In ISM this past week, I have begun preparing for Final Presentation Night in addition to working on my final product which is due this upcoming May. So far I have been working on my final presentation...
This past week in ISM I was able to go on my third mentor visit with Ally, however it was the first time I was able to meet her colleagues and go to her office in Grand Prairie at the Verizon Theater. This was...
This past Friday I had my second mentor visit with Ally. I was able to go to her house again to discuss the success of various upcoming shows, and afterwards was given the privilege to go with her...
This past week in ISM, I was able to work on my original work and have one of the best interviews I have had all year. I met with Mr. Ireland who is the president and founder of Ear Fuel Entertainment LLC...
This past week in ISM I was able to do a lot of reflecting on my topic and on my studies from both this year and last year; looking at how and why I got into concert promotions in the first place...
Last week I was able to go on one of my favorite interviews yet. I met with Mr. Jonathan Swinnea, Marketing Director of the Bomb Factory, Canton Hall, and Trees; which are three well-known music venues in...
After my visit to House of Blues last Friday, and my realization about a career in concert promotion, this week was dedicated to searching for new concert industry careers and professionals in the area with....
In ISM last week I was able to narrow down my topic and decide what was career path was best for me to study this year. I have decided to continue to pursue concert promotion and incorporate new ideas.....
This past week I went on my mentor visit with Ally at her office. During this visit I was able to work on my digital marketing packet for my festival, Sunfest, and was able to go over the design and practicality...
Leaving spring break and heading straight into the most concentrated and intense part of the year in Independent Study and Mentorship, I am ready to start ramping up my project so I can make sure that I...
In ISM this past week we have been working on the proposals for our final products for the end of the year. The final product is the biggest project we create as students in ISM and it is something that is...
This past week was one of the best and most encouraging weeks we’ve had all year in ISM. This week on Wednesday was our ISM Showcase where all the Independent Study and Mentorship...
As the deadline to find a mentor inches closer, this past week in ISM has been extremely stressful. Going on a five interviews since the year began, I have met a lot of amazing people but none of them had...
In ISM this week, I was able to reflect on the progress of my study so far this year and determine three S.M.A.R.T goals that would allow me to accomplish what I needed in order to finish the year having...
Over the weekend, I was able to attend the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival in Austin for the first time as an early birthday present. Not only was the festival amazing in itself, it was incredible to see...
Last week in ISM was extremely busy because I had two separate interviews scheduled the same week. On Monday, I was able to meet with Jenna Rushing, the Digital Marketing Manager at Texas Live! in Arlington...
This past week my class did our introductory speeches for each other, and I was able to see where I stood within my class from a topic choice and professionalism standpoint....
This past Friday I was able to go on the best mentor visit I have gone on all year. During this visit, Ally and I were able to finalize the spending numbers and data for our final product in order to wrap up...
This past week I was able to make significant progress on my final product and lay out the foundation for how I wanted things to go in the next upcoming months. By working with my mentor the week before...
This past week in ISM I began looking and reflecting on my original work and what I wanted to say in my presentation next week. Overall, I wanted to incorporate why I decided to do this project in the first place...
This week in ISM I was able to create and finalize my original work in order to display it at the showcase on Wednesday. My original work was to create my own theoretical music festival, planning out the lineup...
This past week I was able to participate in the House of Blues Music Forward Foundation silent auction, where I was able to help raise money for the venue’s in house charity by auctioning off...
In ISM this past week, it was time to begin deciding on what our original work projects would be this year and how they were going to be executed. After doing more research on my topic I was able to find another...
In ISM this week, the majority of the class time was spent searching and contacting professionals in the Dallas area working in the festival industry. However, because there are not many large music festivals....
This week in ISM marked the first week of September, meaning it was time to focus and get informational interviews scheduled as soon as possible in order to gather strong research for the year....