Thursday, October 9, 1997
Grammy Festival casts voodoo spell on campus with symposium,
concerts
MUSIC:
By Mike Prevatt
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
The National Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation has teamed
up with the UCLA Student Committee For the Arts and Campus Events
to bring us the Discover/ Grammy Frestival on Campus .
The Festival, which first hits Ackerman Grand Ballroom today at
noon for a music industry symposium, aims to help familiarize
students with many different aspects of the music business. It
gives students the opportunity to meet and talk to
professionals,thus helping the arts and music become more
accessible to people on campus.
And, to follow the one hour symposium, which will include a
Q&A session for students, two concerts will be held at the
Veterans Wadsworth Theater on Wilshire Blvd. Tonight’s performance
includes the Refreshments, Garrison Star and 13 Cats. Playing
Saturday at the same venue is Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the swing band
featured in the movie, "Swingers."
The symposium has generated a lot of optimism on campus. "We are
very excited about the symposium," says Kim Beck, representative
for the UCLA Center for the Performing Arts. "It is a truly unique
opportunity for UCLA students to interact with music professionals
and explore career opportunities. Not only can they listen to the
panelists’ dialogue regarding trends in the industry, but a large
part of the symposium is reserved for direct interaction between
panelists and students through a Q&A. The information they gain
may help in the decision making process of whether or not to pursue
a career in the music industry."
According to Beck, the UCLA locale couldn’t be any better for
the Festival. "Los Angeles is such an industry driven city, it’s
fantastic that we are able to bring some of the industry’s
resources to campus for UCLA students to benefit from, and to offer
an added component to their added component to their education at
UCLA."
Brining the festival to UCLA has been seven months in the
making. "Student Committee for the arts was