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"soundhaspriority" wrote:
"Jenn" wrote in message
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Our recording program at the college just received two new mics and
everyone is very excited. The new mics are great Telefunkens:
http://www.telefunkenusa.com/product...tem=3&cat=mics
http://www.telefunkenusa.com/product...tem=7&cat=mics
By the way, we have a teaching opening in the program. It's part time,
but it's a great program and a wonderful opportunity for someone. The
trick is living in this beautiful but expensive area (CA Central Coast)
on about $30,000/yr, but if you can supplement that, it should be a
great gig. Contact me offgroup if interested.
Hi, Jenn. I'm just curious. How does your department's decision process
proceed to buy expensive equipment that is so subjective? I can imagine the
procurement procedure for utilitarian equipment, but these are so
extraordinarily expensive. Does the college receive earmarked gifts? Or is
there a senior faculty member whose judgement is so respected?
We do receive some earmarked gifts. Our building was built largely from
gifts, and our new theater, to be completed in about a year, wouldn't be
possible without about a $1 million in gifts. But the studio upgrade,
taking place over the past year, is from categorical state funds we get
for job training programs. These are the same funds that help the
nursing and automotive programs, for example. We place a very high
percentage of students into jobs in the profession in L.A. and S.F.
This money has paid for upgrades to the studio this year, including
moving to the Digidesign D-Command, better mic preamps, a wider variety
of mics, etc. Our students get to work with great, current gear, which
makes them more employable. The studio also generates income, as they
hire our during holiday breaks and summer to area musicians to record
their things. There is a Platinum Record hanging in the studio, because
Rod Stewart's first CD of standards was mastered there. Ensembles from
other schools from S.F., L.A., Fresno, etc. also pay to come and record
their CDs. So like UCLA's basketball team supports the lacrosse team,
our recording program helps to support the smaller but very important
parts of our music program. For example, we are one of the few CA
community colleges who offer a full private lesson program and a new
chamber music program, both of which are expensive (because of the
student/teacher ratio), and both of which I run.