Veronica's Last Day @ 93X

Well, today was my last day going to the station. We had 2 commercials to do but the multitrack recording system we usually used was down for maintenance so I learned a new way to record straight into the playback databases. I guess Patrick hadn't done it that way since the early 90s but it was cool because he had to read through the add straight through without stopping. Then we did a different kind of show today that consisted of nothing but new bands which was a good idea because there had been a lot of submissions piled up. Then i trimmed the show up for my last time and said my goodbyes to Patrick and Rudy. I had a ton of fun there with both of them, even though I wasn't Rudy's intern, we still got to chill whenever Patrick had other stuff to take care of that didn't involve little old me. I'm bummed that I wont be going anymore but hey, maybe I'll see them at the bar.

Veronica, 93X 2nd to last week

So Patrick had a TON to do this time. Not to mention he had to run home so I was on my own which was pretty fun. I work best when I know I have to get it right without supervision. He laid down the vocals to a commercial and then left for about a half hour to check on his puppy that was home alone. While I sat in the studio and put music to it and recorded it into the 2 different databases that are used. Then my other task was to listen to the pile of CDs that had accumulated from local bands to see what was good for our taste and what was not so much. Anyway, the show went smoothly and I was proud to hear the commercial I did on the radio. It played a lot.

Andrew Frost | Wooddale Church | 12/07 - 12/13

This week I ran a rehearsal for a regular event at the church called The Gathering. It's a service aimed towards a younger crowd from students to 20's to 30's. It was fun becuase it is a more upbeat music selection. It is pretty rockin at times. The sound system in the room it is held in is great for this too. It can handle the low end pretty well. The Gathering is on Sunday nights so I'll let you know about that in my next blog.

I also helped out for the Saturday night service. It was a typical setup at noon. The band showed up around 3:30/4:00 and then the service started at 5:15. The service went well and was a little more Christmas oriented. I'll keep you updated in my next post (it will also be my last).

Andrew Frost
Wooddale Church

Langen- ASCAP-MInneapolis- 12/7-12/14

This internship is done in a week. I don't think I'd ever want to work at ASCAP or any other PRO. 

It's boring and not exactly what I'm looking for.

The internship itself wasn't for me but I got through it, learned some things, and helped sign up a few bands. 

I guess that's what the internship was all about anyway.

~Langen

UMGD-Aaron Chesling

Hello Everybody,

Well this week at Universal Music Group Distribution, I put myself to work. I did a lot of PIM this week due to there being not a lot of work. The Quarter is coming to a close and like i said before the albums are out and are ready to be sold. This week I obtained a couple new albums: Fall Out Boys "Folie a Deux as well as isouljaboy Tell 'Em, All-American Reject's "When the World Comes Down" and Taylor Swifts new album "Fearless". All of the new albums are great and you should all check them out. This week I worked on some VIP passes for a Saliva meet and greet that is going to take place in St. Louis and Chicago. I have an opportunity to meet the group as well but we'll see if I have time. I think I may have a final during that time. But that is all I got for now.

Merry Christmas

Aaron Chesling

Andrew Frost | Wooddale Church | 11/30 - 12/6

This week at Wooddale we spent some time in preparation for the Christmas season. In the main worship center there are now all this Christmas decoration including simple lights too. We tied the lights into the lighting dimmer so that we have full control over all these lights too for the Kids Christmas Banquette/Concert. There are times during the show calls for the worship center to totally dark.

Later that night I can audio and a camera for an event in the chapel. It needed to be recorded so that it could be put to a DVD.

Peter has a friend in the live sound industry named Brad who got me a gig running sound for Robby Robinson and the Twin Cites Gospel Choir. It's a full band... drums, bass, 2 keys, sax and the Choir. I had to set up a portable system by myself becuase Brad had another gig. Setup went fine but just took some time. It was a festival type event with multiple acts. I didn't have to worry about the other acts just the band and choir. The band didn't get there until after the prelude/into music had started 15 minutes before the event. So with no sound check it was an interesting first song. It wasn't that bad at all but just a little frustrating. They played about 45 min. Then tear down with a little help and that was the night.

More to come this next week I'm sure.

Andy Frost
Wooddale Church

Aaron Chesling-UMGD

Hello Everybody,

Im sorry but I haven't blogged in like 2 weeks, Not much going during thanksgiving and honestly this week I forgot. I am going to be done at Universal in about a week or two due to the fact that Universal shuts down for most of December thus concluding the internship. Lately I have been doing pretty much the same things but I have gotten to a few things for the Interscope Record branch. Just some random party organizing and some cleaning and some organizing of some record singles. And as for that we have been extremely slow, the quarter is almost over and product has been distributed and is ready to sell. I will try to remember this time to keep you update on these last few weeks. Thanks and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who read this.

Bookin shows

Hey this week was pretty good and stressful at the same time, the life of a music business student right?  But im still just booking shows for Franki Lee and some of the other groups upon getting ready for my own show at the Redsea. well thats pretty much it for this weekend to everyone else have fun!!!!

Rob Peek - Alan Ett Music Group - Dec. 7 2008

Hello again.
This week has been crazy busy. I came back from a brief respite at home and hit the ground running this week.

I'm working on the usual projects here at AEMG. Right now we are retitling one of our catalogs to share with another company.

AEMG recently made a deal with a major production company in which we are going to change the titles of all of the songs in one of our catalogs in order to share the publishing with the other company (which we will call AR Productions for the purpose
me of the best people you could meet as a burgeoning talent. It's a community of music professionals, whose sole purpose is to give young talent the opportunity to meet and talk with some of the top industry professionals. The people they get to speak on panels are extremely knowledgeable, and have a love for helping out the incoming generation. It's one of the best things you could do for yourself out here.

www.lawim.com

This will be my last week here at AEMG, I'm very grateful for the opportunities I've received from the moment I stepped off the plane. I've grown tremendously as an industry professional, and I can't even begin to describe how amazing this whole period in my life has been.
Thank you to all the people who were instrumental in bringing me here!
Debbie, Sarah, and Charley have gone above and beyond every expectation I had in coming, and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for believing in me, and giving me the opportunity to not only show the industry, but also myself, what I'm capable of.

As I wrap things up here, I can't help but think about who I was when I first stepped off the plane, and who I will be when I get back on it. The amount of change I've experienced in myself makes jaw drop. Working with the wonderful people here at the Alan Ett Creative Group has given me so much confidence, and I thank them all for inviting me into their place of business and taking the time out of their busy schedules to befriend be and guide me through this whole experience.
My thanks to Ryan Neill for not treating me like an "intern", but as a young talent who needs to know what I'm doing in order to secure gainful employment. He has pushed me and not let me get away with mediocrity. Under his guidance, I've worked harder and with more passion than I ever have before. I am a stronger, smarter, and better equipped person now because of him and his tutelage.

I've fallen in love with this city, and with this industry, and I am going to do everything in my power to come back out here as soon as possible and start what I foresee to be a wonderful career.

Thank you all for letting me find myself and become the professional I always dreamed I could be!

Sincerely,
Rob

Josh Woodard Pangaea Entertainment Group

Well hello my devoted fans.... haha just playen. But yeah I here things back MN way are getting kinda snowy, which makes me extra glad I am still here in beautiful Los Angeles for another two weeks, before I have to join yall in the cold.
This last week at Pangaea was another week of business as usual, i did my fare share of internet research, putting together lists and spreadsheets, I sent out a mailer of a hot new artist which i wish i could share with yall, but that is top secret classified pangaea information ya dig?! On tuesday we put on a Christmas networking party which I got to attend. I met a lot of really cool industry type folks, got to eat some really good food, and even saw a few celebs!!! OOOO AHHHHH All jokes aside it was a really good week, and like always, I spent most my time observing and absorbing as much as possible from my mentors, because that is really what its all about.

Peace tty next week,
Josh

Langen- ASCAP-MInneapolis- 11/30- 12/7

This week was more of the same. Just trying to contact bands.

I did finally get Dave Pickerign from Sleep Is The Enemy signed up as a writer

It was perfect timing since their new songs are starting to get some airplay.

Maybe this week I'll be able to sign up a few more bands.

Andrew Frost | Wooddale Church | 11/23 - 11/29

I worked on the eve of thanksgiving at Wooddale. There was a service for people to come and share what they were thankful for. So pretty much that meant running a handful of wireless mics for random people to come say things in... every person speaking a lot louder of softer than the people before them so it keeps you on your toes. There wasn't much setup for it just getting four handheld wireless mics synched and patched into the room.

Earlier that day we tested out new podium mics. Now that we are broadcasting recorded sermons we need to have a mic that isn't in the picture and covering his face. We want some type of podium mic as a backup incase his wireless pack were to die to have interference. We tried a mic that sit flat like on a desktop. It was just not close enough to the pastors mouth to pick up what he was saying without feeding back. We are going to try more mics in weeks to come and see what we can find out. 

Trevor Weitzel - Universal MPLS

Wow!  What a busy week.  I had so many things to do each and every day this week, from the moment I walked in the door to the moment I left.  My mentor was preparing for a big meeting in New York next week and she needed my help getting ready for it.  I prepared all kinds of excel spreadsheets and a bunch of other random projects.  It was so nice to have things pick up around there again.  Next week I'll be on my own though, so I'll be helping out in other departments around the office which should be cool.

As far as everything else, I can't complain.  I'm still going to shows on a regular basis.  I got to check out Revolution Theory, Trapt, and Hinder at First Avenue this week.  It was actually a really entertaining performance and I had a great time.  Now I'm just looking forward to The Killers in January!