Music Technology Hits A High Note On WP Campus
Ashley Neff
Issue date: 3/24/09 Section: News
Steinman admits that quite often, the music majors will combine with the computer arts majors to add sound effects and sound editing to their games, animations, and so forth.
"Music production is heavily based on computer studios, spending a lot of time using industry standard production software," says Steinman. "We are looking into Apple and Avid for software certification classes."
Since ultimately all of the music production work is done on computers, it is practical that the music industry majors and computer arts majors would work together.
It is apparent that this tightly- knit community of students is quite like a family. Music Industry and Technology senior Nick Sosa said, "it's like its own little underground society down there."
When in the underground castle, one can notice many students working together to help each other learn. Steinman acknowledges that the students actually form bands within the program. These students record CDs, primarily in hip-hop, rock, pop and contemporary. Some also record heavy metal, Latin, and blues. However, only two or three current students are interested in classical music.
The little music community formed from this program is not however, unknown. Steinman and the rest of the Music Industry staff open their recording studios free of charge to regionally acclaimed musicians. The students gain real world production experience, which is more than anyone could pay for studio time. A number of CDs have been recorded here, among them being former New York Yankee Bernie Williams and his band.
Prof. Bob Peremsky has headed the program. "Mercy Music Cares," in which students in the program perform for kids in hospitals. A group of music majors also composed a CD for an ill cancer patient. The Center for Digital Arts is not just exposing its students to a career, but to surrounding communities so the students get experience in other important issues.
Graduate students have earned jobs such as audio supervisors for Good Morning America and ABC News. Broadway shows also provide students with jobs as well as radio stations and advertising agencies, all which include some sort of sound or music involvement.
"Music production is heavily based on computer studios, spending a lot of time using industry standard production software," says Steinman. "We are looking into Apple and Avid for software certification classes."
Since ultimately all of the music production work is done on computers, it is practical that the music industry majors and computer arts majors would work together.
It is apparent that this tightly- knit community of students is quite like a family. Music Industry and Technology senior Nick Sosa said, "it's like its own little underground society down there."
When in the underground castle, one can notice many students working together to help each other learn. Steinman acknowledges that the students actually form bands within the program. These students record CDs, primarily in hip-hop, rock, pop and contemporary. Some also record heavy metal, Latin, and blues. However, only two or three current students are interested in classical music.
The little music community formed from this program is not however, unknown. Steinman and the rest of the Music Industry staff open their recording studios free of charge to regionally acclaimed musicians. The students gain real world production experience, which is more than anyone could pay for studio time. A number of CDs have been recorded here, among them being former New York Yankee Bernie Williams and his band.
Prof. Bob Peremsky has headed the program. "Mercy Music Cares," in which students in the program perform for kids in hospitals. A group of music majors also composed a CD for an ill cancer patient. The Center for Digital Arts is not just exposing its students to a career, but to surrounding communities so the students get experience in other important issues.
Graduate students have earned jobs such as audio supervisors for Good Morning America and ABC News. Broadway shows also provide students with jobs as well as radio stations and advertising agencies, all which include some sort of sound or music involvement.
Viewing Comments 1 - 1 of 1
online research paper
posted 12/24/09 @ 2:08 PM EST
The Music Industry and Technology program provides a lot of opportunities.
Post a Comment