For some reason my recent posts haven't been showing and I didn't realize it until now, but I will include all information about the past weeks in this one and will be as thorough in my explanations about my internship with 93X as I can! First off, a review of the past two weeks!
On the first post that didn't show I wanted to tell you guys that it was the first time Patrick allowed me to record him for a commercial and edit it all on my own! I guess he saw he could trust me and that my ability was up-to-par with what he needed so he let me do the entire process; from recording, to editing, to saving on all systems and make it radio-ready! I learned how to operate the EncoDAD, Audicy, and Dalet hardware/software properly and have been looking over Patrick's shoulder every time I could to see if I could learn a new trick or two!
The week after that we had finally talked extensively about beginning the "Ask The Expert" segment for the Loud & Local show. This segment allows people who tune to 93X to email their curiosities regarding ANY aspect of the music industry. The question can range from how to get a certain guitar sound to how to put together a good media package or presentation! Every week a question would be addressed, an answer recorded fro the mouth of one of our local experts at McNally Smith (our gracious Department heads were the ones followed around the most) and aired on the Loud & Local spot. We set everything up to start the following week. We planned out the name of the segment [McNally Smith College of Music's Ask The Expert], the time it would air in [before the 'Goodbye' segment of Loud & Local], a music intro and bed were made, and a set up of how we would go about getting the media [we settled on having me record the teachers at school using a good quality field recorder and then making the recording radio-ready].
The week following that we aired our first Ask The Expert segment. The official debut was by the head of the music business department: Dave Olsen. He talked about how to copyright and protect your material if you are into composing songs and creating ideas. Keeping your ideas protected is extremely important as you never know who might end up using something you did for money, and you want to make sure that either: A. that doesn't happen; at least not behind your back. Or B. That you are handsomely rewarded for your work.
This week we aired the second segment of McNally Smith's Ask The Expert. This time we had Judy Donaghy talk to us about how to keep your body and voice healthy in the case that you are a rock singer who either practices a lot or gigs or just demands that much from their voice. She described tips for keeping the voice clear and throat unharmed. This is something that I think hit the spot with 93X Rocks' listeners as a lot of them are avid rock singers or know someone who is and will consequently come back to listen to more advice from our resident experts!
Since this was my last week at my internship. I decided I would take the time to show you guys that in most jobs [especially in the music industry] it's not all stress and deadlines. I took some pictures of things that I thought were cool and were a part of what not only 93X means or is, but also who the people that work there are.
First off, the atmosphere is very relaxed at 93 X and the adjacent radio stations.
One quirky thing about the place that says a lot is: there is a radio tuner in the bathroom. Yep..two knobs: one for volume and one to pick the station. It's great..you can listen to anything you want in the bathroom. Another thing was there are toys everywhere! Doug's office [the 'big dog' at 93X Rocks!] is covered in collectibles! Not to mention there is a Toshiba scooter/cooler in Patrick's office and regular scooters spread throughout the facility, for ease of transportation obviously. Every one's mood at 93X is always cheerful and it was a pleasure to work along side them!
Now that my internship has come to an end I realized that I wasn't going to let them high and dry with out any support from the school. So I took the liberty to make a batch of Ask The Expert segments which I will email to Patrick so he can air.
I am very happy with my experience at 93X and my first internship. Patrick and all of the guys and girls at 93 X are AWESOME. They're all funny, quirky, unique, great conversationalists, and they are always willing to help!
I would like to take this opportunity and thank everyone involved in this project and everyone I met! I want to thank Patrick for being such a good boss and great friend over all; I want to thank Doug and Rudy and the rest of the guys and girls from 93X whom I had the pleasure of talking to and growing with; I want to thank Bryan Forrester for giving me this great opportunity and trusting me with the Ask The Expert segment. It means a lot to me when a teacher endows me with the same trust and responsibilities as an equal. I want to thank Sarha Paterson for helping me out along the entire time! Even though it's your job you did it with a good heart all the time and a great spirit! I want to thank Debbie for cheering me on and being such a sweetheart! All of you guys helped make this experience ten times better than anything I was anticipating!
I will see you all next semester.
Best wishes,
Unai J Bolivar Uriarte
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