A Times-Style restaurant review for Little Star in Charlottesville, Virginia. (RIP)
TikTok as an Emergent "Co-Creational" Music Marketing Technology
Using various sociological frameworks and semester-long research, I demonstrate the immense capabilities of TikTok as an emergent music marketing tool.
Podcast: Making A Celebrity
A 5-Episode Podcast Series Discussing Celebrity Culture and Media, Co-Hosted by Yours Truly.
Sample Press Release: Lauv
A sample album press release written for LAUV’s upcoming “~how i'm feeling world tour~”.
Sound Design: Final Project
sound design project 4: using what you have learned this semester, use digital to performer to re-design the audio for a movie clip or music video.
Sound Design: Abstract Soundscape
Sound Design Project 3: Use Logic to create a soundscape based off of an abstract painting.
Sound Design: Realistic Environment
Sound Design Project 2: Use Digital Performer to create a realistic sound environment.
Sound Design: Song Editing
Sound Design Project 1: Edit a song down to between 45-60 seconds, while preserving the integrity of the original.
Barbie's In Charge
How Nicki Minaj has subverted ideas of femininity, sexuality and gender roles throughout her career, ultimately proving herself as the Queen.
From The Beatles to One Direction
How Britain’s biggest boybands demonstrate global changes in fandom, technology and the music industry since the sixties.
Album Review: Raising Hell, Run-D.M.C.
Assignment: Review a popular hip-hop album from the ‘80s in the present tense, i.e. in the time period that the album was released.
YouTube: Your New Favorite Sitcom
The YouTube friend group known as The Vlog Squad is the new ensemble sitcom cast. And each supporting character has their own show, too.
The Future of Tech and the Danger of Robot Influencers
Artificial influencers like Lil Miquela are dominating everything from modeling, to social media, to music-but what does that mean for the rest of us?
On Ed Sheeran and Popularity
How the Most Extraordinarily Ordinary Artist Became the Voice of A Decade