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19th Annual Performing Arts Managers Conference February 26 – March 1, 2011 – Dallas, TX, USA
Scholarship Application Procedures:
Scholarships in the amount of $750 will be awarded to students wishing to attend PAMC Dallas <http://www.iavm.org/pamc11> , with registration waivers awarded to selected local applicants. To be considered for one of the scholarships, you must be a full time student, enrolled in an accredited college or university, or must have graduated no more than six months prior to the date of application.
All of the following must be received or postmarked by November 24, 2010:
- Scholarship Application http://www.iaam.org/2011_meetings/pamc/pdf/PAMC2011ScholarshipApplicationFillIn.pdf
- Resume
- Personal letter stating desire, need and professional aspirations
Please send these materials to Brenda Pennington at IAVM headquarters:
635 Fritz Drive, Suite 100
Coppell, TX 75019
Fax: 972.906.7418
Phone: 972.538.1013
Brenda.Pennington@IAVM.org
Awarding of Scholarships:
Scholarship recipients will be notified in mid-January. Scholarship checks will be distributed at the conference. Please contact Brenda Pennington <brenda.pennington@iavm.org> at 972.538.1013 with any questions.
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COLLEGE MARKETING
‘stache Media is open to new students nationwide. Students looking for a spring internship should apply now (asap!). Summer students should apply in March.
- All students must be able to get internship credit from their colleges.
- We require a letter stating this from each school.
- Submit your resume to Erica.Dagley@stachemedia.com & Ava_Ryerson@Redmusic.com with the subject “SLR internship”. The internship can also be found on Career section of SonyMusic.com.
Responsibilities:
We are currently looking for interns to be part of RED’s lifestyle marketing program through ‘stache media. Reps will help develop marketing plans tailored for their market area and will serve as ‘stache representatives to their campus. Through this internship students will learn valuable skills by having direct involvement with tour marketing, online marketing, lifestyle marketing and retail/partnership marketing. The ‘stache lifestyle marketing program is a hands-on intern program for highly motivated students interested in music marketing.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have a do it yourself attitude and an outgoing personality. Prior street team or street marketing experience is preferred. Candidates must have a passion for music, marketing, communications, and social media. Candidates must have an ability to work independently and meet important deadlines.
All candidates must be currently enrolled in a college or university. Candidates should display strong written and verbal communications skills, as well an eagerness to learn. Candidates must also possess excellent computer skills (Word, Excel and Outlook preferred) and strong organizational skills. Students will be asked to intern at least fifteen hours a week but we will try our best to work around student’s schedules. Students must provide a letter from their college or university confirming that they will receive school credit. Our internships are for credit only.
About RED & ‘stache media:
RED is widely recognized as the industry leader in independent distribution and artist development. A division of Sony Music Entertainment, RED handles marketing and sales for 47 independent record labels, as well as repertoire from parent company Sony.
‘stache media is an interactive marketing and promotion agency operating with in RED. ‘stache media services include online publicity, advertising, partnership marketing, lifestyle & college marketing as well as specialty radio.
Those labels under the RED Music & ‘stache media umbrella include: Glassnote Recordings, Victory Records, ATO Records, CBS Records, Decon, Fat Wreck Chords, Fader Label, I Heart Comix, I Surrender Records, French Kiss, Metal Blade Records, NYLON Records, Star Time International, Southern Lord, Razor & Tie, Red Bull Records, Kemado Records, Lakeshore Records, The End Records, Replase Records, & Megaforce Records. Brand partners include: Spin, Lollapalooza, Alternative Press, Decibel and Playstation.
RED Music releases include: Phoenix, Passion Pit, Matt & Kim, A Day To Remember, Cage The Elephant, Sia, My Morning Jacket, Less Than Jake, Danzig, Bullet for My Valentine, OK Go, Brendan Benson, Juliette Lewis, The Tings Tings, Spinnerette, Ray LaMontagne, Scott Weiland, Albert Hammond Jr., Andrew Bird, Third Eye Blind, Peter Bjorn & John, Mew, Radiohead, NoFx, Bayside, Baroness, The Black Crowes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jason Aldean, Red, Mindless Self Indulgence, Clutch, Motley Crue, White Rabbits, Manic Street Preachers, Gov’t Mule, and Phish.
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Mechanical Licensing Assistant (UMG)
Reports to Mechanical Licensing Manager
General Description:
Assists the mechanical licensing staff with organization, data entry, and copyright research.
Specific Duties:
- Data enter details of direct mechanical licenses into AS400 database.
- Organize and file incoming and outgoing direct mechanical licenses.
- Confirm song rights information as provided on incoming direct mechanical licenses.
Skill Set:
- Very organized.
- Comfortable with PC applications.
- MS Word.
- MS Excel.
- Data Entry.
Experience:
- One year prior music publishing experience (preferred).
Education:
- High school diploma.
- BA/BS degree (preferred).
Interested Loyola students and graduates should contact Georgia McBride via email (gbmcbrid@loyno.edu) or phone (504-865-3860) ASAP (no later than Wed. 11/3) to discuss the application process.
Mechanical Licensing Assistant (HFA)
Reports to Mechanical Licensing Manager
General Description:
Processes all license requests received from The Harry Fox Agency and the CMRRA.
Specific Duties:
- Respond to requests from The Harry Fox Agency and CMRRA for song rights information.
- Respond to requests from The Harry Fox Agency for reduced or controlled rate licenses.
- Communicate with The Harry Fox Agency and Record companies to request issuance or signing of licenses.
- Communicate with The Harry Fox Agency, CMRRA and Record companies to solve licensing problems.
- Manage Harry Fox online licensing system.
- Post licensing status to various internal reports.
Skill Set:
- Very organized.
- Comfortable with PC applications.
- MS Word.
- MS Excel.
- Analytic.
- Good basic math skills.
Experience:
- One year prior music publishing experience..
Education:
- High school diploma.
- BA/BS degree (preferred).
Interested Loyola students and graduates should contact Georgia McBride via email (gbmcbrid@loyno.edu) or phone (504-865-3860) ASAP (no later than Wed. 11/3) to discuss the application process.
Americans with Disabilities Volunteer Assistant
Help the Voodoo Experience to set a new standard of accessibility. Join our team as we revamp our event site to ensure that all guests are able to fully enjoy the Voodoo Experience. Do you have experience with the American with Disabilities Act? Are you inspired to make sure that all guests are free to maneuver around the site unobstructed and have nothing to worry about other than which band they want to see next? If so, join us in bringing to realization our new ideas about everything from exterior signage to ramps to viewing platforms. Help us make the 2010 Voodoo Experience an amazing AND accessible event for everyone.
ADA assistants work under the supervision of the ADA. Duties include assisting disabled persons with navigating the City Park grounds including, but not limited to, handicapped parking, monitoring restrooms, assisting with platform access near the performance areas, and medical issues.
Assistants should possess excellent people skills, strong oral communication skills, a willingness and desire to do whatever it takes to solve problems. The best applicant should have some medical or first aid skills, experience caring for disabled people and have an understanding of the unique needs of people in wheelchairs, on crutches, or possibly even 8 or 9 months pregnant. Medical knowledge is not required, but would be beneficial. Assistant applicants who can give their time to all three days will be given first consideration.
Depending on experience and capabilities, assistants may be offered positions related to their expertise in specific areas and locations on site. Assistants may be rotated in positions.
For more information contact Joe Segura at 985-445-4218 or josephsegura@bellsouth.net
Those who are interested in volunteering for Voodoo Music Experience should read through the following volunteer opportunities and carefully follow the application instructions for the opportunity that interests them most:
POSITION – Front Gate Ambassador – Meet and Greet
– Timing fulfillment requirements
- Friday, October 29, 2010 – 9 am to 9 pm
- Saturday, October 30, 2010 – 9:30 am to 9 pm
- Sunday, October 31, 2010 – 9 am to 8 pm
- These will be split into shifts of 2 to 4 hours throughout the day
– Voodoo Front Gate Ambassadors will greet attendees as they head towards entering the front entry gate and provide warm welcomes, information and direction as to entering the event site.
– Interested parties will be called to discuss role and shift options once they have submitted and email expressing interest to Dan West at volunteers@thevoodooexperience.com
POSITION – Event Guide Ambassadors
– Timing fulfillment requirements
- Friday, October 29, 2010 – 9 am to 9 pm
- Saturday, October 30, 2010 – 9:30 am to 9 pm
- Sunday, October 31, 2010 – 9 am to 8 pm
- These will be split into shifts of 2 to 4 hours throughout the day
– Voodoo Event Guide Ambassadors will greet attendees after entering the site and hand out event guides as well as help with logistics of having the guides readily available and inventory replenished at the direction of the Festival Services.
– Interested parties will be called to discuss role and shift options once they have submitted an email expressing interest and availability to Dan West at volunteers@thevoodooexperience.com
POSITION – Voodoo Ambassadors – (MEGAN CINDRICH HAS RECRUITED HER TEAM FOR THIS ROLE)
– Timing fulfillment requirements
- Friday, October 29, 2010 – 9 am to 9 pm
- Saturday, October 30, 2010 – 9:30 am to 9 pm
- Sunday, October 31, 2010 – 9 am to 8 pm
- These will be split into shifts of 2 to 4 hours throughout the day
– Voodoo Customer Service Ambassadors will manage the Information and Lost & Found booth Market Square providing attendees with information on the event as well as directing them to specific areas. They will also manage the lost & found logistics where found items are returned and individuals go to see if their lost items are at the location.
– Interested parties will be called to discuss role and shift options once they have submitted an email expressing interest and availability to volunteers@thevoodooexperience.com. Megan has been informed as to where the approved volunteers on her team are to register.
POSITION – Parking Ambassadors –
– Timing fulfillment requirements
- Friday, October 29, 2010 – 6 am to 6 pm (Shift 6am to Noon/Noon to 6pm)
- Saturday, October 30, 2010 – 6 am to 6 pm (Shift 6am to Noon/Noon to 6pm)
- Sunday, October 31, 2010 – 7 am to 6 pm (Shift 7am to Noon/Noon to 6pm)
- These will be split into shifts dependent on # of volunteers in volunteer pool
– Voodoo Parking Ambassadors will work in conjunction with Central Parking who manages parking logistics for the event. The Ambassadors will be staged at varying entry points off of City Park Avenue to help event attendees in the right direction.
– Interested parties will be called to discuss role and shift options once they have submitted an email expressing interest and availability to Dan West at volunteers@thevoodooexperience.com
ALL Voodoo Volunteers receive a Voodoo T-Shirt as well as a meal ticket for food and water per volunteer day. They will also receive entry into the event once position and shift is fulfilled on volunteer day only.
Founded in 1975 by Robert Berning, Jr., Robert Berning Productions, Inc. first operated out of a 200 year old New Orleans French Quarter walk up. Now, 35 years later, we are still in the New Orleans metropolitan area and have evolved into a complete creative communications company. We have produced hundreds of award-winning national, regional and local advertising campaigns in addition to films for national and international corporations. Today we serve a diverse group of quality-focused clientele from our 18,000 sq. ft. studio complex in metropolitan New Orleans. Our clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, represent varied industries such as energy, hospitality, medical, defense, financial, retail and the state and public sectors. Additionally, our parent company, Berning Marking LLC, offers full-service advertising, which includes strategic planning, research, branding, design, web and interactive development, traditional media placement and social media services for clients with a need for integrated marketing campaigns.
Students interested in applying for this internship should email Kaley Wilkins kwilkins@berning.com a resume, cover letter, and portfolio (if available). Once application materials are submitted, the student will be called in for an interview with Ms. Wilkins, the producer, and the director.
They would prefer for the student to have his or her own car, but they have company vehicles available for those who do not. A valid driver’s license is required.
Normally, interns stay within each department, but some times they will overlap. The student must be studying in the field of the department for which he is applying. (A production intern needs to be majoring in communications; a marketing intern needs to be majoring in marketing, etc.)
For more information, visit: www.berning.com
The Catering Manager for Voodoo is looking for students to volunteer in the pre-production and possibly productions days of the 2010 Voodoo Experience. Students that would volunteer in this department would get a look at the logistics, beyond catering, that it takes to put together one of the largest music festivals in the world. Some duties would include:
*putting together group meal packets
*meal scheduling
*site deliveries of water and other essential items
*other administrative tasks as needed
Volunteers are needed on Wednesday and Thursday October 27-28 from 2PM – 6PM for pre-production and 8AM -until on show days. Applicants must have endurance and be truly passionate about gaining a career and advancing in the industry. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact:
Keith Fernandez
504.251.8098
kbfernandez@live.com
*Keith will be out of the country from October 1-16 working the NBA Europe Live and China Games tours so responses to e-mails may come at weird times.*
Big Easy Recording Studio is looking for an intern to assist with recording projects both at the studio, as well as with remote recording and freelance sessions other places that may come up from time to time.
This will be very hands-on and will involve many aspects of recording including set up/break down, tracking, editing, mixing, studio maintenance, cable repair, and more.
Music or music industry majors are preferred. Must have reliable car (to occasionally run errands, possibly transport recording equipment). Genuine interest in recording, positive attitude, and good attention to detail and are vital. Experience with Pro Tools is a big plus. Laptop not required, but having a computer with a basic Pro Tools system (LE or M-Powered) for editing is also a plus.
Please send cover letter & resumé in pdf format to Earl Scioneaux, III at recording@gmail.com by 9/30/10. Put “internship” in the subject line.
The Contemporary Arts Center is looking for volunteers for their annual event: Art For Arts’ Sake on Saturday October 2nd.
Please see the info below for details and e-mail Christine Tassin at
ctassin@cacno.org if you are
interested in volunteering!
ART FOR ARTS’ SAKE:
Saturday, October 2nd 2010
Julia Street Block Party, 6 – 9PM
CITYWIDE GALLERY OPENINGS MARKS THE START OF CITY’S ARTS
SEASON
WHAT: Created by the CAC 30 years ago, this annual rite of
fall has become one of the hottest events of the year for
art lovers and party-goers in and around New Orleans. The
free citywide gallery hop marks the opening of the city’s
arts season and is New Orleans’ largest arts event of the
year.
WHERE: The citywide gallery opening celebration features 40+
free art openings at galleries and businesses throughout the
Warehouse District, Magazine Street, the French Quarter and
all around New Orleans.
WHY: The CAC’s Art for Arts’ Sake in the Warehouse District
attracts over 20,000 art patrons, locals & tourists
annually. All proceeds benefit arts programming at the CAC,
the home of contemporary multidisciplinary arts and cultural
programming in the South.
The Julia Street Block Party (300-600 blocks Julia St.).
6-9pm, Cash bars and cuisine. Free admission.
ART-mosphere: Interactive art installations by: Mitchell
Gaudet “Deepwater Horizon Response,” and others.
HOW YOU CAN HELP – Please select one of four shifts
available:
Set up 1pm – 5pm:
Set up at the CAC and on Julia Street.
– You will get 15 food and beverage tickets for
use during the Street Party from 6-9pm.
Set up/Art Install 1pm – 5pm
Work directly with participating visual artists to install
and uninstall art installations on Julia Street which will
be on view during AFAS.
– You will get 15 food and beverage tickets to use
during the Street Party from 6-9pm.
CAC Tent & Ticket Selling on Julia St. 5 – 7:30pm
Work in the CAC Tent on Julia Street selling memberships and
food and beverage tickets OR work as ticket seller stationed
on Julia Street selling food and beverage tickets. Also help
set up CAC tent.
– You will get 10 food and beverage tickets for use
after your shift.
CAC Tent & Ticket Selling on Julia St. 7:30 -10pm
Work in the CAC Tent on Julia Street selling memberships and
food and beverage tickets OR work as ticket seller stationed
on Julia Street selling food and beverage tickets. Also
help breakdown CAC Street Tent after event.
– You will get 10 food and beverage tickets you
can use before your shift, so come early and enjoy the
event!
It will be like Whitney White Linen Night but a little
calmer and A LOT cooler! Please dress in comfortable attire.
We couldn’t do this without your help, thank you all so much
for your continued support!
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