Finding Bob Boilen
This semester, I have a unique final project in my Managing and Licensing Intellectual property. I have to find the producer of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series, Bob Boilen, and interview him about his methods in selecting artists to be on the show.
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Chicago Recording Company
We have three recording sessions this semester at the Chicago Recording Company. These guys are the real deal– with industry standard eq..
Manifest 2012: Rehearsing “Down the Rabbit Hole”
As the close of the spring semester nears, so does the end of the year celebration, Manifest. Manifest is Columbia College Chicago’s ..
Great Fun had at RFK’s Gallery Gala Event
Rock For Kids (RFK) Shifting Focus fundraising event at Hinge Gallery was fun-fabulous. Throughout the night there were around 100 people that came to support. I was totally amazed by the support our sponsor, Audiotree, family, friends, fellow students, RFK supporters and others who came to check out the exhibit.
The Big Show (Part 1): Thesis Prep
We knew this day would come. The InterArts Thesis class enters the Book & Paper Gallery at 1104 South Wabash this week. There are long..
Side Projects
As I have mentioned in previous posts, the way I like to work has some downsides to it. Part of the problem with working like I do in ..
Interview With Second Year Students Liz Chereskin and Sara Peck
I met Liz and Sara at New Wave Coffee in Logan Square. We talked about the manuscript process, the joys of being a second year MFA st..
Hall Chat: April is the Cruellest Month
I’ve been thinking about the opening line of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland.”
“April is the cruellest month.”
And I’ve been thinkin..
The 13th Annual Edible Books and Tea
Every spring, students from the Book and Paper program participate in a celebration of reading and books, the annual Edible Books and Te..
Reboot
If you had the opportunity to reboot your favorite show or series, how would you go about it?
That’s the question that we were rece..