Open: Music
Voice: Two…one, two…MUSIC
Dr. Kathryn Brown, Commercial Music program coordinator:
At Cedar Valley College, we train our students for success in
the commercial music industry. Whether it's recording
technology, or digital music production, or performance or the
music business, we give our students the tools they need to be
successful in the music business.
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Michael Robertson, Commercial Music student:
My name is Michael Robertson. I came to Cedar Valley to learn
about music because it's my passion. The staff at Cedar
Valley has given me the opportunity how to dream again. Even
though I came to do production and composition, I became a
musician from being a Cedar Valley.
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Zantana Zuniga, Commercial Music graduate
My name is Zantana Zuniga. I graduated from Cedar Valley
College with an associate in commercial recording technology.
I now work as a tutor for music theory in audio. My dream
would be to continue honing my skills, just getting better,
building connections with the people in the industry, and
hopefully one day to come and actually teach here as a
professor.
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Natalie Brown, Commercial Music student:
My name is Natalie Brown. I'm currently taking Audio
Engineering 2 here at Cedar Valley. I hope to pursue a career
in sound for film in the film industry. Hopefully this class
will give me a good foundation on what I need to know to
pursue that career.
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Adia Hardy, Commercial Music student:
My name is Adia Hardy. I'm getting an associate in arts
with a certificate in recording engineering technology. And
with that I'm hoping to go to school and get a music
degree, a commercial music degree where I can learn multiple
aspects of the music business. I want to be a producer or a
performer. I love to do it all!
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Lyrics: Tell me what I'm supposed to do…
Reginald Buzby, Commercial Music student:
My name is Reginald Buzby. I'm here for digital music and
composition. My future dreams…Ah, man, win a Grammy! Why not!?
Make beautiful music. Music to empower, motivate, inspire.
Lyrics: What am I supposed to do? Talk to you about true hope
in this world we're living in. I should talk to you about
the Holy Ghost…
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Daniel Muntes, Commercial Music student:
My name is Daniel Muntes. I'm here in the performing music
program and possibly the others. I play mainly guitar, drums
and bass, but I dabble in just about everything I can get my
hands on. I like music because it's a healing thing, and I
like it because …I heard someone say it elicits an emotional
response. I love that articulation.
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Johnnathan Melendez, Commercial Music student:
Hi, my name is Johnnathan Melendez. I'm studying here at
Cedar Valley right now. I just love music. It's one thing
that speaks to me. It's something that makes me dance, and
something that's really cool that you can make other
people dance with, you know.
Marica Cruz, Commercial Music student:
Hi, my name is Marica Cruz, and I'm studying music
business here at Cedar Valley. I like music because it was a
way for me to escape from the hardships in life and also
connect with other people because it's really a universal
language.
Dr. Kathryn Brown:
In the Dallas-area alone there are so many opportunities, so
many venues to do live sound, or studio work, composition,
performance opportunities, as well as management of those
facilities. Being successful in the music business is not some
magic potion. It does not generally happen, 'POOF,'
and you're there. It takes a lot of work, a lot of
diligence, a lot of hard work and a lot of perseverance
through a lot of tough times to be successful, but the success
is possible.
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