By Cameron Kong “What are you going to do with your classic music major?” Classical guitarist Bryan Albert got this question often during his time as an undergraduate at Northwestern. Yet, as a freelance artist and touring musician, Bryan’s passion for music remains unabated almost a decade after graduation. “I wake up in the morning
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By Zach Hyman You may have seen the buzz all over the Chicago social sphere – Vincent van Gogh is at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Van Gogh’s Bedrooms,” an exhibit featuring the tortured artist’s three interpretations of his chambre in Arles, has run through most of spring and will continue until May 10. In
By Jacob Nelson Mark Hoebee has been a gymnast, a dancer, a choreographer, a director, and, most recently, a theater administrator, working as Paper Mill Playhouse’s Producing Artistic Director. He is the first to admit that a career in show business follows no standard trajectory. “Anybody who tells you this is what you have to
By Pablo J. Boczkowski, MSLCE Director During spring break, students in the Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises (MSLCE) program participated in our annual trek to a media capital in the United States. Due to the growth of the program, students chose between two different destinations this year: Los Angeles and New York…
By Zach Hyman Over spring break, the MSLCE program split in half and sent a cohort to both New York and Los Angeles to see the creative industries up-close and personal. Being interested in the film and television industry, I travelled to Los Angeles, and came away with a much deeper understanding of what
By Jacob Nelson Today, we continue our feature where we ask an MSLCE professor three questions about the creative field they work in. Below is a conversation with Claudio Benzecry about globalization, sociology, and high-end fashion. How did your study of the Colón Opera House lead you to your current project looking at the world of high-end fashion shoes?
By Jacob Nelson A curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MMA) spoke with a principal of the consulting firm Danzig & Associates last week during an MSLCE Speaker Series event about the surprising paths their creative careers have taken them on. Femke Speelberg, the MMA’s Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, described getting offered
By Hayley Bullock The MSCLE Trek to the “Big Apple” was informative, encouraging, and inspiring. Coming from a nonprofit and performance background, I was surprised and appreciative of the vast insight and knowledge I was able to gain from the experience. As we visited branding agencies, including Mother and Ogilvy & Mather, and heard from
By Sarah Bergeson Over the course of five days in Los Angeles, my fellow MSLCE students and I had several amazing opportunities to learn about various media industries by speaking to professionals from film/television, music, and talent agencies. We began our trip by meeting with several Northwestern alumni, led by Marvel Animation Manager Diana Theobald and
By Scotty Stieber Whether you’re planning on starting your own business or working within an existing company, knowing your audience is key. What kinds of constraints face certain industries, particularly within the fragmented entertainment industry? How are companies working to overcome these often tech-related hurdles? James Webster’s course “Understanding Media Markets: Users, Makers and Metrics”