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.
1 comment:
Hey Rob--
Sounds like you're off to a fantastic start in your internship! And how exciting to be singing as well as doing the business side of things--really shows how the musician's life taps into many talents. Your experiences so far also highlights the importance of noticing and acting on potential opportunities--especially when you don't expect them!
I can't wait to see how your experiences develop!
Best wishes,
Jan Weller
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