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Austin sets stage for local music

   Austin is widely known as the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Bands travel far and wide to perform in this city, often overshadowing local bands.
    However, local bands are given chances to shine as well, if on a smaller scale. Events like Fast Forward Austin feature local musicians and also bring in obscure bands from other areas, creating great networking and collaboration opportunities. Similarly, record stores here in Austin such as Waterloo Records and End of an Ear work with local bands to sell CDs, organize launch parties and host signings.
    Local bands are not frequently given the opportunity to perform in famous venues such as Stubb’s Bar-B-Q or Emo’s, and must settle for smaller bars and clubs throughout Austin on nights encouraging local bands to take the stage.
The live music scene is one of the many factors that draws people to Austin, giving local bands a head start in reaching audiences open to new and unusual music.

Video proposal

Austin is often touted as the live music capitol of the world, but is that becaus there is so much local talent, or because bigger names get all the fame? We hope to explore whether or not local musicians are given adequate exposure, or if the competition for venues and gigs creates a vacuum. And if this vacuum exists, is anyone in Austin trying to improve local talent exposure?

Video Exercise

The Belo Center for New Media: student reactions

Soundslide Link

Israeli Apartheid Week Soundslide

(completed in 50 hours due to failure of first project. please don't be too mean.)

Link to my picture!

Click to see my face.

Cable Car Edit

Assignment #2: Portfolio Prototype

Here's the link for the blog that will soon be my portfolio.
Enjoy!

First Lab Day!

Introductions:

Hello! My name is Alejandra (or Ale for short). My first partner is Sarah, a Freshman Journalism major from San Antonio, TX. She has a dog named Phillip and loves travel so much she wants to become a travel journalist! Sarah also enjoys reading, dancing, watching films, and hanging out with friends. Her favorite news sites are The New York Times, and the CNN website (not the mobile app).  My second Marcus Cardoza, who's from San Antonio, TX. He's a freshman journalism major. He has a dog, a beagle named Copper and a cat named Duchess. His favorite news site is The New York Times. He likes sports and plays rugby here at UT.

Image:

 For my image, I've decided to post one of my favorite paintings done by one of my favorite artists, Frida Kahlo. This painting is called Las Dos Fridas or The Two Fridas, and was painted in 1939.

Video:

For my video, I've decided to post a sketch from Jimmy Kimmel Live where one of my favorite actors, Christoph Waltz, (who appears in both Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained) talks about a fictional movie role. It's also probably my favorite video on the Internet, for many reasons.

Texts and Links~

 Some of my favorite news sites are:

• The New York Times
• The Huffington Post
• The Austin American Statesman
• The Daily Texan