Ashley Stafford - Swinghouse - Week 6

This week at Swinghouse there started to feel a little bit more of a daily routine. I'm beginning to know (a little) of what to expect next. But I still know that something completely new can always pop up. I'm starting to make, and take a few more booking confirmation calls which I hope to get a little more use to in the near future.

A little excitement that happened this week (even though I'm not a huge fan of them) was seeing Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Scott Ian (Anthrax), and Puddle Of Mudd (who is in the studio for another week or so, therefore, I will be seeing them a lot).

Jeremy Horvath-SPCO-Week 6

This week was spent finishing contracts for CONNECT cultural partners and getting ready to launch the new SPCO season.  CONNECT is an outreach program that sends musicians (cultural partners) to urban schools with the intention of educating children in classical and cultural music. I spent a good amount of time getting contracts ready for this season.  It was very insightful to see how they go about contracting the musicians.  

Wednesday I went to a Minneapolis elementary school with a viola player for a CONNECT visit.  It was interesting to say the least.  The music was great; she played three pieces on the viola and took questions.  The kids enjoyed the experience and were excited to learn more.  At the end of the first visit a little girl ran up to her teacher with her hands over her mouth, I knew this was a bad sign.  A second later, she lost her lunch.  I've never seen a school visit end in that manner.  The little girl was fine and the incident was soon forgotten. 

Everything is going smooth with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.  So far its been a great learning experience.  Time is flying by!

Jeremy Horvath

Music Business

Tyler Jones (Rhino) Week 7....

Well the week is not over yet but all most and I am having alot of fun at Rhino.... I am now known as T2, due to there is another Tyler working with in the marketing dept. I have been called worse and I don't mind at all.

I am sure you have been waiting patiently for the news on the new release coming out March 10th from Rhino.... Rod Stewart Unplugged..And Seat CD/DVD... Yep Rod on MTVs Unplugged in '93... If any of the older McNally's remeber a song that was done in a class called Contemp Lit.. You know that class that plays in the Cafe'. Well a song from Rod Stewarts MTV performance and following album was "Have I Told You Latley That I Love You". Oh how I had to play that song over and over learning it for class and then here it is on this release years later.

The outreach for Rod is the same as Phish and Graham Nash, emails lots of emails, building the database of possible publishers and review contacts... Not all releases are done like this though. For some of the bigger touring bands like Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, or Foreigner, thats right Foreighner oh yeah!! Cause it feels like the first time.... An out side company is hired to do the outreach, they usually have a bigger base to contact.

Anyway it has been a great week and I look forward to watching some Rod Stewart unplugged this weekend.. Hey its the first time the concert has been on DVD or released period!
Have a great weekend and have a great time......

Tyler Jones (Rhino) Week 6

Hello all,

Well I must say I apologize for missing my Week 6 update to you all. After the long weekend of Presidents Day I was gearing up to go back to work when BAM!! I was sick all night!!!! Some 24hour bug layed me out and it took me a few days to finally get back to what could be considered normal. Once I was somewhat back together again the week was alomst over.

With in that week I continued to do grassroots outreach to various sites for our Phish Boxed set campaing found here...http://www.amazon.com/Clifford-Ball-7-DVD/dp/B001PMICH0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1235692495&sr=8-1
Yep its actually very cool I have seen clips and listen to pry an hour of music from it its so good. I have not opened my copy yet soon though.
If you rember my mention last time about the Vampire Love Songs CD well the promo for that is over being as it kinda flopped but it was a very small idea that was put together. A cool thing that I did find out about it though. I was pretty much the whole outreach team for an all digital release. Once it was put on iTunes and Amazon I was the one that put the bugs in people ears.
Between those releases and continuing my work on establishing the Rhino Twitter presence that was the week www.twitter.com/Rhino_Ent ... More to come with another new release from Rhino.... I start outreach for none other than Rod Stewart..

Till next week America stay snappy.

Week 4 at DefJam Recordings

What a week iv'e had... Last night (2/25/09) I went to The Dream concert at BB Kings. One of the perks working at Def Jam is free concert tickets. So far this is the third show I have been too. The other artists I have seen are Ludo and Razor Light. I'm having a really good time interning here. Today (2/26/09) Iv'e been working with new music videos coming out. What i had to do is make beta copies and dvds of The Dream- Rockin' That Thang Remix. During my second week I got to make a trip over to MTV and Fox to deliver tapes.

DefJam has a very vibrant atmosphere. Mercury Records is in the same building so I get to experience business in Hip-Hop, RnB and Rock. I'm working in the creative department, not only working with the artwork&design but, finance, video, and marketing also.

Anything could happen around here, I'll keep everyone poasted.

Kristen Oelke/Society of Singer/ 2-25-09

I am Kristen Oelke, a Music Business Major that is currently enjoying the Spring semester of 09' in beautiful Los Angeles California.

I am working for a nonprofit charity called Society of Singers (SOS). Their main objective is to help singers who are in financial need. This includes singers subject to natural disasters (Katrina), singers subject to the effects of the recession, and also scholarship programs for singers exploring their Masters Degree in performing arts.

SOS has an annual fundraising event called The ELLA Award. This event honors a specific artist each year. Some examples of artists that have been honored are, Celine Dion, Gladys Knight, Andy Williams, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Julie Andrews, Frank Sinatra and several others. This year SOS is honoring Herb Alpert (from Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass). This is where I come in to lend my assistance.

My tasks while working for SOS include a variety of things. I keep records of the membership programs SOS offers, I order products needed for the ELLA, I am working closely with individuals from several companies to work on getting a donation of their product for the ELLA raffle. I answer the phones and field those calls to who ever can best help them (or I help them myself). I file the RSVP tickets guests send in for the ELLA, I put press kits together, I use Excel to create the graphs and charts used at Board Meetings, and I am the assistant to the CEO of SOS.

What I am gaining from this experience is, how a nonprofit organization works, how to organize a fundraising event (special event planning), sharpening my communication skills, and networking with these wonderful people who have been in the business for years.

I am really enjoying this experience and I look forward to what is to come as the event gets closer. With everyday that I am there it gets more interesting, exciting, and knowledgeable.

Mike Swoop-AEMG-Week 7

w'dup w'dup!

I'm sick with Strep right now.  Missed yesterdays work day as a result. Tried to go in today but couldn't stay, (my boss insisted I stay home for the day).  Things @ AEMG have been getting busier and busier as the weeks go on.  My apologies for the lack of blogging on my part. 

Lately, I've been creating cue sheets for shows we've done music for as back-up documentation for royalties.  I've also been doing a great deal of filing/file management for up and coming business within the company.  And with regular shifts of 9 to 6 every day, I was able gain some additional experience with the night guys who edit, mix, cut dialog, and work the machine room for Media City Sound.  

Overall things are good.

Keep it hot. 

PEACE 

Ted Smith-Lorie Line Music-Week 4

Hey All!

Well, I have returned from my first leg of the tour to Florida and absolutely loved having the opportunity to visit Florida! I had a blast running around that great state and enjoying 70's when it was below freezing here in Minnesota! The shows all went well; although, the first one I will admit to having a couple issues that I had to work out throughout the night. However, the remaining four went well and I just had to work on getting all my cues down perfectly. All of the shows were vastly different from each other; from a tiny stage with chairs on the floor to a historic theater with a balcony (this was my favorite aesthetically but not really great for amplified concerts). During this portion of the tour we got to demo a couple microphones and compare them and decide which one works best with our tour. Also, I had some of my personal gear that I just bought and was able to work with on the tour. I purchased an Earthworks reference microphone and was able to use that and Smaart (which I am currently demoing) to tune the PA to every room each night (the tuning of the PA extremely different each night due to the characteristics of each room). Also, I was able to bring my ProTools (MBox2 Pro) rig along with me to record a 2-track board mix of the show each night as a reference to see where I was at with my mixes. All-in-all this first leg was a great opportunity to work out the kinks in the show and demo and utilize some new equipment. Oh, and it was not a bad chance to get a little tan and relax on the beach for the one hour of down time I had all tour. Oh, and can't forget, I got to meet Hoagy Carmichael's son after our last show (the irony of this tidbit is that we play Hoagy's Stardust!).

Until next time!
Ted

Joshua Stoll -Conway Studios- Week 6

O hey again....
This is week six here at Conway Recording Studio. This week I got to go over to the Fox Film Lot to drop off a hard drive for a movie that is getting mixed. I walked in to the Newman Scoring Stage and saw the biggest studio I had ever seen, and when I was there I ran into Ed Cherney. On Friday night I was able to learn my way around the SSl XL 9080K after the studio slowed down and the cleaning was finished. Other than that, just keeping up with the duties.

Jeremy Horvath-SPCO-Week 5

This week was full of lots of little projects.  My time was spent chasing down old SPCO album covers for the new book that is coming out this spring.  The book is the last 5o years with the SPCO.  They have been spending a lot of time with it lately since the deadline is approaching.  We just received the new cover and it looks great.  

I also spent time with the education department this week.  I've really enjoyed working with them.  Community education has always been an important part of the SPCO.  I feel that I fit in well with the educational side of things.  I've been teaching at Chaska Music Studios since 2004 and those experiences have been a tremendous help.  The SPCO's goals are much different, but they share a common thread that has given me insight that has been helpful.  I could see myself fitting into a position similar to the educational manager here.  

Until next week,

Jeremy Horvath

Music Busniness

Paul Marshall- Warner Music Group Week 6

This week started off with a hectic Tuesday morning, preparing for a lunch-time Chris Isaak listening session. I filled in for LH- assistant to the TV creative, and also the Film/Trailer creative this week. Talk about hands on. Chris Isaak was amazing, and even more amazing at such a personal level. The event took place at Warner Brothers Records, a really beautiful building with a strange MN feel to it. Log siding, fireplaces, almost rustic. Chris played solo acoustic in front of a series of large windows, and about 30 of us were able to be there. He's been with WB since 1984, and shared many stories of Dean Martin, Irving Azoff and others. Cool dude. Of course he played stuff off his new album & hits like the classic "Wicked Game." By far the coolest experience so far...

This week was chaos at times. I enjoyed it.

The Oscars are today, and Hollywood is crazy. We are all expecting business to pick up exponentially after the oscars are done. This next week I'm filling in for the assistant again, as she's filling in for the Film/trailer creative.

I'm starting my own Volk-esque track report; Here's my top Warner-owned tracks that I can't put down:
1. Chris Isaak- Wicked Game, from Heart Shaped World 1989
2. Justice- Waters Of Nazareth, from A Cross The Universe 2008
3. Dan Auerbach- The Prowl, from Keep It Hid 2009
4. Bill Frisell- White Fang, from Unspeakable 2004
5. Bloc Party- Ares, from Intimacy 2008

So Long!

Tanya Heltemes - Urban Network - Week 5

I've got to admit it is getting intense and stressful around the office now. We're about 2 1/2 weeks away from the conference (March 11-14) and there's lots to be done before then. I just recently found out that they're honoring Berry Gordy, who will be in attendance, on the 14th. How exciting is that going to be? All that Motown history in one man... incredible.

I'm extremely excited about everything that's coming up in the near future. The conference is going to be huge and I can't wait.

The end. Til next time.

Ashley Stafford - Swinghouse - Week 5

It's been over a month and I still love it at Swinghouse!

This week they had me sit in one of their weekly meetings to involve me more in the organization. In the meeting we discussed a few changes that need to be made and policies that need to be updated.

I started to get more task that I will be doing. Along with the Daylog that I started doing last week, I began taking some of the credit card payments from the clients, and Jen (my mentor) started showing me how to make invoices for the bands that are coming in.

Jesse Volk - Pangaea Entertainment Group - Week 6

Hi,

Kate Winslet is the most gorgeous thing on this planet.

Week 6: More hard work at Pangaea this week. The whole crew is starting to gear up for MUSEXPO Los Angeles which takes place April 26-29 in West Hollywood. The London West Hollywood is our hotel for the conference and the artist showcases will be at The Viper Room and the world famous Whiskey A Go-Go. Much preparation is involved with the conference which has a world renowned reputation for being superior; a direct result of the dedication of our staff. Amazing. I'm just estatic to have the opportunity to be a part of it all...

Adios!

Muy mucho,

Jesse

Tanya Heltemes - Urban Network - Week 4

Sorry for the delay all you people out there in Blog Land, unfortunately we didn't have internet for a few days. But now I'm back.

Let's see, it's getting pretty hectic around here now with the conference coming up just under a month - 3 weeks away so we're gearing up and getting ready for that. Coming up with ideas for people to come is hard! (So if you're interested... LET ME KNOW!) We've also had lots of creative sessions/chats which have been really interesting and informative.

That's all for now folks. Til next time.

John Lauritsen - Caroline Distribution - Week 2

Hey everybody,

So ends my second week at Caroline and things have started to pick up a little. I've been entering record store's contact information into an excel grid for record store day. They've also had me calling record stores to make sure they have our product on hand.

In other news, I've been able to keep busy on nights and weekends. I was lucky enough to get into a taping of Late Night With Conan O'brien, which was easily the most exciting thing I've done since I moved out here. I made it out to Central Park for the first time today. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it if it was a little warmer. Other than that, I usually just walk around the city just taking it all in.

One last thing before I go. I was at a bar with my roommate and his girlfriend last night. As I'm standing at the bar, some guy nudges me from behind. At first I was wondering why some dude was touching me, but I soon discovered that it was Garrett Manley, former McNally student and a good friend of mine. It's nice to have a friend out here.

That's all I've got for now. I hope everybody has a wonderful week.

John

Paul Marshall Warner Music Group Week 5

This week was indeed a slower one for me. I spent a day filling in as assistant to the Film & Trailer creative, which was interesting. I will be filling that seat all next week, and welcomed the opportunity to sit-in. I continued to write pitches for new & upcoming releases for clients, many of which needed to be just a few bullet points. That really makes you analyze your subject and be very particular about what you say & how you present it.

Clients are often times extremely particular and are searching for specific materials. My main challenge from day 1 has been that I'm not familiar with WMG's huge database of licensable music. I'm trying to change that a little bit every day. Each day, I go into the vault and take a handful of cds that I'm unfamiliar with. When I get asked to do a pitch for something very specific, I often go to compilation cds. I have discovered many, many great things.

I start shadowing some of my co-workers next week, I'm looking forward to that!

On a more personal level, I have been shopping around town for licensing opportunities for the group that I manage, The Histronic. We were booked several large shows this month & business has grown with leaps and bounds, they are keeping me very busy.

I did get to check out Assscat this weekend, a improv-comedy theatre from the members of Upright Citizens Brigade (Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Amy Poehler). It was amazing & is going to be a regular sunday thing for me.

Peace everybody.

Tyler Jones Rhino Week 5 Part 2

Hello all,
As promised part 2...

Well lets continue.. The damn fine day meeting went well that I was invited to attend. I talked a little bit about the tie in between the damn fine day site, it has a song of the day by an artist that is a lesser known track, and streams the songs free. I either tie in with the trivia section or one of the other posting that I do through out the day.
The meeting was on the 5th floor conference room or 5th large as they say which has a 60 inch TV, stereo and all the trimmings as well as a piano. In the center was a huge couch that went around a big coffee table. Very rock star and more relaxed and casual than some of the other conference rooms I have been to meetings in.
The dress code at Rhino is pretty basic, I have been meaning to mention it. It's a no tie and slacks required kind of place, but most people still dress sharp. Nice jeans, and a collared shirt of some kind usually is what I and most other guys wear around.
About to start another week and see what adventures in marketing and new media await. See you next time....

Ted Smith-Lorie Line Music-Week 3

Hello to all,

I'm just checking in before I leave for Florida tomorrow. We are flying out tomorrow afternoon and will be arriving in Florida the night before our first gig. The next day is going to be our show at the Manatee Community College in Bradenton, FL. Then we have a show every day following until Sunday, the last day of the tour. This means a show every single night and a lot of work and little time to enjoy the beautiful weather. But, that's quite alright with me. I won't be in MN where it's supposed to be in the 20s, I'll be in Florida in shorts! Well, I have got some last minute details to attend to, wish me luck and I wish all of you could be there with me!

If you are in FL this week, maybe you could be! The shows are:

2/18-Manatee Community College, Bradenton
2/19-Fould's Theatre, Fort Myers
2/20-Edison College, Naples
2/21-Historic Athens Theatre, DeLand
2/22-Largo Cultural Center, Largo

Jeremy Horvath-SPCO-Week 4

This week was a busy one.  There were many different projects going on and I had a hand in many of them.  I finished up my research project on local community education programs that the SPCO will be reaching out to.  It was strange to finish my part of the project and hand it off to someone else.  I'm use to seeing things through to the end.  It was hard to let go of an unfinished project.  

This week I also took part in updating data in a software program that is vital to the SCPO.  The Patron's Edge is a program that we use to sample many different kinds data.  We can project sales for the upcoming season or compare passed events with future ones.  It was very interesting to see how they use this software.  Everyone from ticketing to operations uses it in their own way.  It is an important tool for this organization and I'm glad I'm starting to understand it's uses.  This will be a huge help in learning how a big organization like the SPCO runs so smoothly.  

Jeremy Horvath

Music Business  

Joshua Stoll -Conway Studios- Week 5

O hey,
It was another great week at Conway. I got to spend some time in the shop figuring out where everything is and I got to help set up a pro tools rig. The only crazy thing that happened this week happened when I was on a food run picking up Chinese for 8 to 10 people while it was pouring rain. After I had ordered the food and got inside my truck, I checked to make sure it was all there. One thing ended up missing so I ran back to the restaurant to get it, and the manager wanted me to bring all the food back in so he could check to make sure it wasn't there too. When I got back to my truck, I realized I locked my keys inside. It was still pouring rain, and I had no other solution, so I ended up kicking in my middle rear window. It didn't break, but by then I was soaking wet. In the end it all worked out, but that was by far my craziest run yet. ahah.

Darren Vermaas - Dark Horse Studios - Week 3

Not much going on at Dark Horse this week.  We had a high school choir in the last couple days which was interesting to say the least.  I was not in on the sessions, but rather trying to keep up with a bunch of kids that were fed quite a bit of sugar.  There was a lot to clean up, but I was just rewarded with a left over cupcake and it made me feel both better and sick to my stomach.  Cruel world... Anyway, the highlight of the week was probably Debbie and the southeast representative, Rosanne Shelnutt,  paying a visit.  After a quick tour and a meeting with Mike Carr, I was treated to a delicious dinner.  Thanks again!  A fellow intern also introduced me to a book that is very interesting, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone in the engineering program.  It's called Mixing With Your Mind.  It's filled with quite a few interesting techniques and different ways to look at things.  Check it out, it's pretty sweet.  

Ashley Stafford - Swinghouse - Week 4

This week was a little calmer around the studio. I was given the job of creating the Daylog every morning when I come in. What is the Daylog you ask? Well it's the schedule of everything that is going on that day. It list the bands, what room they are in, from what time, the amount that is owed, if they have requested to rent any gear from us, and any miscellanious items such as income from the vending machine. Also on Thursday, I was shown how to call every artist that is scheduled for the next week as a reminder of what time the are booked for. This will be another task for me to do weekly.

Jesse Volk - Pangaea Entertainment Group - Week 5

Hello Hello,

Working long hours makes the weeks fly by... Feeling comfortable feels great... and even though you can't escape the bad economy talk now-a-days, the music biz is an exciting and addicting thing to be a part of...

This week was many more action-packed and fun-filled long hours of hard work and valuable work experience gained. I had the chance to go to EA Sports and meet with and take part in an interview with EA Head of All Music - Steve Schnurr. And it doesn't get any more big-time than that ladies and gents.

Also got to check out Club Spaceland... very cool venue with a cool vibe (and the history!)

Three artists that A&R Worldwide (Pangaea's artist discovery and development company) helped to discover won Grammys this year: Adele, Duffy, and Sam Sparro. Doing big things huh?

And.. if I had an iPod, here's five songs that would be on it right now...

1. Motivation - Delta Spirit
2. Crying Blood - VV Brown
3. I'm Gone - Fabienne Holloway
4. We've Never Lied - Jessica Lea Mayfield
5. American Boy - Kanye & Estelle

I'll let you be in my dream,
If I can be in yours...

Adios Mucho!

Trevor Weitzel - Universal MPLS

Hey everyone.

So it was kind of a quiet week for me here at Universal. My mentor was in New York for half the week for some meetings, so I was kind of on my own. Too bad I couldn't go with her!!!

I'm in the process of putting together my project for my Venue Management class with Steve McClellen. I'm thinking of doing a listening party for some new music that will be coming out from Universal artists. I've been talking with my mentor and we might even try to get one of our developing artists to pay a visit to the McNally. That would be way sweet and totally worth an "A". We'll just have to see how it plays out.

I'll keep you all posted.

Tyler Jones (Rhino) Week5 part 1

Hello all,
I thought I would let you all in on what is happening at Rhino and my section of the WMG family, live on the scene from Cubicle 4083.
Well it has been a good day/half week I have been doing outreach for Graham Nash and the 3 Disc Box set Reflections. We are finally receiving good responces back and are getting the album out there very well.
More news developes in that the press release for Heaven and Hells' new album is coming very soon. If you did not recognize the name it is the new name of Black Sabbath!!!
It is basicly the Ronnie James Dio years. I got to see press photos that will be used for album art and it was a good meeting very cool cause i heard info that noone is supposed to know at least out of the room.
It was really cool and since some of the other interns at Rhino were there, so it was introduce your self time. Other than me and Paul Marshall who works upstairs on the 5th floor i am on 4 th the other interns are from USC or other close colleges.
One tidbit for you if you are going to work at Rhino as an intern please show up.. I am supposedly "sharing my cube" with a USC intern that has only shown twice out of the week. Needless to say the Promtions Department that he was under nolonger needs him.

Well I have been working on Twitter, posting and getting the calendar ready.
I have also started slowly working with one of the new guys added to the New Media and internet marketing department in designing the database of contacts for our "grassroots" marketing campaign.. I will explain don't worry.
When a new release has a small or no budget for marketing it goes or starts with the grassroots people that reach out to site and blogs and any place that will post anything about the album... That is what I have been doing when I say out reach, I apologize if I was not clear sooner I wasn't fully clear myself.. \
Which brings me to ASK QUESTIONS AND WRITE STUFF DOWN!!

I am forgetful i will admit it but... only for certain things if it is guitar related I am like an elephant. It is training your brain, I write it down even if I am going to remember it anyway..
I have a meeting I am attending tomorrow, that I have to talk about the Twitter content I am creating I will fill you in on that with Part 2.

I am going to continue this soon. Take care and stay safe America.

Paul Marshall Warner Music Group Week 5

Life moves so fast it's often easy to lose track of things, like weekly bloggings. I'm a couple of weeks behind so bear with me. hmmm. What have I been up to?

I have updated the majority WMG's clintel list, and spent some time seeking out the clients that have been lost in the shuffle, & obtaining their information. Doing this on a personal level has been a great opportunity for me to network & discover new business opportunities & ventures. I have also been dealing with more individuals around the facility, seeing what they do & trying to get my hands dirty.

I have also been involved in more pitches to clients, trying to place particular music into primarily film & television. This week I got a very interesting one: A hispanic tv commercial. Not being completely fluent in espanol, my first task was to translate lyrics & song titles. Then I tried to find the songs that would fit by looking at some of WMG's current artist roster. I find undiscovered gems on a nearly daily basis.

Rilo Kiley's bass-player, Pierre de Reeder, has released his GREAT solo material through WMG, and recorded a podcast in our building. I got to be involved in the live taping & I'm trying to convince them to let me edit the video... Pierre was a genuinely amazing person & a great songwriter.

I also recently went across the street to Warner Brother Records, and have become familiar with the building. I'm really looking forward to upcoming releases from Deftones, Prodigy, Talking Heads, Oasis, Phish, and Rush. We often have parties and organize listening sessions and VIP shows.

There is a part of WMG called ILG (Independent Label Group). This group is a bunch of Indie labels that piggyback on WMG's distribution. A recent addition to ILG is Minneapolis' own Rhymesayers. They were the first ILG label that I began to work with & I'm very proud to be pitching some of my favorite Minneapolis hip hop.

This industry doesn't operate on 9-5 hours. It's important to remember what Craig Rice tought us: "You gotta hustle (as in move fast)." haha

I spend many evenings and weekend hours managing Minneapolis' premier Live-Electronic group, THE HISTRONIC. I don't get much down time & 4 months is going to move fast.

peace all

Ted Smith-Lorie Line Music-Week 2

Well good morning to all.

Week 2 consisted of more organization and preparation of the equipment for the tour. I managed to get a lot of work done with the help of a fellow student (thanks Bailey!) and am now ready for rehearsals this week. I have yet to get my personal gear (I'm looking to get a small interface, RTA analyzer and protools). Well, it's now time to run off to class! Wish me luck; I'm on the road next week!

Tyler Jones Rhino Week4

Holy Record Company Batman....

Week 4 was a lot more of the same emails to websites, trying to convince them to post info on their site or review a copy of the album. A few sites are just after the free stuff so you have to weed them out. Oh well it is still great fun, Rhino has a few New Releases out now that I have worked on and will be working on.
Mel B aka scary spice has her new workout DVD, Graham Nash Boxed set Phish Clifford Ball and we are bringing back, Princes "Purple Rain" to vinyl.
It was a good night at the Grammys tonight, even though Coldplay won. Alison Kraus and Robert Plant did great and so did the Eagles, Brad Paisley, George Strait, and Lil Wayne. I wasn't able to see any of the preformances since I don't have cable but thats what Youtube is for..
I am looking forward to having a great new week, take care and see you next time.

Till then have fun and keep it snappy..

Tanya Heltemes - Urban Network - Week 3

Back again for the third installment... I can sense the growing excitement.

This was a crazy week, but I feel like I'm finally getting in the right groove. I had more colleges to call again this week to get students to come to the conference, and likely I'll still be doing that almost right up until it's March 11. Feb 6 was their Grammy Party/21st B-Day celebration, so for the week leading up to it I was in charge of putting together spreadsheets of names for the guest list. The party itself was really fun, except I'm pretty sure I lost feeling in my toes about halfway into the night. Before the guests arrived, the interns stuffed bags with various items and got them all ready to go. I also got relegated to Door Duty later in the night. All in all though, I had a good time and met some really great people (got their business cards too!) that I'm totally going to take advantage of in the very near future.

The end. Til next time.

Jesse Volk - Pangaea Entertainment Group - Weeks 3 & 4

Greetings,

First things first... Sorry I missed you crazy kids last week, but now it's double the blog double the fun!

I'm learning the long hours of the music business. For most of the last two weeks I've been working 10-12 hours or more pretty much every day. Everyone at Pangaea stays in the office as long as they have to in order to get things done and it becomes kind of addicting. But it might not be for everybody.

My tasks are slowly increasing in scope and importance which is exactly as I hoped. I'm also taking part in meetings which are really proving to be a great learning tool for me. Learning how the company operates in a day to day fashion is an exciting thing to be involved in.

I also got to check out a show at the Key Club where one of our clients were performing. Cool venue.

In N Out. Animal style.

Last weekend was the McNally Alumni get together at Venice Beach. Good time. It was cool to see how big the group was... we are doing big things!

Celebrity sighting of the week: Suge Knight at the Beverly Center

Quote of the week: "The bet is won or lost before you tee off" - Jerry Heller

What I'm doing right now: watching the Grammy's

Back to it,

Jesse

Ashley Stafford - Swinghouse - Week 3

This week was my best week to date. One of my favorite bands, She Wants Revenge practiced at the studio on Friday. Not only could I hear them practice their setlist for the next show on Saturday but they even hired me to do their merchandise booth for the show. So on Saturday when I arrived at the festival Keith, their manager, gave me an all access pass for the event and helped me set up the merch. During the She Wants Revenge set I was able to go and stand on the side of the stage and watch about three songs. It was a very unreal moment seeing them perform from that angle. I have seen them play at least five times in the past but this was the greatest. After the concert was over and the money from the merchandise was settled, I offered my services again in the future and Keith said that he would love to have me on board. I can't wait to see if something comes from this.

Darren Vermaas - Dark Horse Studios - Week 2

What first seemed like a lot of new information all thrown at me at once seems now to be second nature.  I've been getting settled in quite nicely here at Dark Horse.  This week was much of the same as last as far as the day to do routines go, although there were a few fun and exciting new things to behold.  The internship program DH has set up allows us (the 15 or so interns) to utilize the studios and all gear when there aren't any sessions booked.  This past week was a down week for the most part giving everyone an opportunity to jump into the studios.  I engineered a session with two other interns who wanted to lay down a track.  It was nice to be back behind a board and it gave me an opportunity to show some of the people that I knew what was going on.  I set up MS on an acoustic guitar, I don't think they were very familiar with it because they asked a lot of questions about how to set it up.  The end result sounded pretty good.  I also learned that interns (once tested and approved to) can bring in clients and charge for time.  I'm definitely excited for that opportunity.  Yesterday I got to assist in setting up a tracking session with resident engineer Mike Carr.  He handed me a mic set up list and basically said "go".  I took care of setting up all of his drum and electric guitar mics, as well as the cue systems used here.  All in all, very productive.  I also volunteered to take a piano bench back to it's rightful owner outside of Nashville yesterday which earned me a chance to hand out my business card as well as a $10 tip.  It looks like things will be getting really busy in the next two months, I'm looking forward to getting my hands even more dirty.  By they way, the picture at the top is of the main studio here called "The Lodge".   The desk is a Trident Series 80 with Neve Flying Faders and numerous other mods.  It is certainly different than the Tridents at McNally, but inherently familiar.  It's definitely nice to have that bit of familiarity here, like jumping into a pool you know is going to be warm. And vintage-y.  

Darren

Joshua Stoll -Conway Studios- Week 4

It is week four still the same stuff going on. One day the other runner got pulled into a session to floor so I got to do some stuff that the interns don't usually get to do. I got to run tapes over to Record Plant when they don't let interns take media so I thought that was cool. Other then that I am just in the groove and keeping up with my duties. We had a birthday party for the drumer in a band that is doing their record there. I also met up with one of Choppers old friends John Hurst.


Josh Stoll

Jeremy Horvath-SPCO-week three

I'm finally feeling comfortable with my internship at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.  I have a good understanding of how they operate.  They are a large non-profit organization and go about their business a little differently.  Everyone is very efficient with their jobs and tasks.  There is very little overlap with projects.  Each individual plays a crucial role to the operation as a whole.  

This week my main project was focused of researching community education programs around the twin cities.  I will be trying to get information about upcoming SPCO events in neighborhood calenders.  This project was given to me by the women in charge of group sales and marketing.  I've enjoyed working on a variety of different projects thus far.  

Next week I will be finishing up the research portion of the group sales project.  I will also be trying to locate some older recordings of the SPCO.  They're putting together a book of highlights of last 50 years and will be reviewing some older recordings.  I am in charge of hunting down some hard to find graphics.     

Jeremy Horvath

Music Business 

John Lauritsen - Caroline Distribution - Week 1

Hey everybody,

Week one at Caroline was pretty mellow. I mailed some CD's to record stores, checked one sheets, made sure labels were making deadlines on artwork/one sheets, and organized our inventory (CD's, DVD's, etc...) All in all, it's been a great week.

As for the city. I wake up every morning and can't believe I'm actually in New York. I just moved to a new place in Greenpoint Brooklyn on Thursday and it's amazing. Greenpoint is comparable to Uptown in Minneapolis but much bigger and with a view of the Manhattan skyline.

That's all for now. Have a great weekend.

John

Mike Swoop-AEMG-Week 3

MIKE CHECK, ONE, TWO.

W'DUP YA'LL,

Been busy these past couple weeks with more than just the internship.  I moved to the valley (NOHO) just a few mins. from AEMG (Studio City) the week ending my second week in California.  No doubt, my experience has been incredibly traumatizing* thus far; with no gas (no hot water, stove, or heat-it does get pretty cool @ night) for 1 1/2 wks at the new crib.  All to the good though. [:

GET BUSY YA'LL

 

Tyler Jones Rhino Weeks 3

Hey all,
Sorry for the delay but apparently I can't figured out how to retrieve a draft blog but that's not your problem. Anyway weeks 3 was great at Rhino I have been continuing work with the Phish DVD set, the new Graham Nash "Reflections" box set. I email various websites from newspapers to fan sites, seeing if they will mention the release or anything about it. We send out some review copies of what we have, its alot of fun. You come across lots of music info that can be distracting but you have to try and not get sucked in. My personal limit is one article per site if it is rely interesting, most of the time I add it to my favorites and read them on my lunch break.
My other main mention for this week is that I have been working hard to get the Twitter ready to start and continue working on the calendar for March and the rest of the year hopefully. Follow Rhino on twitter www.twitter.com/rhinorecords . More to come with Week 4...

Ted Smith-Lorie Line Music-Week 1

Bonjour to all!

Thus begins hopefully a long stay with Lorie Line Music as a Front of House Engineer! I have already begun with the pre-tour preparations of getting the tour on the road; including verifying that all equipment works and that everything that is needed for this tour is present and accounted for. I have another (mere) two weeks to ensure that everything is ready to go and all systems are a-okay before my first show on the 18th in Bradeton, Fl. Yes, this means that I will be able to receive a much needed break from the harsh Minnesota weather!

First day!

Hey everybody,

So I finally started here at Caroline. I'm slowly getting settled in. Every one that works here is great. Plus, I'm in Manhattan!!

Today was pretty lax since it's my first day. I did some verifying of UPC's and made sure bands had their necessary art work in. Which many did not.

Anyway, that's all I have for now. Hopefully I'll have much more in the coming days.

Love,
John

Ashley Stafford - Swinghouse - Week 2

This week was a very busy week. A band that I use to listen to when I was 12 came into the studio to record. It was Better Than Ezra. Kevin and the boys are very nice and a pleasure to be around. I'm going to have to start listening to them again.

We also had 3 showcases during the week. One of them was for the band The Script. And it was a very hectic time. The Mtv Reality show The Hills was invited in to record during this showcase. When Audrina one of The Hills' cast members arrived I saw my very first paparazzi. It was a very unreal moment. I had always seen them on TMZ and shows like that but not in person. Very crazy.

Tanya Heltemes - Urban Network

This is the second installment of my weekly blog... aren't you all excited?

I got to do more this week and it was really great. We had a creative session where we came up with ideas for info to put on flyers to be sent out about the conference coming up, and called area colleges to try to get students to come to the conference. Thursday they had a 'birthday' type party because Urban Network is 21 this year and a bunch of industry people came, hung out, and ate lots of food. I was in charge of collecting all their names and numbers to be put into this new system of sending out text messages to remind people about the conference which allowed me to talk to everyone and network... I think I got about 12 business cards or so. Pretty fantastic.

Things are gearing up for their Grammy party next Thursday, so I'm extremely excited for that. Also, we're about 6 weeks out from the conference so it's crunch time to get people to come.

The end. Til next time.

Jeremy Horvath, week two with the SPCO

My second week with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra was a busy one.  I spend most of my time working with the Education Department.  During the week I helped schedule and coordinate the SPCO's Connect program.  Connect is an out-reach program that sends orchestra musicians to over a dozen urban schools.  Each school receives three different solo or ensemble performances from the SPCO each year.  They are given instructional and historical information and teaching aids about the music they hear.  

The SPCO celebrated their final 50th Birthday celebration with three kids' concerts on Saturday.  I volunteered during the day and was able to see and participate in the day's activities.  It was great to see how they put together their events, very insightful.  The operation, development, education, and marketing departments work extremely efficiently with each other.  

This next week should go quite smoothly.  I'm starting to understand the inner workings of the organization and how they are run.  Next week I will most likely split my time between the education and marketing department.  I look forward to learning more about the marketing campaigns for the orchestra's next season which is being developed.  

Week two,

Jeremy Horvath

Music Business      

Joshua Stoll -Conway Studios- Week 3

This week, I have mainly spent my time mastering the things I have been put in charge of doing over the last two weeks. Conway Studio has been fairly slow this week as there has been one artist in for the last 2 weeks working on their new record. On Thursday, Conway had a BBQ party for the band who is working on their new album so we all got to hang out and have BBQ with them.