Apprentices in Action
Radio Connection apprentice
Kristen Musser of Eagleville, Tennessee is learning what it takes to build a radio show from the ground up, as she creates, scripts and records the radio show Revolver Underground! After getting it all slated, she and mentor
Eric Black put it all together and produced the show. Kristen says,
“It sounds so good, and even though it’s not my show technically, I’m kinda freaking proud of it.” Next week, Kristen’s running Revolver on her own!
Film Connection apprentice
Keith Huff (Louisville, Kentucky) is shooting a goth music video in a church built in the 1800s. When he isn’t running focus on the camera, he’s keeping the coffee brewing (it’s cold!), gaffing and assisting the crew. Day 1—filming trained actors on sword play. Day 2—shooting the band on stage.
Tim Barry, Recording Connection apprentice rocked the house as one-half of hip-hop duo The Hashassins. They got their friends and fans to turn out, so they got paid for the gig, and Tim had fun talking shop with some of the producers and engineers he was meeting.
Marilyn “Maz” Allen, a Recording Connection student in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, has been working with Solomon Childs (yes that Solomon Childs, the Wu-Tang Clan affiliate), as well as a number of local hip-hop artists. Maz says her mentor Murray Graham is
“constantly taking me out of my comfort zone, and I’m loving every minute of it.”