Premier Guitar featured longtime audio engineering technology adjunct instructor Bil Vorndick as a Studio Legend in a recent issue, noting, “Experienced acoustic musicians know that when it comes to making stellar recordings, there are only a few engineer/producers who get the call, and Nashville legend Bil VornDick is at the very top of the list.”
Schreiber Presents Paper at EGOS Conference
Music Business Instructor David Schreiber recently presented a paper at the annual European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) conference held in Montreal, Canada. Of more than 2,000 submissions his study on “Strategic decision-making practices in music industry micro-firms: A Bourdieu practice perspective” was chosen to be discussed in the strategy-as-practice theme. This paper provides a rich description into the practices of decision-making within the music industry. He has a forthcoming book review publication in the Management Learning Journal (2013). The book titled, Practice Theory, Work and Organization: An Introduction by Davide Nicolini, addresses the multiplicity of practice theories available for organization studies today and argues for a pluralistic approach to using them in research. Schreiber also submitted his Ph.D. dissertation for examination with the University of Westminster in London, titled, “An Investigation of Influences on Strategic Decision-Making in Popular Recorded Music Industry Micro-Enterprises,” to be defended in late September.
Ramsey Scores Songwriting Cuts on Numerous Albums
Songwriting instructor Drew Ramsey co-wrote and produced three songs on the new Robert Randolph and the Family Band album “Lickety Split” on Blue Note Records. He also co-wrote one song and played guitar on three songs on the upcoming Jonny Lang album on Concord Records and co-wrote and co-produced one song and played guitar on four songs on the new India.Arie record on Motown Records. Along with fellow songwriting faculty James Elliot and Ginny Owens, Ramsey co-wrote the song “Don’t Waste Your Life” for Owens’ upcoming release, on which he also plays and sings. Finally, he co-wrote the song “Last Good Girl in the World” for Matt Wertz’s upcoming “Heatwave” record, and he played guitars and sang on Dave Barnes’ upcoming original and Christmas records.
Cusic Publishes Book on James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson: Songwriter, a book written by Music Business Professor Don Cusic, has been released. Johnson was a noted Harlem Renaissance figure, author, poet (“God’s Trombones”) and Civil Rights leader during the 1920s and ’30s. Johnson was a popular Broadway songwriter, part of a team of writers, who wrote numerous hits like “Under the Bamboo Tree” and “Lift Every Voice.” The book collects Johnson’s early lyrics and tells the story of how he became a New York songwriter at the beginning of the 20th century.
AET Faculty Present at Audio Education Conference
Four audio engineering technology faculty from the College of Entertainment and Music Business (CEMB) presented at the Audio Engineering Society’s (AES) 50th Audio Education Conference held at Middle Tennessee State University in July. Dr. Wesley Bulla, CEMB dean, participated in the panel, “Accreditation, Certification and Licensure: A Place in Audio Education?” and clarified the processes involved and shared what motivated CEMB to seek accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). New faculty hire Doyuen Ko contributed his expertise to the panel discussion, “Towards a Systematic Ear-Training Curriculum: Effective and Efficient Learning in Audio Education.” AET Chair Dan Wujcik led a panel presentation on “Current Practices in the Delivery and Assessment of Internships in Audio Education,” exploring what institutions were doing at the public, private and non-profit and for-profit levels. Dr. David Tough presented a summary of research results from his doctoral dissertation as part of a panel titled, “Audio Education Report Card,” which was covered in ProSound News.
Slay Named Chair of Jazz Education Network Committee
Dr. Cheryl Slay Carr, assistant professor of music business, attended the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Board of Directors meeting in Dallas in August, where she was named chair of the JEN Music Business & Jazz Industry Committee.
Adam Engineers for Live Gill/Franklin Performance
Nathan Adam, assistant professor in audio engineering technology, recently engineered Vince Gill and Paul Franklin in New York playing “Together Again” for a piece on CBS.com.
Battle of the Bands Kicks Off CEMB Showcase Series
The 2013-14 College of Entertainment and Music Business showcase series is off to a successful start after Friday evening’s Battle of the Belmont Bands show, sponsored by Musicians Corner. Wrapper’s Food Truck served audience members, estimated at more than 1,000 in attendance, as they enjoyed performances by CJ Solar Band, Sam Pinkerton (winner), BASHLEY, Young Islands, Staying For The Weekend (also seen at Bonnaroo), and The Harmaleighs (also heard on Lightning 100). The next event in the series is the Christian Showcase, which is scheduled for Sat., Sept. 14 in the Curb Event Center.
Belmont Freshman Wins N.o.W. Youth Leadership Award
Belmont freshman Maren Johnson, of Watertown, S.D., has been named the winner of the N.0.W. Youth Leadership Award from the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN).
Johnson, who is the student ambassador for the Global Soap Project, will be given the award at the CEHN 2013 Annual Child Health Advocate Award Reception in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17. The award was created in 2012 to identify “a young person who deserved to be recognized for their exceptional environmental health leadership.”
During the past three years, Johnson has created a network of about 130 hotels and more than 500 volunteers in four Upper Midwest States and two Canadian provinces to collect used hotel soap for recycling through the Global Soap Project, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Johnson’s network has collected about 25 thousand pounds of soap, enough to make about 100,000 bars of new soap, all of which will help vulnerable populations around the world.
“I am extremely honored and humbled to be recognized by the Children’s Environmental Health Network,” Johnson said. “I’ve discovered there are thousands of volunteers eagerly looking to improve the health of children throughout the world, and the Global Soap Project is one way we can make a difference. Solutions can be as nearby as our trash cans.”
Management Faculty Published in Hospice Journal
Belmont’s management faculty published an article in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AJHPM). Their article is titled “Revisiting Perceptions of Quality of Hospice Care: Managing for the Ultimate Referral.” The authors of the article include Dr. Richard Churchman, Dr. Stan York, Dr. Beth Woodard, Dr. Chuck Wainwright and Dr. Mary Rau-Foster.
Hospice services provided in the final months of life are delivered through complex interpersonal relationships between caregivers, patients and families. Often, service value and quality are defined by these interpersonal interactions. This understanding provides hospice leaders with an enormous opportunity to create processes that provide the optimal level of care during the last months of life. This article argues that the ultimate referral is attained when a family member observes the care of a loved one, and the family member conveys a desire to receive the same quality of services their loved one received at that facility. This article provides evidence that supports the methods to ultimately enhance the patient’s and family’s experience and increase the potential for the ultimate referral.
The AJHPM is a peer-reviewed journal, published eight times a year. In 30 years of publication, AJHPM has highlighted the interdisciplinary team approach to hospice and palliative medicine as related to the care of the patient and family. With changes in health care, aging of the population and the chronicity of a wide array of diseases, AJHPM provides a stimulating and educational forum to maintain relevance in the field of hospice and palliative medicine.
