the day thats all I could really ask for. I look forward to the weeks ahead, learning the tricks of the trade, and growing my newly ackquired passion for the business side of music.
Well thats all I've got for y'all now, but be sure to check back next week and see whats going on in this exciting new chapter of my life!
Peace & Love,
Josh
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Vance McCain, Darp Studios, Recording Technology Student
This first week wasnt too interesting for me at Darp. Alot of the time I spent at the studio was used to get to know the surroundings. I did get to meet up with another McNally student, Didi Morton, who interned at Darp this passing summer. She gave me some tips on how to be a top notch intern throughout the studio. I am hoping this week will be a busy one so I can really see how things are at Darp.
God Bless
Vance McCain
God Bless
Vance McCain
Langen- ASCAP-MInneapolis
So far nothing really exciting for my internship. I just got the call on Wednesday telling me what I was going to be doing and then I left for a show on Thursday and just got back today. So needless to say I haven't really started. I am starting to generate a list of bands that I want to get signed up to ASCAP and will be meeting with Andrea who had the internship last semester. Once I talk to her I will be able to start my internship for realsssss.
Peace
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Veronica Rodriguez, Music Production, 93X
So..... I'm Veronica. I have already graduated from McNally Smith with an AAS in Music Production and decided to come back for the Bachelors degree in Music Production but I also figured if I have 4 more semesters to do here i might as well finish the AAS in Engineering and the diploma in Live Sound. So that's what I'm doing now in addition to my internship at the local rock station, 93X! The gentleman I work for is named Patrick. He is awesome. My first day was pretty much just observing and taking notes. I take notes because I don't want to forget what he tells me and look like a moron. Anyway, what I will be doing is helping him out deciding what music gets put on the air for his "Loud and Local" program and I will also help him out with editing commercials that are put on the air. He did one for the Rock night club on Thursday and he did all the talking, we found some music online and put that on there too. Businesses and Venues have some specific request sometimes like where they want a hook from the artist they want to appear in the commercial to appear so that is where I will come in. The system they use for editing seems pretty basic. Not anywhere near as complicated as Pro Tools but since it is so simple, it kinda does seem complicated if you know what I mean. Anyway, from what I saw on my first day, I'm sure I'll catch on pretty quick. Since Patrick is so experienced and quick at it all, I had to watch with a very analytical eye. He works very fast. I'm hoping that I will be able to work close to as fast as he does. Then I wont have to sprint to my bus stop to make it to my Tour Management class! Wish me luck!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Welcome to the Jungle
Hi guys, I'm Rob Peek, I'm an intern at Alan Ett Music Group in Studio City, CA, and this is my first week.
When I first heard about these internships, I thought it seemed like a long way to go to get coffee for someone. Well, I'm here now, and so far I've been blown away by the experiences I've been given in just a short amount of time.
Day 1 was what I thought it would be. Organizing and stocking the massive library of music that this company has. Being the type of person I am, I always like to look at the positives, instead of being a job that no one wanted to do, and everyone saved for the interns, I looked at it as a chance to familiarize myself with the different libraries and bits of music that this company has. Which came in handy later.
By day 4, I got to sit in with a "spotting" session, which is when the music supervisor sits down with the episode and picks out and places the music to the different scenes. I got to sit in on an episode of Modern Marvels. I had always noticed the music that was in different episodes of various tv shows, however, I could have never guessed how dry a show can be without it. Music adds so much personality and emotion to a scene, even if it isn't a very emotional scene to begin with.
Outside of doing the internship, I should also mention something else that has happened.
Thank goodness for my vocal degree. Thursday one of the music supervisors somewhat jokingly asked me if I could sound like Jim Morrison. I'm sure he was slightly serious, but I don't think he expected me to say "yes". I got a track to listen to and practice with and a set of lyrics that the company had come up with, and bright and early next morning, I was in the studio to record a song that was to be pitched to a company for a video game trailer. I still don't know whether or not they are going to use it, but it was a good chance for me to show off to some of the higher ups, including Alan Ett and Scott Ligget.
That was yesterday. Today I got another request to possibly do a song that needs to sound similar to Johnny Rivers's "Secret Agent Man".
Once I had decided to pursue a path to becoming a Music Supervisor, I hadn't forgotten about my vocal degree, but I thought it'd be something to revert to for fun or in desperation. Now I'm quickly becoming the go-to guy whenever they need a male singer.
Anyway, so far, my experience has been priceless.
And that's about it.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
LA Livin'
How's it going everybody?
This is Antonio Rosario - aka ORIKAL (www.orikal.com / www.myspace.com/orikal), representing Graff Roots Media (http://www.myspace.com/graffrootsmedia)and Sota Rico Productions.
I am currently interning @ North Star Media in Studio City. I am a 3rd Semester student @ McNally Smith and i'm going for Music Business. I was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. (West Side)
Let me tell you about how I got here to LA...
The night before I left Minnesota, we had a HUGE party @ The Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. I got to perform with my homegirl Maria Isa (also reppin' SOTA RICO - http://www.myspace.com/mariaisalolita) and kick it with people before I left my beautiful home state.
The next day I wake up, and I have a cold.
what perfect timing.
and then, 5 hours before my plane departs, I realize I lost my driver's license.
Again, what perfect timing.
After some help from Maria I located my ID, retrieved it, packed the last of my belongings and hit the airport.
Prior to this, I have only been to Wisconsin and Iowa, so I had NO plane experience what so ever. Equipped with a cold, I was sure to be in for a fun time.
I paid my $140 for baggage checking (!!!!), went through the process of airport security, got on the plane, and we took off smoothly.
Taking off and flying wasn't the hard part - it was the landing process. Something about the pressure made both of my ears plug SEVERELY, and I was sure I was going to land in LA deaf.
We land, I get my bags, and my roommate Tim Bjorkman is there waiting for me.
Tim drove me around a little, we drove past Bel Air (now this is a story...) and drove through Beverly Hills. Finally, we wind up at Mel's Drive In diner in Hollywood on Sunset Blvd.
The food was amazing, the root beer float was even better.
After driving around, we wind up back @ the Grand, our apartment. The location is magnificent, it's right next to the Galleria of Sherman Oaks, and basically right in the middle of everything. The next day, I wake up and go exploring the city.
alright, i'm sure i've typed enough about my personal experience, onto business.
Yesterday was my first day @ North Star, but it was more like an hour overview of what i'll be doing. After getting the overview, I got to leave early.
My other roommate Matt works at Media City Sound. He took me there so I could check out the internet and the bus route to get to North Star. I took these pictures while I was there -
beautiful boards, no doubt.
After all that, I took it easy, worked out in the 24 hour weight room, went swimming in the outdoor pool and kicked it in the hot tub. The temperature raised to triple digits, so it was perfect weather for that.
10:32 PM, my left ear popped. I am currently waiting for my right ear to pop still.
Today was my first full day @ North Star Media, as well as my first day experiencing the bus system out here. I caught my first bus with ease, but the 2nd one that takes me up Riverside Dr. drove right past me, so I ended up walking an hour to work - it was worth it. With weather this gorgeous, I can handle that.
North Star is currently working on American Idol Rewind, so they've been super busy with trying to get songs cleared for the show. My duties today involved basic data input, transferring their catalogue of songs from Word to an Excel spreadsheet, as well as researching publishers and song writers for the American Idol cue-sheets. I also got to meet Ron Sobel, and let me tell you, the whole team @ North Star Media is fantastic, very easy to work with and very friendly.
my 7 hour shift passed by so fast, I didn't even realize it. I caught a bus in the middle of the street (whups), and spent $5 on a day pass I didn't really need.
oh well.
After being dropped off on Ventura, I finally got to check out this hip hop store i've been eyeing called The Basement.
Turns out, people like the Living Legends and People Under the Stairs came up in that spot! Murs used to work there! I bought a blackbook, some decos, and a CBS shirt (Can't Be Stopped crew, not the TV network). I'll be stopping back there to drop off some albums.
Next door to that is this ILLLLL shoe store, where I picked these up
FRESH!
i've been waiting for these shoes my whole life.
Now here I am - chillin' poolside in this beautiful LA weather, writing to whoever is reading this. I've only been here for 3 days but it already feels like home. I love it down here - and if all goes good, I may not come back... ;-)
I'll keep y'all posted with pictures and video. Til then, check out my music, check out my crew, or feel free to holler at me @ 651-329-0699. I'd love to hear from you!
Til next time,
peace and love,
-Antonio Rosario
Graff Roots Media
Sota Rico Productions
North Star Media Intern
www.orikal.com
www.myspace.com/orikal
Orikal@gmail.com
This is Antonio Rosario - aka ORIKAL (www.orikal.com / www.myspace.com/orikal), representing Graff Roots Media (http://www.myspace.com/graffrootsmedia)and Sota Rico Productions.
I am currently interning @ North Star Media in Studio City. I am a 3rd Semester student @ McNally Smith and i'm going for Music Business. I was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. (West Side)
Let me tell you about how I got here to LA...
The night before I left Minnesota, we had a HUGE party @ The Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. I got to perform with my homegirl Maria Isa (also reppin' SOTA RICO - http://www.myspace.com/mariaisalolita) and kick it with people before I left my beautiful home state.
The next day I wake up, and I have a cold.
what perfect timing.
and then, 5 hours before my plane departs, I realize I lost my driver's license.
Again, what perfect timing.
After some help from Maria I located my ID, retrieved it, packed the last of my belongings and hit the airport.
Prior to this, I have only been to Wisconsin and Iowa, so I had NO plane experience what so ever. Equipped with a cold, I was sure to be in for a fun time.
I paid my $140 for baggage checking (!!!!), went through the process of airport security, got on the plane, and we took off smoothly.
Taking off and flying wasn't the hard part - it was the landing process. Something about the pressure made both of my ears plug SEVERELY, and I was sure I was going to land in LA deaf.
We land, I get my bags, and my roommate Tim Bjorkman is there waiting for me.
Tim drove me around a little, we drove past Bel Air (now this is a story...) and drove through Beverly Hills. Finally, we wind up at Mel's Drive In diner in Hollywood on Sunset Blvd.
The food was amazing, the root beer float was even better.
After driving around, we wind up back @ the Grand, our apartment. The location is magnificent, it's right next to the Galleria of Sherman Oaks, and basically right in the middle of everything. The next day, I wake up and go exploring the city.
alright, i'm sure i've typed enough about my personal experience, onto business.
Yesterday was my first day @ North Star, but it was more like an hour overview of what i'll be doing. After getting the overview, I got to leave early.
My other roommate Matt works at Media City Sound. He took me there so I could check out the internet and the bus route to get to North Star. I took these pictures while I was there -
beautiful boards, no doubt.
After all that, I took it easy, worked out in the 24 hour weight room, went swimming in the outdoor pool and kicked it in the hot tub. The temperature raised to triple digits, so it was perfect weather for that.
10:32 PM, my left ear popped. I am currently waiting for my right ear to pop still.
Today was my first full day @ North Star Media, as well as my first day experiencing the bus system out here. I caught my first bus with ease, but the 2nd one that takes me up Riverside Dr. drove right past me, so I ended up walking an hour to work - it was worth it. With weather this gorgeous, I can handle that.
North Star is currently working on American Idol Rewind, so they've been super busy with trying to get songs cleared for the show. My duties today involved basic data input, transferring their catalogue of songs from Word to an Excel spreadsheet, as well as researching publishers and song writers for the American Idol cue-sheets. I also got to meet Ron Sobel, and let me tell you, the whole team @ North Star Media is fantastic, very easy to work with and very friendly.
my 7 hour shift passed by so fast, I didn't even realize it. I caught a bus in the middle of the street (whups), and spent $5 on a day pass I didn't really need.
oh well.
After being dropped off on Ventura, I finally got to check out this hip hop store i've been eyeing called The Basement.
Turns out, people like the Living Legends and People Under the Stairs came up in that spot! Murs used to work there! I bought a blackbook, some decos, and a CBS shirt (Can't Be Stopped crew, not the TV network). I'll be stopping back there to drop off some albums.
Next door to that is this ILLLLL shoe store, where I picked these up
FRESH!
i've been waiting for these shoes my whole life.
Now here I am - chillin' poolside in this beautiful LA weather, writing to whoever is reading this. I've only been here for 3 days but it already feels like home. I love it down here - and if all goes good, I may not come back... ;-)
I'll keep y'all posted with pictures and video. Til then, check out my music, check out my crew, or feel free to holler at me @ 651-329-0699. I'd love to hear from you!
Til next time,
peace and love,
-Antonio Rosario
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Andy Frost - Wooddale Church - About time...
Hi I'm Andy. I am currently in my 4th semester in the recording program right now and will be graduating December.
My internship is with Peter Greenlund at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN. I have actually held an internship there for the past year but out of pure stupidity haven't told the Career Center about it until now. I got involved with Peter and the church about a year ago while in Peter's Sound Reinforcement I class. I have managed to have Wednesdays off each semester so I've spent that and weekends interning at the church while still in school the rest of the week. Wooddale has a pretty advanced media department since so much goes on there. Last spring there was a service Saturday night service, 5 services Sunday morning, and one more Sunday night. All that done with Peter, 2 full time guys, 2 part time guys, an intern and volunteers, pretty impressive.
I have learned a lot so far from basics of live sound reinforcement to building my own portable sound system. We got to have a shootout from EV, JBL, L' Acoustics and more of the worlds top speaker manufacturers to try out line arrays, that was a rare experience. We also have installed more equipment than I can remember, done our fair share of troubleshooting and have redone sound systems for some of the larger rooms in the church. Audio is only the half of it though, there is the whole world of video and graphics that goes on too at the church.
Wooddale has planted a daughter church that starts up in a couple weeks here that I am actually going to be the the sound guy for. It's all thanks to this internship.
Well I'll keep you guys updated as the weeks continue at the church.
Andy Frost
Wooddale Church
My internship is with Peter Greenlund at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN. I have actually held an internship there for the past year but out of pure stupidity haven't told the Career Center about it until now. I got involved with Peter and the church about a year ago while in Peter's Sound Reinforcement I class. I have managed to have Wednesdays off each semester so I've spent that and weekends interning at the church while still in school the rest of the week. Wooddale has a pretty advanced media department since so much goes on there. Last spring there was a service Saturday night service, 5 services Sunday morning, and one more Sunday night. All that done with Peter, 2 full time guys, 2 part time guys, an intern and volunteers, pretty impressive.
I have learned a lot so far from basics of live sound reinforcement to building my own portable sound system. We got to have a shootout from EV, JBL, L' Acoustics and more of the worlds top speaker manufacturers to try out line arrays, that was a rare experience. We also have installed more equipment than I can remember, done our fair share of troubleshooting and have redone sound systems for some of the larger rooms in the church. Audio is only the half of it though, there is the whole world of video and graphics that goes on too at the church.
Wooddale has planted a daughter church that starts up in a couple weeks here that I am actually going to be the the sound guy for. It's all thanks to this internship.
Well I'll keep you guys updated as the weeks continue at the church.
Andy Frost
Wooddale Church
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