Richmond paper profiles Paisley
The Richmond Times-Dispatch profiles Belmont graduate and country music superstar Brad Paisley: With a guitar and two years of college credits in tow, Brad Paisley moved to Nashville to finish his major in music business at Belmont University. He graduated two years later. Within a week, Paisley signed a song-publishing deal with mighty EMI Music Publishing…
MEDIA ALERT: Community Open House at Belmont’s New Complex
Belmont University is inviting the Nashville community
School of Religion Dean to Resume Full-Time Teaching
October 23, 2003
Career Expo The Largest Yet
Belmont University hosted its most successful Career Expo ever on Wednesday, with 682 students and 33 alumni registering for the day-long event. That’s double the largest attendance at any previous Career Expo. The event, held at the Curb Event Center arena, was sponsored by the university’s Office of Career Services and the College of Business Career Development. Some 64 companies and organizations were represented.
The Office of Career Services serves students and alumni of the university by:
Providing career testing and counseling
Assisting students and graduates with the graduate school process
Informing students about available job opportunities
Assisting students and graduates with preparation of resumes and cover letters
Teaching interview skills
Coordinating several annual recruiting events
Planning career and life skills programs
Providing information and resources to assist with obtaining internship opportunities
Maintaining employer contact information to help students and graduates secure professional positions
Providing an Alumni Career Network to assist them with their job search, plus other career related information
Belmont Students Involved in Music Row+Kids Recording Project
The Tennessean reports on a Music Row project involving schoolchildren writing songs with some of Nashville’s best songwriters. Belmont University music business students also will be involved in the project.
Davidson Country schoolchildren are teaming with some of Nashville’s best songwriters for “Kid Pan Alley,” a project that draws in all elements of the local music community. An “A-team” of songwriter talent including Beth Nielsen Chapman (This Kiss), Angela Kaset (Something In Red), Jim Photoglo (Fishin’ In the Dark) and Darrell Scott (Long Time Gone) is going into local schools to write songs with pupils. Nashville Chamber Orchestra members will help the kids arrange the songs, and this winter, local artists will record them at historic RCA Studio B, where Elvis recorded. Belmont University students will help engineer and market the album and proceeds from the spring CD release will fund music programs for Nashville students.
RCA Studio B sometimes serves as a Belmont University classroom.
Christmas at Belmont concert goes national
The Tennessean reports that the national TV spotlight will focus on Belmont University this coming holiday season.
First there was the Nashville Symphony’s Fourth of July concert carried live from Riverfront Park by the A&E cable TV network. Now it’s Belmont University’s turn to get a piece of national holiday exposure.
PBS will broadcast Belmont’s annual Christmas at Belmont concert at 8 p.m. on Dec. 25.
Belmont graduate forges funky gospel music path
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntingdon, W. Va., profiles recent Belmont University graduate Jason Johnson:
Since his graduation, he has been actively touring the eastern United States leading praise and worship and playing his original compositions. He found time in this schedule to compile his first album, called ‘Never-ever Land,’ which features 10 of those compositions. Johnson draws musical inspiration from varied artists such as Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Donny Hathaway. Influences that diverse make the genre of his album difficult to classify.
Harrington comments on Napster
Dr. E. Michael Harrington, a music business professor at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University, is quoted in a Nashville City Paper article about the revival of Napster as a legitimate online music downloading service.
“Christmas At Belmont” Concert to Be Broadcast Nationally on PBS
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, will broadcast Belmont University
