DSU Audio and Animation Spotlight on Monday

We are excited to be hosting a screening on Monday to showcase the work of DSU audio and animation students! Animation Professor Giles Timms started the event last year, and he invited audio students to join in on the fun this year. We will be watching animations and music videos, giving away door prizes, and voting for best in show. The good times will continue after the screening downtown at The Stadium.  Don't miss it!!

Student produces a cover song and video

One of our Audio students, Nathan Fields, produced a really great cover song in the studio.  This is what he wrote about the project:

"Here’s another product of a few hours spent in the studio with Andrew, this time with Austin Donley on guitar, and me doing a little bass work. I’d say I’m really pleased with how it turned out. This is probably one of the biggest mixes I’ve ever done, so I tried quite a few new things out, and got some sweet results. I definitely got a lot of the kinks that I had in the last one ironed out in this one. So, enjoy our cover of “Not Over You” by Gavin DeGraw!"

Producing Interviews in "Audio for Video" class

Our "Audio for Video" class is working on a video project that will show current and prospective Digital Arts and Design students at DSU how to seek out internships and start on a path to their careers.  As a part of this project, we are interviewing recent graduates of DSU to learn about their internship experiences and the positive impact that it had on their education.

Last week, we interviewed recent DSU alumni, Courtney Schlimgen and Jerad Schlobohm.  Not only did the interviewees lend us some great insight into the internship process, but it also gave us a chance to work on our production skills:  capturing sound, setting up lighting, and framing shots.  There is a lot of work still to complete, but we are already excited about our final product that we aim to complete by the end of the year.

Spring Studio Projects: Jake Killoran

One of our soon-to-be program graduates, Jake Killoran, has been spending a lot of time on projects in the studio this semester, bringing in musicians, recording some of his own tracks, and refining his Pro Tools skills.  One of his stand-out songs this year is his cinematic acoustic track, "RunAway".  Let's hope that we start hearing his work in an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster soon!  You can listen to Jake's track below, and here all of his recent work on his SoundCloud page.

Live Videos Created from Music Event

When our campus live music organization, DSU Live, hosted a recent event, they not only brought in some exciting live bands, but they also captured it on video from multiple angles.  Student Luke Arens set up a camera angle from high above the bands, while also shooting handheld footage from ground level along with student Nathan Fields, and advisor Nathan Edwards.  Student Paul Schipper captured the audio and complied all of the footage,  ultimately creating a series of highly-professional live videos.

The three bands who played the showcase included "I, Apparatus", "Victor Shores", and "No Parking on the Bridge".  Check out a song from Victor Shores above, and also visit Paul's YouTube page for many more videos from the event and elsewhere.

Students Perform at "Tips for Talent"

Ethan Shafer

For the second year in a row, students took to the stage on February 15th in the Trojan Center cafeteria for our second annual "Tips for Talent" event! The event, hosted by DSU Live and the campus Diversity club, is meant to show off the musical talents of DSU students while raising money for charity.  Just a few of the many performers are pictured in this post.

Amanda Welbig

This year, we made over $150 in a 90-minute timespan that will be donated to a local food pantry. Equally exciting was the amount of great talent that took the stage, which included many of music instructor Sandy Champion's students from her private lessons. The event garnered such positive feedback that we are hoping to host another one before the end of the semester. Congrats to all of the performers, and thank you to all of the students and faculty for their generous donations!

Billy Hofer

Tasha Draven

Audio Student Performs at Mochavino

We were excited to see DSU audio production student Mike Rugg play an acoustic show at Mochavino, which featured some fantastic cover songs from bands such as Radiohead and Tears for Fears.  A great crowd of students came out to check out the show.

Mike also performed recently at Myxers coffee shop on campus.  Check out his performance of Someday You Will be Loved by Death Cab for Cutie:

The video was filmed by Luke Arens and edited by Paul Schipper.