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Contemporary media artist Patrick Lichty returns for another conversation with Plutopians Scoop and Jon. In this conversation, we discuss the current state of digital art. Pat is a Contemporary Media…

Today on The Rough Draft, we're joined by Mark Watters, a six-time Emmy Award-winning composer and conductor renowned for his work in film, television, video games, global tours such as Star Wars in Concert, and major events like the Olympics. Mark's career spans iconic Disney classics and collaborations with artists like John Legend, Mary Jo Blige, and Beyoncé. In addition, Mark serves as the Associate Professor of Contemporary Media & Film Composition and Director of the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media at the prestigious Eastman University in New York. Join us today as we discuss his creative process, how to embrace technology while guarding authenticity, and the deeply emotional resonance of music across all content mediums. Guest BioMark Watters is a six-time Emmy Award winning composer and conductor whose diverse career spans over 400 television episodes, feature films, DVDs, video games, concert works and music for the theater. He holds the distinct honor of having served as music director and featured composer for two Olympics. First, in 1996 for the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and again in 2002 for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. For the '96 games, Mark composed the Emmy nominated song, "Faster, Higher, Stronger." Performed by opera legend, Jessye Norman and featuring lyrics by Grammy-nominated lyricist, Lorraine Feather, the song was the triumphant finale to the Opening Ceremonies. He has served as guest conductor for such orchestras as The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Tokyo Philharmonic, The London Symphony, The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony, The New York City Pops, The Baltimore Symphony and The Atlanta Symphony. In 2002, film score legend John Williams asked Mark to co-conduct the 74th Academy Awards. He has worked with such artists as Beyonce, Sting, Carrie Underwood, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Trisha Yearwood, Yo Yo Ma and Broadway star, Brian Stokes Mitchell.In addition to his composing and conducting career, Mark is an associate professor at the famed Eastman School of Music where he heads the Media Composition curriculum and is the director of the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media.Additional Resourcesmarkwatters.comesm.rochester.edu/directory/watters-mark/Rate & SubscribeBe sure to subscribe to Rev's YouTube Channel in order to stay up to date with the latest episodes and to watch our video production of The Rough Draft.Follow Rev and The Rough Draft on Instagram, LinkedIn, and XThe Rough Draft is produced by Rev, and releases a new episode every two weeks on Thursday. Subscribe now to stay up to date with the newest episodes, and be sure to check out rev.com/podcast for more content.

Ed Gein era visto pelos moradores da sua cidade como um homem gentil, prestativo e um pouco esquisito, mas nada fora do normal. O que ninguém sabia é que, na sua fazenda, estava acontecendo alguns dos atos mais perturbadores da História. Esse é o podcast Clube dos Detetives e hoje nós vamos falar sobre Ed Gein, o Açougueiro de Plainfield. • APOIE A VAQUINHA DA DORINHA:  - https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/vaquinha-da-dorinha-ajuda-para-a-sociedade-protetora-dos-animais • FICHA TÉCNICA:  - Roteiro e Revisão: Rodolfo Brenner - Edição: André Gonçalves - Apresentação: Patricia Perinazzo e Rodolfo Brenner • VERSÃO ESCRITA: - https://www.podcastcdd.com.br/post/59-ed-gein-o-a%C3%A7ougueiro-de-plainfield-serial-killer • APOIE O PODCAST: - Orelo: ⁠⁠https://orelo.cc/clubedosdetetives⁠⁠ - PIX: podcastcdd@gmail.com • REDES SOCIAIS DO PODCAST: - Site:⁠ ⁠http://www.podcastcdd.com.br⁠⁠ - Instagram:⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/podcastcdd/⁠⁠ - E-mail: podcastcdd@gmail.com • NOSSAS REDES SOCIAIS: - Rodolfo: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rodolfobrenner/⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Patricia: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/patriciaz94/⁠⁠ - André: https://www.instagram.com/andrelbgon/ • FONTES: Murderpedia, BBC, Crime Library, MND, New York Post, The Hanneman Archive, Jump Cut: a Review of Contemporary Media, Thunderwave, Superinteressante.

Ward Archer joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about just some of the projects and companies he's involved in in Memphis, from Protect Our Aquifer to Archer Records to Contemporary Media.  

Fabio Benincasa"Fra gioco e massacro"Vita sulla Terra dopo Ennio FlaianoPrefazione di Alessandro HaberBordeaux Edizionihttps://bordeauxedizioni.itIl 20 novembre del 1972 moriva a Roma Ennio Flaiano. Sono dunque passati cinquant'anni senza Flaiano o cinquant'anni in sua perenne compagnia? Perché l'aforista, romanziere, corsivista e sceneggiatore che ha analizzato pregi e difetti, tic e nevrosi degli italiani alla luce di un corrosivo e paradossale umorismo è ancora un oggetto di culto? Qual è il segreto della durata di battute come «La situazione è grave ma non seria» o «Gli italiani corrono sempre in aiuto del vincitore»? Un'analisi divertente e puntuale delle cinquanta battute più fulminanti dell'autore di Tempo di uccidere, un breve viaggio nella mente e nell'animo di un supposto “italiano eterno” e, con buona probabilità, di tutti i suoi connazionali.Così comincia:Un fantasma si aggira per l'Italia. Il 20 novembre 1972 moriva a Roma Ennio Flaiano, sceneggia- tore, scrittore, giornalista, umorista, critico cine- matografico e drammaturgo italiano, come reci- ta diligentemente l'ormai prestigiosa Wikipedia. Wikipedia non dice che nel '72 Flaiano lascia- va un'Italietta a metà fra boom generazionale e disastro esistenziale, lontanissima e al tempo stes- so ancora tangibilmente presente per chi è parte della mia generazione. Lo scudetto alla solita Ju- ventus, l'eterno governo Andreotti, Canzonissima con Noschese e la Carrà, Piazza Grande di Dalla a Sanremo (vinto però da Nicola di Bari con una dimenticabile I giorni dell'arcobaleno). Al cinema Il padrino e Solaris. In tv la strage alle Olimpia- di di Monaco. Merz e De Dominicis alla Bienna- le. Moro, Beckenbauer, Eddy Merckx. Tempi ap- pena dietro l'angolo ma già visualizzati nel bianco e nero melenso della nostalgia d'epoca. Un rim- pianto che nelle abrasive cronache di Flaiano non trova in realtà alcuna ragion d'essere.Fabio Benincasa, insegna storia dell'arte, lingua e cultura italiana presso il campus romano della Duquesne University. Con P. Balma ha tradotto in inglese Un marziano a Roma di Ennio Flaiano, ora in The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories, a cura di Jhumpa Lahiri (Penguin Classics 2019). Tra le sue ultime pubblicazioni: Machiavelli in Contemporary Media (con A. Polegato, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) e Dialoghi interurbani (con F. Leoni, Bordeaux 2022). Traduttore e curatore indipendente, si occupa di storia delle idee, audiovisivo ed estetica.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it

Composer Jeff Beal, a musician with a genre-defying dramatic fluidity joins conductor Devin Patrick Hughes on One Symphony. His film scores have received critical acclaim, while he remains active and relevant in the concert, theater, and dance worlds. Jeff's evocative score and theme for House of Cards received four Emmy Award nominations, and recently won for outstanding score, bringing Beal's Emmy tally to fifteen nominations and four statues.  Other lauded series and film scores include HBO's Carnivale, Rome, and the documentaries Blackfish and Queen of Versailles and the dramas Pollock and Appaloosa.      Jeff's orchestral works have been commissioned and performed by major orchestras, choruses, chamber groups, and soloists across the globe. Born and raised in the San Fransisco Bay Area, Jeff graduated from the Eastman School of Music where he and his wife Joan recently donated $2 million to the creation of The Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media.   Thank you for joining us for our third season on One Symphony.  Thanks to Jeff Beal for sharing his music and wealth of knowledge. Thanks to the New Hollywood String Quartet, Hila Plittman, Leonard Slatkin, and the Eastman Philharmonia and Supertrain Records for making this episode possible! You can check out Jeff's music including his new album The Paper Lined Shack wherever you listen to your music, and online at http://www.jeffbeal.com. You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to support the show. Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music!   http://www.jeffbeal.com http://onesymphony.org https://devinpatrickhughes.com    

Blake Reid joins Gus Hurwitz to discuss a range of contemporary media regulation issues. Blake is a Clinical Professor at Colorado Law where he serves as the Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic (TLPC) and as the Faculty Director of the Telecom and Platforms Initiative at the Silicon Flatirons Center. Blake and Gus explore a range of topics including social media legislation, common carriage regulation, first amendment challenges in creating a balanced media ecosystem, and much more.Follow Blake on Twitter @blakereidFollow Gus on Twitter @GusHurwitz Follow NGTC on Twitter @UNL_NGTCLinksThe Incoherence of Common Carriage Law by Blake E. Reid

Welcome to another episode of Action and Ambition. Today we have invited Alex Machuca, chairman of MachucaX, a modern-day media and communications holding company, and the active CEO of Lyncrest Media, a full-service advertising and lead generation company. He is responsible for raising the finances to execute the famous pop-up exhibit, Tacotopia, as featured on Good Morning America, Buzzfeed, Elite Daily, NBC, ABC, and many other publications. Alex also serves as a digital marketing and sales consultant specializing in creating compelling value propositions and infrastructures for companies. You will learn so much in this episode. Don't miss out!

Sydney Bartunek Bender is the founder of Move To Heal South Dakota and describes this role as honoring her soul. She grew up dancing from a young age and has always felt a deep passion to give back through the healing power of movement. After Sydney experienced being a caregiver for over 10 years to her father, she was able to experience first-hand the hope, joy, and healing that the arts in health provided. In 2019, she took this inspiration, passion, and experience to another level and created this nonprofit organization that aims to serve South Dakota and the region with movement-based programming in healthcare and community settings with an emphasis to reach rural locations without access to movement programming.Sydney also works full-time  in the Sanford Health Marketing Department and is active in the LiRa Dance Theatre Company and the South Dakota yoga community.  Sydney graduated from the University of South Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Media & Journalism with an emphasis in PR & Advertising and is a certified yoga instructor.

Gregory Butler, co-founder and CEO of online event and ticketing platform ZuCasa, has over 15 years of experience building, expanding, and exiting successful technology companies.  Beginning in 2005, Gregory built PCAudioLabs from a one-room operation into a world-renowned provider of audio-centric computers.  Distribution for the company exceeded 250 retail outlets nationwide and in Europe and achieved double-digit YOY revenue growth.  The company's first product line (the Rok Box) earned the first computer nomination for the TEC Award since Apple's nomination in 1988.  Company partnerships included Microsoft, Intel, AMD and more.Following his successful exit with PCAudioLabs, Gregory was hired by Harman International to rebuild the Lexicon brand at a time when revenue was dropping by double digits, year-over-year.  After generating and leading a three-year business plan and product/technology roadmap, the brand returned to double-digit increases in annual revenue.  Gregory's digital strategy led to 100%+ increase in all key web metrics, leading to a fully functional eCommerce platform.In 2015, Gregory went on to become the Global Managing Director of WholeWorldBand, an international company with locations in California and Ireland, an innovated music creation and sharing site developed by 10cc founder, Kevin Godley and financed largely by Barry Maloney, the hugely successful tech investor in Ireland and billionaire financier, Dermot Desmond.  In addition to managing a multinational organizational structure, and securing several million dollars in financing, Gregory led the marketing and product strategies for the company and negotiated partnerships with Ryan Seacrest Production, Warner Music Group Records and Vh1 Save The Music.  WholeWorldBand's user base expanded into multiple countries, including Brazil, Mexico and Russia, with the average Time a user spent on the app increasing 14x.In 2020, along with Tony Rennert and Martha Chang, Gregory launched ZuCasa, a new video engagement platform for creators to engage their audiences, and fans to experience content together. WeAreZuCasa.comGregory has worked on multiple Grammy-nominated albums and Emmy-winning TV shows, as well as Executive Producing a nationally syndicated TV series.Spencer Striker is an associate professor-in-residence for communication, specializing in digital media design. Striker’s creative scholarship is organized around digital media design that embraces interaction design, mobile media, digital media and learning, game media, and entrepreneurship.He has taught at the American University in Dubai, (where he served as Coordinator of the Digital Media Program), the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, (where he co-founded the Media, Arts, and Game Development Program), and Indiana University at Bloomington. Striker has designed and taught a wide range of creative production courses, including Mobile Game Design, 2D Computer Animation, Digital Podcast Production, Sound Design, Web Design, Creative Opportunities in Contemporary Media, New Communication Technologies, and Next Gen Interactive Entertainment.  Striker has developed History Adventures, World of Characters—a fully interactive digital book series that presents a fresh approach to history education, designed for today's digital generation. This interactive, multimodal learning experience combines mobile entertainment technology with the power of narrative design—bringing the pages of history to life. Striker holds a Ph.D. in Digital Media from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, a Master’s in New Media Production and Design from Indiana University at Bloomington, and undergraduate degrees in Radio-TV-Film (B.S.) and History (B.A.) from the University of Texas at Austin.Yanis Cherif is a student entrepreneur working on creating production content for small businesses in Qatar. Through his college experience, he was able to find his passion for commercial content creation through various communication courses.  His goal is to create a better and more fair way of producing content for businesses in Qatar and their marketing strategies.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… • Nick Eeuwes Delves into the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Positive State of Mind -- Finding meaning, and the importance of accomplishments every day, big or small. • Caleb Moco chats Leafs, NFL and More Afua Baah and Shaliza Bacchus are back with another edition of Millennial Balance, and on this week's episode they're going to be reflecting on how everything has changed over the last year. We've been dealing with the pandemic for more than 365 days and it felt like the longest year ever, yet it flew by so quickly! Afua and Shaliza will be talking about all the highs and the lows of the last year and what permanent changes the pandemic has brought about.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… • Crystal Pinnock looks at how the pandemic has shaped the world of early childhood education. She speaks with a licensed early childhood educator about the challenges of running an essential service during covid • Diego Pizarro puts the spotlight on Max Webster, Canada's progressive-rock hidden gem. • Benjamin Smith features a ‘special edition' of his Film Reel News Show with talk about movies and tv. • Anfernee Robinson talks gaming! And New Music on The Region Podcast – In this episode 105.9 The Region's Music Director Cristina Lavecchia speaks with Brendan Saunders, the founding member of an alternative rock band called 13 Friday's from Oakville, Ontario. The band has a new album out called Dioxide.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… • Marissa Ramcharran visits Trinidad with the protests happening right now after the abduction and murder of 23 year old Andrea Bharatt and many other women. Marissa will shed a dark light on a part of the world where gender-based violence is rampant. • Jay Morrison talks about world trends that have sprouted due from the pandemic. • Austin Luff reveals the pros and cons of investing in Bitcoin! • Adrian Garcia takes us to the Eastern front and WWII's largest tank battle – The Battle of Kursk.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… • Keanu Dolphin brings his unique ‘Dolphin Dive' charm with segments on Black History Month and where to travel to after the pandemic? • Jayden Hurley drives into the history of car manufacturing in Canada. • Zach Kingston gives us a glimpse into the life of 7-time champ Tom Brady. • Rakeisha Harvey counts down the top 5 fashion trends for 2021 And … New Music on The Region Podcast - In honour of World Radio Day Music Director Cristina Lavecchia speaks with Canadian music correspondent and radio host Eric Alper. Eric also runs his own music public relations company. He's worked with artists like Ringo Starr, Ray Charles, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Duran Duran and Robert Palmer.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… • Ryan Delaney previews the Big Game on Sunday. Bucs or Chiefs? • Megan Hamilton shares tips on how millennials can find creative ways to say active and balanced during the pandemic • Saima Gharda gives us a taste of the Netflix binge worthy show “Fate: The Winx Saga” • Ayden Cooke looks at the resurgence of Pokemon ...and on Mental Health Moments with host Phil McCabe This week, Phil is joined by a News Anchor out of Muskoka, James Bowler, who shares his story about how his mental health sent him to the ER multiple times with no relief to be found, and how he was eventually diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety and his journey towards self improvement. As well they talk about the pressures that come with working for a corporation.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… Richard Evans looks at the rise of pandemic liquor sales at the LCBO. He also speaks with Lynn Howse, Intake Co-ordinator for a Whitby Long Term Care Facility, about Covid cases in LTC Michael Bryen takes a dive into his grandfather's obsession with deep sea diving Erica Carson documents the rise in popularity of K-Pop sensations BTS PJ Chayer looks at 2020 with rose-coloured glasses with some positive news stories that came from the past year.

Durham College (Broadcasting for Radio and Contemporary Media program) Students present… • Stuart talks to and plays the music of the Yonge Guns, a barbershop group from Toronto • Shavang offers up news from Canada and his home country, India • Khalil talks about the current world of gaming and it's future • ...and many more NEW MUSIC with 105.9 The Region's own Music Director Cristina Lavecchia introduces us to Mona Jhaveri, the founder, executive director, and chairman of the board at Music Beats Cancer; a non-profit organization whose aim is to disrupt how the war on cancer is fought and financed.

Pianist, arranger, author, and educator, Christopher Azzara has made important contributions to advancing the understanding of creativity and improvisation in the music learning process. An innovator in music teaching and learning, Dr. Azzara is Professor of Music Teaching & Learning and Affiliate Faculty of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music. Teaching and performing internationally, he is the author of numerous articles, arrangements, and books, including Developing Musicianship Through Improvisation and Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series (GIA). His arrangements for instrumental and vocal ensembles include A la nanita nana for choir and chamber orchestra or piano (Oxford), and Concert Selections for Winds and Percussion (GIA). His research and publications are concerned with meaningful relationships among listening, creating, improvising, reading, composing, and analyzing music in vocal and instrumental settings. Dr. Azzara's work appears in journals such as the Journal of Research in Music Education, the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, the Music Educators Journal, Early Childhood Connections, and in The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (MENC/Oxford), and Oxford Handbooks Online. He performs as a soloist and in various ensembles, including the Chris Azzara Trio, and has played on and produced many studio and educational recordings. In Rochester, he performs with freelance musicians, members of the Eastman School of Music Faculty, and members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. An active teacher and clinician, he has presented and performed extensively throughout the United States, and in Canada, the Caribbean, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, China, Japan, and Australia. He has presented clinics and workshops in a variety of settings, including TEDxRochester, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, and leading music schools in this country and abroad. Christopher Azzara is a native of Virginia and attended public schools in Fairfax County. After receiving the Bachelor of Music degree from George Mason University, he taught instrumental music in the Fairfax County Public Schools and performed as a pianist in the Washington D.C. area. He later received a Master of Music and a Ph.D. in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. Prior to joining the Eastman faculty, Dr. Azzara was a professor at The Hartt School of Music, Dance, and Theatre of the University of Hartford, CT. https://christopherazzara.com https://www.esm.rochester.edu/faculty/azzara_christopher/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicast-podcast/support

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Chris Ziemba is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator based on the East Coast. He holds Bachelors of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media as well as Music Education from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with pianists Harold Danko and Paul Hofmann. He also holds a Masters of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media from Eastman. Before leaving Rochester to establish himself in New York City, Ziemba won first place in the 2011 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition. In New York, he earned an Artist Diploma in Jazz Studies from The Juilliard School, where he studied with pianist Frank Kimbrough, famed for his work as a leader as well as with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra. In 2013 he recorded Chakra with the Ted Nash Big Band. He has also performed with the Grammy-winning Gil Evans Project, led by Ryan Truesdell. Other highlights of his time in New York include performances with such renowned artists as Kurt Elling, Carl Allen, Marcus Printup, Ron Blake, and Karrin Allyson, among others. In 2016, Ziemba released his debut album, Manhattan Lullaby. The album features his original compositions and arrangements as played by saxophonist Michael Thomas, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Jimmy Macbride. In 2017, Ziemba became the pianist for the Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force Band based in Washington, D.C. He continues to regularly perform and record. Website: https://www.chrisziemba.com Manhattan Lullaby (debut album): https://tinyurl.com/y252qpum Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/gDrH2f For more information, visit www.chrisziemba.com

Notes and Links—podcast theme song by : John and Anastasia —Movie Reviewed:Lesage, Julia, Jump Cut; “The Other Francisco Creating History,” Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media.No.30, March 1985, pp.53-58—Interlude “El Otro Francisco by Sergio Giral.” Youtube, Nov 21, 2015. Carlos Lopez.—Links and Resources: “Why should you read Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’? -Iseult Gillespie.” Youtube, Feb 5, 2019.TED-Ed. Cort, Aisha Z. "Rethinking Caliban: Shakespeare and Césaire in the "Negrometraje" of Sergio Giral." Afro-Hispanic Review 33, no. 2 (2014): 41-58. Accessed August 19, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/24585221. Bruner, Charlotte H. "The Meaning of Caliban in Black Literature Today." Comparative Literature Studies 13, no. 3 (1976): 240-53. Accessed August 19, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40246045. Retamar, Roberto Fernández. "Para La Historia De Calibán." Guaraguao 2, no. 4 (1997): 76-90. Accessed August 19, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/25596001. Kaisary, Philip. “Black Agency and Aesthetic Innovation in Sergio Giral’s El otro Francisco.” Publication of the Afro-Latin/AMerican Reasearch Association, Fall 2009, Issue 23. Zabus, Chantal. “The Rise of Caliban.” Tempests after Shakespeare, June 29, 2002. —Find additional episodes, leave a comment, or  support the podcast at negrometraje.com.—Email us, or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. (Suggestions of movies to watch for future episodes are very welcome.)

Geoff Kitney fell into a career in journalism, and rose from reporting the local footy in Western Australia to covering many of federal politics's biggest stories and serving as a foreign correspondent based in Berlin and London.   Arriving at parliament house in 1975, Kitney reported on the dramatic Dismissal. Later, the relative decorum of the Canberra press gallery contrasted with the danger and adventure of war reporting.   During the Kosovo war, he was sent to Belgrade, travelling there in a bus with a crowd of Serbians.   "It was very, very strange bus trip because we'd passed houses with MiG fighters parked in the driveways ... [Slobodan Milošević] was trying to stop NATO destroying his airforce. So he put the MiG fighters next to people's houses so that they wouldn't hit them, which meant that he couldn't use them, but at least he still had them."   In Kitney's new book, Beyond the Newsroom, based around his decades of reporting and analysis, he also has some sharp observations about what's happened to the media.   "Advertising started shifting to social media. Newspaper budgets got tighter and tighter. Staff started being cut. We've now had years of redundancies." "We had specialist reporters covering all sorts of issues, digging down, getting out into the bureaucracy ... finding what's really going on. Now ...there aren't enough people to do that."   "And the pressure, for Twitter for example, is to be noticed. And it seems to me that people think the best way to get noticed, and probably this is true, is to have strong opinions that people react to. And so opinion becomes more important than actual information."  

Ever wonder just what it takes to write a musical? How different is it from developing a play or a film? On today's episode, Artistic Director Dan Pelletier chats with local writer and director Justin Scarelli regarding his process in creating his original musical, Some Holiday. About Justin: Justin’s previous work experience at Warner Bros. and the Walt Disney Company exposed him to all aspects of marketing and digital media. As a writer/director, some project highlights include the critically-reviewed Movie Night, an episodic web series about a group of movie-loving misfits in Los Angeles; Rated PG: A Parody of Sex and Violence in Contemporary Media, a documentary produced in conjunction with a teen center in Hillsboro, NH, featured at a national conference in Boston; and Some Holiday, an original musical that had its Seacoast premiere in November 2019 and is further being developed with his co-composer/lyricist Marina Altschiller. He currently works at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA. About Some Holiday: Grace and Dan are recently married college sweethearts, trying to pay the bills and settle into careers, when an unexpected pregnancy is thrown into the mix. Sam, a commitment-phobe, struggles when his boyfriend Chris reveals he has a child from a previous relationship. Tracy and Miles gave up their performer lifestyles for their son, but Tracy’s Broadway dreams are still calling. Some Holiday explores the thread that holds all of these relationships together: the uneasy, endearing and often humorous acceptance of becoming a parent. Need more Cue Zero in your life? Enjoy reading new works, and getting behind the scenes looks at how theatre works? Want your podcasts earlier, and ad-free? You can get all this an more by becoming a Cue Zero member! Visit patreon.com/cztheatre to learn more about all our different membership levels and perks. Do not hesitate, join today!

Born in Rochester, NY, Erik Stabnau became interested in music early on before taking up the saxophone at the age of 9. While in high school, Erik began performing professionally around Rochester and Western NY, and was recognized as an outstanding soloist at the Charles Mingus Competition in New York City.Following high school, Erik earned a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz and Contemporary Media from the Eastman School of Music, where he learned from world renowned musicians and studied privately with saxophonists Chien-Kwan Lin, Jose Encarnacion, and Charles Pillow. He was a member of the Eastman jazz Ensemble under the direction of Bill Dobbins, and the Downbeat award winning Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble, which was recognized for their “Outstanding Undergraduate College Performance”.Erik has shared the stage with notable musicians, including David Bixler, Bob Sheppard, John Fedchock, Jim Pugh, Tanya Darby, Derek Gardner, Dennis Mackrel, Reggie Thomas, Bill Holman, and pianist David Paich of Toto. He has also performed with a variety of ensembles, including the Dave Rivello Ensemble, Birch Creek Jazz Orchestra, and the O’Jays. Erik’s playing has been heard throughout the Northeast, with notable performances at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, Lewiston Jazz Festival, New Trier Jazz Festival, and Artpark.Besides playing the saxophone, Erik is an accomplished woodwind doubler on the flute and clarinet. He has performed in orchestras for musicals such as The Drowsy Chaperone, Footloose, Frog & Toad, Grease, Guys & Dolls, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Kiss Me Kate, Les Miserables, West Side Story, and The Wizard of Oz.In addition to performing, Erik is an experienced music educator. Besides teaching privately, he has instructed instrumentalists and directed ensembles at the Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary and Birch Creek Music Performance Center.Erik performs regularly throughout Western and Central NY as a leader with his own duo, trio and quartet. He can also regularly be heard at live shows and in recordings with 5Head, Tempest, Blue Dance, and Orient Express.

Anna Traverse Fogel, CEO of Contemporary Media, is at the helm of three Memphis publications that keep us informed in news related to families, business, lifestyle, music and more. Contemporary Media is the umbrella for The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Magazine, and Memphis Parent. Recently, they merged their business publication, Inside Memphis Business, to become a part of Memphis Magazine, which is a monthly publication and focuses on culture, lifestyle, local history, business and, art history. The Memphis Flyer is a weekly publication focused on classifieds and alternative news, while Memphis Parent is a resource for families and comes out 10 times each year. In this segment, Anna shares how the coronavirus has impacted advertising and how they are helping spotlight local businesses and how they are pivoting in this new climate to help each other. She's even planning to write some articles herself to share her favorite bread recipe!Overview of Contemporary Media and brands: Memphis Flyer, MemphisMagazine, Memphis ParentSupporting musicians through Memphis FlyerMemphians on the front lines during COVID-19Learn more:  https://memphismagazine.com/ https://www.memphisflyer.com/https://memphisparent.com/ 

“Amusing Ourselves to Death” is part of Neil Postman’s series of books criticizing the contemporary media. The book suggests that we are unknowingly living in a metaphorical world created by the media, which is redefining the way we live. The Washington Post described the book as a scathing indictment by Postman, and praised the book as being talented, powerful and significant. As one of Postman’s most important and representative works, ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’ has been translated into multiple languages and published in over 50 countries.

Welcome to episode four of The Friday Nightmares Podcast. Join your hosts Heather and Scott as they talk about the passing of Stuart Gordon, what they have been watching and listening to, our main topic Mutated Beasts, and finally some trailers for films we are looking forward to.   Intro Music - 0:00:00 - 0:00:35   Intro - 0:00:35 - 0:06:10   Stuart Gordon - 0:06:10 - 0:10:09   What We Have Been Watching - 0:10:09 - 0:10:35     Rabid (2019) - 0:10:36 - 0:12:49     Insidious: The Last Key - 0:12:49 - 0:18:05     Countdown - 0:18:05 - 022:05     Trick - 0:22:05 - 0:24:59     Howl - 0:25:00 - 0:29:02     One Cut of The Dead - 0:29:02 - 0:31:29     Doctor's Monster - 0:31:30 - 0:33:24     The Grudge (2020) - 0:33:24 - 0:39:09     Brahms: The Boy 2 - 0:39:09 - 0:41:56     M.O.M Mother's of Monsters - 0:41:56 - 0:45:36     The Platform - 0:45:36 - 0:52:23   What We Have Been Listening To:     Say You Love Satan - 0:52:23 - 0:55:28     The Night Club - 0:55:28 - 0:57:37     Horror for Dummies - 0:57:37 - 1:01:19   Main Topic: Mutated Beasts - 1:01:19   Spoilers for The Bees, Frogs, Them!, Gojira, Piranha, Prophecy, Bats, Blood Beach, The Ruins, Black Sheep, The Fly, Congo, The Descent, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Stung, Jurassic World, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The Host.   Trailers - 1:48:24      Rootwood - 1:49:05 - 1:50:15      Behind You - 1:50:15 - 1:51:27   Outro - 1:51:28 - 1:58:55   Outro Music - 1:58:55 - 1:59:35       Say You Love Satan   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ht24lwntWnzGNbpbuiB9m?si=HeOscE_ERSOf4Q0Bv6bu5Q   The Night Club   Website: https://thenightclub.fireside.fm/     Works Cited   “Africanized Bee.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Mar. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee. “ERA OF ATOMIC AWAKENING AND AWARENESS: 1945-1952.” GARGANTUAN BUGS, www.tru.ca/canfilm/essays/gargantuan_bugs.htm. Hsu, Hsuan L. 2009. “The Dangers of Biosecurity,” Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media 51. Hsu, et al. “Monster Movies.” Monster Movies | Environment & Society Portal, www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/risk-and-militarization/monster-movies. Kelley, R. (2019). Learning spirits: Spectral pedagogy and vegan horror. JCT (Online), 34(5), 86-98. https://search-proquest-com.qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/docview/2355328718?accountid=12378 Killer bees. (1992, Nov). The Futurist, 26, 53. https://search-proquest-com.qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/docview/218547502?accountid=12378 “List of Natural Horror Films.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Mar. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_horror_films. Ulaby, Neda. “Movie Mutants Give A Face To Our Nuclear Fears.” NPR, NPR, 30 Mar. 2011, www.npr.org/2011/03/30/134950737/movie-mutants-give-a-face-to-our-nuclear-fears. Waldman, Katy. “The Delicious Dreadfulness of Nuclear Monsters.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 31 Jan. 2013, slate.com/technology/2013/01/nuclear-monster-movies-sci-fi-films-in-the-1950s-were-terrifying-escapism.html.

This week on State of the Castle, DePauw's incoming president Dr. Lori S. White, and Director of Media Fellows and the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, Jonathan Nichols Pethick. Broadcast 3-5-20.

A conversation about the Michael Jackson trials with podcasters Brandon Ogborn and Omar Crook from "Telephone Stories," investigative journalist Diane Dimond and Prosecutor Ron Zonen.

Host Mark Fleischer sat down with Anna Traverse, new CEO of Contemporary Media, Inc. to discuss the ever-shifting landscape of today's print media and local journalism. Already in her short tenure she has had to deal with shifts in media advertising and reading habits, to the scheduled end of free publication distribution by Kroger Inc. in our local Kroger stores, and to a controversial Memphis Magazine cover. During the interview, Anna spoke candidly about the aftermath of September's controversial cover and how it points to the need for all of us in local media to strive to best reflect the faces and culture that is Memphis.

Cinema is a magic place where sound and image collide and mesh. Jazz trumpeter and Emmy Award winning composer Jeff Beal is in town to conduct EFAME in a live score screening of The Biggest Little Farm for the One Take Film Festival . He and festival programmer Linda Moroney sat down with Julia Figueras to talk about that magic place, the beauty of documentaries, and why the Eastman School of Music became the home for the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media .

Monday is voting day for the municipal election and while Toronto's election campaign has been uneventful, the races in other municipalities have been full of excitement. Alex talks to John Best, President and Chief Editor, Bay Observer, and Jim Van Horne, Coordinator, Broadcast Journalism / TV News, School of Contemporary Media, Fanshawe College, to talk about the biggest issues for the elections in Hamilton and London respectively.

Bone2Pick proudly presents composer extraordinaire, internationally acclaimed jazz artist/trumpeter and 4-time Emmy award winner Jeff Beal as our artist of the month for April. Jeff generously sits down with Michael to discuss his early years in New York and San Francisco, scoring the feature film Pollack, composing music for the mega-hit show House of Cards, his myriad of commissioned works and the creation of the Beal Institute for Film Music & Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music. Don’t miss this inspiring sit down with one of the most prolific and respected composers in Hollywood. http://www.hip-bonemusic.com Check out our video lesson series at: https://vimeo.com/hipbonemusic/vod_pages

It was great to chat with Miles Brown about what it's like playing with Alarm Will Sound, learning massively complicated music for this group, and how to be versatile in today's music world! Miles ran the after hours sessions for ISB 2017, and he just took a new position at the University of Delaware after overseeing the jazz department at Oakland University in Michigan. More about Miles ​Bassist, composer, performer and teacher Miles Brown comes from a musical family, and began playing the bass at an early age. He attended the Eastman School of Music for his undergraduate degree, earning a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Jazz and Contemporary Media. In 2003, he received a Master of Music in String Bass Performance from Mannes College of Music, and he earned a Doctorate in Jazz Performance from Eastman in 2012. A versatile musician, Dr. Brown is the bassist for the new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, and he has had his compositions performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Dr. Brown has performed with Regina Carter, Dave Ballou, John Mosca, Bill Goodwin, Bill Dobbins, Ben Monder, Joe Magnarelli, Walt Weiskopf, Gary Smulyan, Sam Rivers, Steve Wilson and Harold Danko. In 2008, Dr. Brown was the interim Herbert Gussman Director of Jazz Studies at Cornell University. Since 2009, he has served as the jazz program coordinator at Oakland University. In this position, Dr. Brown teaches jazz band, jazz theory, arranging and jazz combos. He also teaches privately as Oakland’s applied string bass teacher. Dr. Brown is excited to join the faculty of the University of Delaware as instructor of double bass and jazz in the fall of 2017. Links to Check Out: Miles' website Miles' University of Delaware faculty page Alarm Will Sound Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: A440 Violin Shop - An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. Bass Violin Shop -  Offers the Southeast's largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!  

Website - http://darinbradley.com/ Darin is the author of three novels—Noise, Chimpanzee, and Totem (October, 2016). He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature and Theory with a concentration in Poetics, which he earned under the direction of theoretical syntactician and linguist Haj Ross. As an academic, he primarily focused on the intersection of contemporary cognitive theory and literary analysis. Darin has taught courses on writing and literature at the University of North Texas, Furman University, and East Tennessee State University—including specialized topics such as “Apocalypse, Annihilation, and Unrest in Contemporary Media” and “Jules Verne, the Wild West, and Frontier Socialism.” He now conducts workshops and gives presentations independently, most recently for the University of North Texas, Richland College, Texas Woman’s University, Texas Christian University, and Wofford College. Darin also worked as the principal script writer for id Software, the industry-leading video game studio behind such iconic titles as Quake and Rage. He contributed story development, voice-acting scripts, character creation, and worldbuilding to early versions of id’s most recent title, the re-issue of Doom. Darin with his wife, Dr. Rima Abunasser. (Photo by Erin Rambo) Darin with his wife, Dr. Rima Abunasser. He has worked in various editorial and design capacities for a number of both nonprofit and commercial publications, including Farrago’s Wainscot, an ezine showcasing fiction and poetry in the “literary weird” mode, where he has served as founding editor-in-chief and designer since 2007. He is a co-founder of Goliad Media, an independent publishing, recording, and art production house based in North Texas. Darin’s books have been praised for “dazzling originality” (NPR Books) and for being “exceptionally polished” (Publishers Weekly). His books have twice been named to Locus Magazine’s Recommended Reading List, and Library Journal listed Chimpanzee among its top indie titles of 2014. Darin dreams of empty places, and he likes it when things fall apart.