I know places we can go babe.

Though real life job seeking isn't going as planned, real life internship is going great. 

And while I may be in school, I feel like I'm not in school. 

I go to class, pay attention, but when I leave the room nothing resonates with me,

 and I completely forget what was learned. 

Regardless, the balancing act of school, life, and work is fairly even. 

Last week, I made up for the lack of concerts I had while abroad, and had 3 shows. 

Tuesday: Best Coast & Wavves [with No Joy]. My right ear was partially deaf all the next day.

Wednesday: Pete Yorn & Ben Kweller. AMAZING show.

& Friday? Well, Friday I went to a show I probably wouldn't have purchased tickets to: 

The hot&dan-ger-our, Ke-Dollar Sign-Ha.

aka, Ke$ha. 

For work, I was the contact for the meet and greet.

Naturally, I was running late.

Got to the venue and told the two girls working the will call I was with ZHT, 

after they rudely said, "FINALLY," I gave out the wristbands and took everyone inside.  

She came out, and quickly took photos with everyone. When my roommate Nick and I went up,

he said something about her boots, which she interpreted as her "boobs" 

That Ke$ha, such a jokester!

That concert was WILD, to say the least. The amount of tweens, teens, and babies (not kiddng)?! 

Was unreal.

We started out right in front, but as they let people in, we headed to the bar area.

I've never been more glad to be 23.

The floor looked like glitterized sardines.

But the vibe and the dance sounds were fun. 

Then we sat in the parking lot for about an hour, while they turned that place into a jungle.

Seriously, girls on top of cars girls, wearing their shiny, or as Ke$ha's tour is so appropriately named, 

"Get Sleazy" outfits. Dancing in ways I've only seen on TV.

But we got out safe and unharmed.

This last week I had to cover the Stadium of Fire Press Release.

Which was a sleeper.

But reunited with my former Jive label buddy, 

David Archuleta.

We had him call in for an interview w. A.J. and do some lines for all the stations.

He still didn't reciprocate when I put my arm around him for the photo.

One day I'll get him.

Up next: Joshua Radin & Cary Brothers.

Capstone Project.

&

all I can learn about adolescent development, while trying to find a big boy job.

 Jessie J ► Who You Are 『 2011 』 by HiTBoy 

poison&wine

On Thursday I was able to cover a couple great events. My boss emailed and asked if I could go to the auditions for So You Think You Can Dance downtown, to get some footage of the hype for the ZHTs website. I said sure and was told I had to interview some contestants, get some shots, etc.  Totally kosher.

Then I emailed the Fox Rep telling him I was going to be there. He sent back the itinerary stating that after the lunch break the judges would be ready for their interviews/photos and what not. I almost threw up at the thought. I love people, but interviews, speeches, things like that [I could care less of celebrity status or not] I loathe these kinds of things. I was a bit comforted when TJ told me I woouldn't be interviewing them, and my boss said she'd never seen this "shy" Taylor. He is real, trust me.

So uncertain as to whether or not I was REALLY having to pull together interviews, Thursday rolls around, Sam and I head to the Capitol Theatre, and I call the rep. We're brought in, given our press badges and told the run down. Talk to some contestants, observe some auditons, then be taken upstairs for one-on-one interviews with the judges. If I wasn't lookin' so fine, I really would have wet my pants. [joke]

We go out and talk to some great dancers, watch some about an hour of auditions, but at this point I've hit panic mode, texting everyone for questions, resorting even to wikipedia to find out their history. At their lunch break, Sam, myself, and three other print media people are just talking, then the rep comes to get us. We go upstairs and to my instant relief, one of the guys just suggest we just all stand around and interview them. I praised Allah at that point.  

Mary was the first to be interviewed, she came over, and the questions followed. Since I didn't cover Wednesdays auditions [6am was a bit ambitious as a mere intern, I don't get paid for this -ish!] I didn't interview Cat Deeley, so she came out just for me. It was so great, she's a babeski, super friendly, and smelt really good!!  I missed Robin Antin barely, then got Nigel. It was a great experience, and got me out of my comfort zone, which is always great.

After that we headed to Fleming's for an event with James Blunt. We got there as he did, watched the sound check. Relaxed a little, and ushered the winners in. The winners had some wine, we partook in some houer derves, and enjoyed a few acoustic songs from him. After we took photos and talked. These are my favorite kinds of events. Not flashy [like the Far East Movement @ Sundance, post to follow], but rather low key, intimate. raw&real. The way it all should be. 

I love the work I do, and have enjoyed all internships, ZHT treats me so well, and the whole team is amazing, and a great time. You can see some of the video footage of SYTYCD here:

http://www.971zht.com/pages/instudio.html

 The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine by MMMusic 

Time Out: NY

It's been nearly 2 months since I've been in the city, and since blog number 1 is dedicated to what's really important in life, music, I've decided to make a new one about my time in New York and next Italy.

I got to the city on a Saturday night, spent the rest of the weekend getting acquainted with the place and where my office was, and started work on Monday. Daunting as it was to move across the country, walking into the building was even more scary--first day of school jitters were in full force. The office is great. A montage of all Jive artists line the elevator entry and all a long the halls are photos of the artists and multiple awards and accomplishments. Such Jive Label Group (JLG) artists include: Ciara, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, P!nk, Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta, Hot Chelle Rae, Sia, Joshua Radin, Sleigh Bells, Matisse, Metric, and many more. Some of my tasks include printing BDS (Nielsen) ratings for my boss Joe, the VP of Pop Promotions, as well as the CEO of RCA/Jive, Barry Weiss. I highlight the rankings of all Jive and RCA artists and hand out the proper reports to each member of the Promo team, and Barry.



My first week at the office, I met JLS, and went to a showcase for Miguel. The showcase was at Santos Partyhouse, and it was a bit pathetic, on my part. Kacee came with me, and luckily for her it was open bar. Since I took the short bus that day, I assumed I could get all the Diet Coke or Red Bull I wanted, right? Wrong. I ordered my Red Bull after Kacee got her free drink with Ciroc, and the bartender says "$5 dollars." Trick please, I thought, pulled out my money and stood in the corner with Kacee. Miguel came on, did his 5 song set where J. Cole joined him for "All I Want is You." (Pretty decent jam) and then we left. Week 1 = Success.


Some other things that have happened around the office, the likes of Miguel Ciara, and Jay-Z have graced our floor.
-On a day I pulled the BDS reports, apparently a date was wrong-- Big Boo Boo. (Although it wasn't my fault)
-I've made some great friends, intern and supervisors (who have taught me a lot more about the industry and helped steer me in the direction I want to go)
-Attended another showcase this week for Ry Cuming where I was introduced by one of my good supervisors to one of the best in the field of A&R- Teresa LaBarbera Whites, which was such a great experience, especially to talk to someone so successful and inspiring, yet so down to earth.
-Eaten lunch out WAY too much.
- Ran some errands around midtown
-Learned A LOT


More to come on the latest going on outside of the office. Until then--Shalom.


x
Clumsy T