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11/02/2005
Breaking New Ground in Internships Sophist Productions Present Sophist Label Launch
Internship educating College students in music business begins its second semester.
(PRWEB) November 2, 2005 -- When the Sophist Label Launch Internship Program began in Spring 2005, Sophist Productions CEO Reed Baker could not predict the wild success of the program. Ten interns participated in the first internship program, mostly in the New York City area, yet this Fall semester the program jumped to 25 interns in 14 states.
The goal of the Sophist Label Launch is to supply college students with the know-how, support and real-world opportunities needed to launch a record label and release an album in an environment congruent to the city, state or even nation as a whole. The program condenses all the major movements a label goes through in order to release its first project, Baker explains.
Students hit their home campuses hard securing campus radio and newspaper coverage of Sophist events, setting up and managing contact lists to disseminate Sophist happenings and distributing merchandise such as the clever Get your REED on bookmarks. Students are encouraged to set up listening parties and attempt to book members of Sophist Productions at a campus event to interact with students. Skills covered include public relations, marketing, radio promotion, mobile marketing, event planning, and retail promotion.
Candidates are selected from all colleges and universities and there is no major requirement to participate in the program. Internships should not require experience since the primary purpose of such programs is to give an interested participant a foot in the door. All candidates need are a strong interest in the music business - we teach everything else, said Internship Coordinator Danielle Culmone.
Since participating in the program, Sophist Intern Peter Brunwasser, a Communications and Media Arts major at Rockland Community College, has gone on to manage his own hip hop artists as well as found the first hip hop music club on his campus. REED was the main motivation I had when I created the club. Now I manage my own artists and Ive improved my networking skills. My personal goal is to create a buzz about REED and make him a part of my campus, Brunwasser said.
Interested undergrad and graduate students can apply as Sophist Productions seeks to give everyone a chance to experience the music industry. Recruitment has begun for the programs third semester starting in February 2006. Interested students should contact Danielle Culmone at 646.226.5861.
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Ida S. Langsam
ISLPR
http://www.islpr.com/
212-541-7595
(PRWEB) November 2, 2005 -- When the Sophist Label Launch Internship Program began in Spring 2005, Sophist Productions CEO Reed Baker could not predict the wild success of the program. Ten interns participated in the first internship program, mostly in the New York City area, yet this Fall semester the program jumped to 25 interns in 14 states.
The goal of the Sophist Label Launch is to supply college students with the know-how, support and real-world opportunities needed to launch a record label and release an album in an environment congruent to the city, state or even nation as a whole. The program condenses all the major movements a label goes through in order to release its first project, Baker explains.
Students hit their home campuses hard securing campus radio and newspaper coverage of Sophist events, setting up and managing contact lists to disseminate Sophist happenings and distributing merchandise such as the clever Get your REED on bookmarks. Students are encouraged to set up listening parties and attempt to book members of Sophist Productions at a campus event to interact with students. Skills covered include public relations, marketing, radio promotion, mobile marketing, event planning, and retail promotion.
Candidates are selected from all colleges and universities and there is no major requirement to participate in the program. Internships should not require experience since the primary purpose of such programs is to give an interested participant a foot in the door. All candidates need are a strong interest in the music business - we teach everything else, said Internship Coordinator Danielle Culmone.
Since participating in the program, Sophist Intern Peter Brunwasser, a Communications and Media Arts major at Rockland Community College, has gone on to manage his own hip hop artists as well as found the first hip hop music club on his campus. REED was the main motivation I had when I created the club. Now I manage my own artists and Ive improved my networking skills. My personal goal is to create a buzz about REED and make him a part of my campus, Brunwasser said.
Interested undergrad and graduate students can apply as Sophist Productions seeks to give everyone a chance to experience the music industry. Recruitment has begun for the programs third semester starting in February 2006. Interested students should contact Danielle Culmone at 646.226.5861.
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Ida S. Langsam
ISLPR
http://www.islpr.com/
212-541-7595
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