A Man and His Mic
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
It's just after 8 on a Friday morning in Fitchburg. Mitch Henck, morning talk show host, settles into his chair, slips on a set of headphones, and welcomes the 1310
WIBA-AM Outside the Box radio audience. "It's happy Friday!" he exclaims to his listeners. What follows will be three hours of discussions covering everything from the day's news to America's obsession with nudity.
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Audio for the Arts
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
Signaling a quick "thumbs up" through a glass window, Buzz Kemper takes charge of a studio control surface as Julie, a 29-year-old pianist for the
Ekaterinburg Trio, plays a joyful rendition of the spiritual hymn "Higher Ground." To the untrained ear, the piece is lovely and melodic, but moments later, upon hearing the playback, she grimaces. "This is what you call a white girl playing gospel," she laughs under her breath. "Not very convincing. I need more soul." She marches back into the studio. The second time around, she's more satisfied, and by her third go-round, she's playing just the second half of the piece.
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MusiciansConnect.com: Where musicians band together
In the quintessential music-geek film
High Fidelity, slacker record store clerk and aspiring singer Barry, played by a pre-
Gulliver's Travels (read: still comically edgy) Jack Black, coolly bluffs his way through a conversation with a fellow musician who has responded to a little-noticed flier seeking band mates for Barry's pet project Sonic Death Monkey.
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Start Up: Forward Theater Company
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.