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Curb College Technology Specialist Hosts Focusrite Audio Event

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Romano, Reynolds, Howell and Farkus standing by Focusrite equipment
From left to right: Reynolds, Howell, Farkus and Romano

Technology Specialist in User Services for the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business Ron Romano recently hosted an event on campus for Focusrite, an audio equipment manufacturer. The event was held in the R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center Large Theater on September 15 and was centered around training the audience on the uses of Focusrite’s audio interface RedNet.

The event began with a training session led by Audinate Senior Technical Sales Engineer Bernie Farkus on the Dante audio networking solution and how RedNet harnesses its power. Farkus’s talk was followed by a presentation on how Belmont utilizes RedNet and Dante, led by Romano. The RedNet product line was then presented by the RedNet National Accounts Manager Kurt Howell. To end the event, the audience heard from guest speaker Phil Reynolds, systems engineer for Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.

In an article published in Lighting & Sound America, Howell mentioned how fitting Belmont was for this event. “We are happy to share Focusrite’s extensive knowledge on audio-over-IP to the students in the audio program at Belmont University and members of the extended community of audio professionals in Nashville,” said Howell. “Belmont provided the perfect backdrop, as they have recently made RedNet the backbone of their networking infrastructure across their facilities.”

For more coverage of this event, check out the article published on Lighting & Sound America’s website.

Belmont Well-Represented at Acoustical Society of America Meeting

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Acoustical Society of America chapter members huddled inside the OmegaLab Studio tentSeveral Belmont students, alumni and faculty showed up among the crowd at the September meeting of the Music City Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) on September 21. The meeting was held at OmegaLab Studio and centered on the theme, “Cinema Sound.”

Belmont Professors of Audio Engineering Technology Drs. Wesley A. Bulla and Jon Lechner were invited to speak at the meeting. Bulla spoke about the history of sound reproduction leading up to and including the Dolby Atmos, which is a leading-edge surround sound technology. Lechner spoke about sound design. Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Scott Hawley hosted the meeting and is the current president of the Music City ASA Chapter.

The OmegaLab Studio was chosen as the location for the meeting due to its unusual off-the-grid setup. The studio is housed inside a surplus army tent in the woods and runs its array of speakers and lights by the use of car batteries, which are recharged by a current that runs from an adjacent house. The studio’s Owner and Engineer Rob McClain spoke about the unique sound opportunities this setup has due to the lack of sound reflections and other extraneous noises. This idea led way into a discussion between ASA members of what acoustical specifications should be made in mixing rooms to produce the best recordings possible.

For more information on ASA, check out its website.

Belmont College of Law Students Post Strong Bar Pass Results Again

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Belmont College of Law Students Post Strong Bar Pass Results Again

The Tennessee Board of Law Examiners recently released results from the July 2016 bar exam, and once again, Belmont Law graduates posted strong scores. Overall, Belmont’s first-time test takers achieved an 87 percent pass rate while the first-time pass rate for the Class of 2016 was 88.3 percent. Belmont’s 87 percent bar pass rate surpasses the state average of all ABA law schools, which is 77 percent.

Belmont Law Class of 2016 graduate Rhett Cash, who currently serves as counsel/government affairs with American Coatings Association in Washington, D.C., said, “Belmont University College of Law prepared me so well for the Tennessee Bar Exam and really pushed me towards success. I credit the entire Belmont Law community for their guidance and support through this exciting and nerve-wracking experience. I couldn’t have made it through without each and every one of them. Congrats to my fellow 2016 classmates, and good luck to all future classes.”

Belmont Law graduates have performed well in other states too.  The pass rate for Belmont’s first-time takers on the July 2016 Bar Exam in Colorado, Indiana and New Hampshire is 100 percent.

Curb College Recognized by Billboard as ‘Elite Music Business School’

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Curb College Recognized by Billboard as ‘Elite Music Business School’

Billboard magazine recently recognized Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business as one of the top “12 Elite Music Business Schools” in the country. The article noted, “As the challenges facing artists and executives grow in complexity, an increasing number of educational institutions are preparing the next generation of industry leaders… The 12 schools featured here–all nonprofit, degree-granting ­programs, representing both public and ­private U.S. universities–are drawing ­students ready to face the demands of the 21st-century music industry.”

In praising the Curb College program, Billboard pointed out the advantages provided by Belmont’s location in Music City as well as the numerous experiential opportunities students have in Nashville as well as through Belmont East (New York City), Belmont West (Los Angeles), touring with faculty (Mark Volman) and the prestigious Pipeline initiative. Read the full article here, and find out more about Belmont’s entertainment and music business programs on the Curb College website.

Women’s Soccer Forward Competes on ‘The Price is Right’

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Mendiola standing onstage with Carey in front of Cover Up game boardFor Belmont women’s soccer forward Belicia Mendiola, a love for competition doesn’t just end on the field. On September 6, Mendiola’s competitive spirit transferred straight onto televisions across the U.S. as she hopped onstage to join Drew Carey for a rousing round of “The Price is Right.” The live show was taped over the past summer.

Mendiola was able to guess the closest price on a dirt bike, which allowed her the chance to play a game called “Cover Up” with a new car as the prize. Unfortunately, Mendiola came just two numbers short of winning it.

Mendiola has been a vital part of the Bruins soccer team this year, with her most recent accomplishment being on September 30 when she scored the game-winning goal in overtime against rival SIUE.  Mendiola made sure to give her fellow Bruins an on-air shout-out after greeting Carey onstage during the show.

Fuson Receives Deanna Nipp-Kientz Memorial Librarian Award

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Fuson Receives Deanna Nipp-Kientz Memorial Librarian Award

Courtney Fuson, award recipientCourtney Fuson, librarian of electronic and educational resources at Bunch Library, recently received the Deanna Nipp-Kientz Memorial Award. This award is given to a librarian who has gone above and beyond in service for the Tennessee Library Consortium or Tenn-Share.

Tenn-Share President Laura Allison commented on Fuson’s commitment saying, “Courtney is currently one of the co-webmistresses for Tenn-Share. She has been involved with Tenn-Share since 2010, when she was the Learn & Discover chair, coordinating Tenn-Share’s online statewide training program for library staff.  She began serving as a co-webmistress in 2011.  She has served on several DataFest and Fall Conference committees as well. She has helped design and maintain Tenn-Share’s websites and social media presence, provided technical support and worked to help maintain Tenn-Share’s membership database. When asked to help with a task, Courtney is always willing and her knowledge and work ethic are exemplary. She truly epitomizes Deanna Nipp Kientz’s attitudes of service, hard work, and dedication to Tenn-Share.”

Tenn-Share was established in 1992 as a means of helping libraries deliver efficient, effective library services through resource sharing.

Faculty, Staff & Students Travel to National Audio Engineering Society Convention

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Faculty, Staff & Students Travel to National Audio Engineering Society Convention

The National Audio Engineering Society Convention took place in Los Angeles the last week of September and a number of Belmont students and faculty attended.  Six audio engineering and technology majors, Dr. Doyuen Ko and a few friends of Belmont visiting from Japan joined Belmont’s Recording and Film Studios Manager Dave Warburton for a tour of the Universal Sound Department.

They were given a tour of all the Post Production Sound facilities located on the Universal Backlot and went through Audio Operations, Feature Film and Television Sound Mixing, Sound Editorial and ADR. They met and spoke with a variety of sound mixers, editors, engineers and operations team members working in the Universal Sound Department including a Q&A session and demonstration with Re-Recording Mixer Jon Taylor on the Hitchcock Mixing Stage. Taylor met the tour for nearly an hour going over the challenges and benefits of mixing in the Atmos format and fielding questions from the students.  He also demoed a portion of their Oscar nominated mix for “Unbroken” breaking down sound elements before playing the opening scene.

*Image above: LtoR: Jon Taylor (Universal), Dr. Doyuen Ko, Dave Warburton, Kerrick Crace, Max McConville, Dylan Jaynes, Paul Mayo, Brendon Harris, Masahiro Ikeda (Yamaha), Kazuhiro Kawahara (Kyushu University) and Hiraku Okumura (Yamaha)*

Dr. Christa Spears Brown Presents Vaughn Science Lecture

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Dr. Christa Spears Brown Presents Vaughn Science Lecture

The annual Vaughn Science Lecture, in conjunction with Belmont’s College of Sciences and Mathematics, was held on Thursday, September 29 in the Janet Ayers Conference Center. Dr. Christa Spears Brown, professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, served as the event’s presenter.

Dr. Brown spoke on “The Wide Lens of Discrimination: How a range of negative interactions similarly shape developmental health.”  Her research, broadly speaking, examines how children and adolescents’ academic, psychological and social lives are shaped by their social groups. For more information on Dr. Brown’s research, click here.

Biology Student, Professor Filmed by Japan’s Largest Television Broadcaster

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Biology Student, Professor Filmed by Japan’s Largest Television Broadcaster

Biology professor Dr. Robert Grammer and student Brian Song were recently filmed by The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) for their research on nematodes’ response to cancer cells. Grammer and Song have been experimenting with the nematode C. elegans as a part of Song’s undergraduate research project for Belmont’s Department of Biology. NHK, Japan’s largest television broadcaster, will show its footage of the two as part of its upcoming program on cancer treatment set to broadcast on October 17.

Several representatives from NHK arrived on Belmont’s campus from New York City on September 27 to film Grammer and Song. The film crew interviewed Grammer in his office on the third floor of the Janet Ayers Academic Center and then shot footage of him and Song recreating their experiment in the lab. A separate interview was conducted with Song.

Research on C. elegans in Belmont’s undergraduate biology program has been conducted previously by 2016 spring graduate Parker Tumlin, who is now attending medical school. Tumlin’s research involved conducting a dose-dependent experiment to test the response of wild-type C. elegans to medium used to sustain HeLa cells, a cervical cancer cell line. Song has been working under Grammer’s supervision to continue Tumlin’s experiments by testing whether there is an attraction between C. elegans and lung cancer cells.

Morris Higham Management’s Clint Higham Speaks to Students

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Morris Higham Management’s Clint Higham Speaks to Students

On Friday, September 30, Belmont hosted a Morris Family Mentor/Lecture Series in the Johnson Theater featuring Clint Higham from Morris Higham Management. Higham shared his philosophy on artist management, his experiences as manager for country music star Kenny Chesney and the importance of being a self-starter in the music business. Higham is a 1995 music business alumnus who has recently supported a scholarship fund as part of Belmont’s We Believe campaign.

Higham shared that his philosophy for being an artist manager is to be behind the curtain, protecting the brand and franchise of the artist. He stated that if he believes in the act enough, he will help the artist realize their dreams.  In the “art business,” Higham said, doing it for the money isn’t enough.

He also shared his experiences managing Chesney saying that “Kenny was the least likely star of his time,” but today he is one of the only ones still standing. He shared that while Chesney didn’t have a door open for him, he honed his craft while the spotlight wasn’t on. The work Chesney did, Higham said, built and sustained his career bit by bit. Higham then shared with students how to become a go-getter in the business. He advised listened to be loyal, have a good work ethic and be self-starters. He shared that the worst traits to could possess in the business is entitlement and laziness; because the music business is emotion-created, it must be approached with passion, hard work and a go-getter attitude.

Higham concluded his time on campus saying “it’s a great time to be at Belmont” and that getting a degree is a definite seal of approval when applying for jobs. He advised students to continue working towards getting their degree, be authentic and know their brand. He was introduced by Harry Chapman, Belmont’s director of special projects and major gifts.

 

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