The CMC offers
3
tracks:
Recommended
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/ In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
TECHNICAL TRACK Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
3 credits 3 credits
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits
Advanced Recording Techniques
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
Imagine a collection of
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
. . . living in intentional community
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on which to build a different kind of experience. Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with people who love music as much as you. Make a record, market a record, make a mark. Just another day at the CMC. Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven, learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica, and bass or just about anything else you can get your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center. Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music. to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semesthe semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop muSit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
OR YOU COULD. . .
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/
THE
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off.
Imagine.
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
The CMC offers
3
tracks:
Recommended
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/ In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
TECHNICAL TRACK Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
3 credits 3 credits
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits
Advanced Recording Techniques
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
Imagine a collection of
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
. . . living in intentional community
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on which to build a different kind of experience. Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with people who love music as much as you. Make a record, market a record, make a mark. Just another day at the CMC. Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven, learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica, and bass or just about anything else you can get your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center. Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music. to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semesthe semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop muSit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
OR YOU COULD. . .
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/
THE
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off.
Imagine.
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
The CMC offers
3
tracks:
Recommended
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/ In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
TECHNICAL TRACK Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
3 credits 3 credits
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits
Advanced Recording Techniques
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
Imagine a collection of
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
. . . living in intentional community
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on which to build a different kind of experience. Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with people who love music as much as you. Make a record, market a record, make a mark. Just another day at the CMC. Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven, learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica, and bass or just about anything else you can get your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center. Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music. to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semesthe semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop muSit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
OR YOU COULD. . .
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/
THE
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off.
Imagine.
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
which to build a different kind of experience.
Imagine a collection of
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors
marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits 3 credits
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the
3 credits
your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all
OR YOU COULD. . .
Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
Advanced Recording Techniques
and bass or just about anything else you can get
Sit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production
learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica,
the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop mu-
TECHNICAL TRACK
Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven,
sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
Just another day at the CMC.
hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes
Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
Make a record, market a record, make a mark.
single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions
Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
people who love music as much as you.
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with
and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend
In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on
the semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/
. . . living in intentional community
to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semes-
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music.
tracks:
Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month
3
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center.
The CMC offers
Recommended
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
THE
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/ the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off. w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
Imagine.
which to build a different kind of experience.
Imagine a collection of
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors
marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits 3 credits
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the
3 credits
your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all
OR YOU COULD. . .
Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
Advanced Recording Techniques
and bass or just about anything else you can get
Sit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production
learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica,
the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop mu-
TECHNICAL TRACK
Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven,
sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
Just another day at the CMC.
hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes
Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
Make a record, market a record, make a mark.
single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions
Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
people who love music as much as you.
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with
and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend
In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on
the semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/
. . . living in intentional community
to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semes-
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music.
tracks:
Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month
3
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center.
The CMC offers
Recommended
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
THE
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/ the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off. w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
Imagine.
which to build a different kind of experience.
Imagine a collection of
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors
marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits 3 credits
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the
3 credits
your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all
OR YOU COULD. . .
Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
Advanced Recording Techniques
and bass or just about anything else you can get
Sit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production
learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica,
the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop mu-
TECHNICAL TRACK
Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven,
sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
Just another day at the CMC.
hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes
Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
Make a record, market a record, make a mark.
single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions
Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
people who love music as much as you.
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with
and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend
In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on
the semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/
. . . living in intentional community
to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semes-
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music.
tracks:
Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month
3
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center.
The CMC offers
Recommended
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
THE
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/ the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
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Imagine.
which to build a different kind of experience.
Imagine a collection of
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors
marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits 3 credits
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
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YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the
3 credits
your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all
OR YOU COULD. . .
Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
Advanced Recording Techniques
and bass or just about anything else you can get
Sit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production
learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica,
the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop mu-
TECHNICAL TRACK
Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven,
sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
Just another day at the CMC.
hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes
Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
Make a record, market a record, make a mark.
single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions
Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
people who love music as much as you.
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with
and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend
In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on
the semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/
. . . living in intentional community
to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semes-
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music.
tracks:
Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month
3
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center.
The CMC offers
Recommended
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
THE
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/ the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off. w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c
Imagine.
The CMC offers
3
tracks:
Recommended
ARTIST, EXECUTIVE, and TECHNICAL
Credits
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/academics/ In addition to the core courses (7 credits), each student participates in three courses from their chosen track: Artist, Executive or Technical (9 credits).
Core Courses Faith, Music and Culture Inside the Music Industry Practicum
3 credits 3 credits 1 credit
ARTIST TRACK Tailored to students considering careers as vocalists, musicians, songwriters, recording artists, performers and producers Essentials of Songwriting Studio Recording Performance
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
EXECUTIVE TRACK Designed for business, arts management, marketing, communications and related majors Artist Management Artists & Repertoire Music Marketing and Sales
3 credits 3 credits 3 credits
TECHNICAL TRACK Prepares students for careers in live sound, concert lighting, studio recording, and production Students within each of these tracks receive instruction,
experience and a uniquely Christ-centered perspective on creativity and the marketplace. Students work together to create and market a recording of
3 credits 3 credits
Live Sound Reinforcement Lighting
3 credits
Advanced Recording Techniques
TOTAL CREDITS
16 CREDITS
original music while participating in labs, directed study, track coursework and a practicum.
Students earn 16 semester hours of credit
Imagine a collection of
artists, aspiring executives and tech gurus...
http://www.bestsemester.com/ cmc/student_life/
. . . living in intentional community
and agreeing that music is a solid foundation on which to build a different kind of experience. Here’s your chance to live and collaborate with people who love music as much as you. Make a record, market a record, make a mark. Just another day at the CMC. Take a hike (literally), write a song or seven, learn to play the accordion, banjo, harmonica, and bass or just about anything else you can get your hands on. Play tennis, go canoeing, visit all the light houses, and have clam chowder while sitting on the beach. Eat some of the best food on the island prepared by CMC chef “Bubbles,” then journal by the fireplace in the Café. Make friends who will become your family.
Ever wonder what happens after the CMC? Here’s just a handful of what our alum have been up to: • On tour with Kelly Clarkson, Avett Brothers, SafetySuit • Recording Artists signed to Interscope Records, Gotee, Mono vs. Stereo, Ramseur • Marketing Manager, Columbia Records • International Marketing Coordinator, Epic Records
• Talent Coordinator, The Hollywood Bowl • Marketing Director, Geffen Records • Artist Managers at Irving Azoff Management, The Firm, Nettwerk, and Thomas Vasquez Entertainment • Account Executive, EMI CMG Music Publishing • Music Journalist, The Nashville Scene • Assistant to the President, Universal Music Group • Recording Artist in the studio with
Producer T Bone Burnett • Music Video Director • Para-church Ministry Leader • Road Manager for Touring Artists • Director of Marketing, AEG Live • Actor, “ER”, “Cold Case”, Music videos • Stylist • Songwriters, Studio Musician, Photographer, Publicist in Nashville • Booking Agent, Record Producer, Chicago • Music Minister in Seattle
•T elevision Production Assistant, Los Angeles •T elevision Producer, New York •M arketing, NARAS (The Grammys) •S ales Manager, Masque Sound, New York •A ttorney, Detroit, MI •R ecording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Nashville •C ollege Music Department Assistant, Los Angeles
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BestSemester 321 8th St. NE Washington DC 20002
long residency at the Contemporary Music Center. Imagine being 1 of 30 students chosen to participate in an exclusive four-month ter with people who want to discover ways to influence culture through music. to your resume and pick up 16 credits while you’re at it. Imagine an entire semesthe semester doing the same old thing…or you COULD add hands-on experience and harmonies, marketing strategies and lighting technique. You could spend single then discuss it in class the next morning. Contemplate chord progressions hunting lodge catching up on the latest Pitchfork post. Download the #1 iTunes sic – The Beatles or Michael Jackson. Lounge by the fireplace in a 100-year old the studio to lay it all down. Argue over who had the biggest influence on pop muSit by the pond writing lyrics to match your mood, and then go into
OR YOU COULD. . .
Ma r t h a ’ s
VINEYARD
Vi n e y a r d
MARTHA’S
CMC Contemporary Music Center
www.bestsemester.com/cmc/overview/
THE
YOU COULD DO THE SAME OLD THING.
the country for artists to live and work. wonder Martha’s Vineyard has gained a reputation as one of the best spots in offers a rare combination of world-class amenities and small-town warmth. No and President Obama, just to name a few. The Vineyard (as the locals call it) of such celebrities as James Taylor, Spike Lee, Tom Welling, The Kennedys, off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Long known as the summer home Martha’s Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, lies just five miles helping students prepare for a career in music. stage and professional offices form the epicenter of a program dedicated to Seth’s Pond, the Contemporary Music Center’s three recording studios, sound phones and guitar amps at your fingertips. Set on 21 wooded acres overlooking $300,000+ worth of the latest recording equipment, micro-
You. Off-campus. Way off.
Imagine.
w w w. b e s t s e m e s t e r . c o m / c m c