Author Archives: Jess Rodgers

Walking through the dorms, a person would have to try hard not to notice the shared folder icons on students’ computer screens and the sound of music libraries playing pirated copies of the latest hit singles. And with high-speed Internet access available in university dorms, the ability to almost instantly download any song imaginable for […]

UCLA Radio has had its share of troubles this year due to a tight budget and a scare about Internet radio station royalties. The changes they made in their broadcasting schedule as a result of those constraints have had an impact on everything from staff unity to listenership. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of […]

When an artist is part of the electronic music scene, a genre better geared for the studio, it can be tough to make live shows more interesting than simply standing behind a laptop playing pre-recorded music. But Captain Ahab, aka third-year theater student and former Daily Bruin designer Jonathan Snipes, has found a way to […]

We all know that trying to make it in the music world isn’t always glamorous. But it’s not every day that you hear a band member compare life in a band to married life. Though with the amount of commitment and sacrifices involved in becoming a success, the band Brightlife may have a valid argument. […]

When second-year student Derrick Spiva had one of his first compositions performed in his high school band, miscalculated chords led to an experience so embarrassing that Spiva’s music still lays tucked away in his bedroom drawer. It was at that point in his freshmen year of high school that Spiva decided to give up writing […]

While most college students have enough difficulty deciding on a major, it’s hard to believe that someone like Shujaat Husain Khan started preparing for his career when he was just 3 years old. But then again, maybe there aren’t too many options when you’re the seventh in a long line of professional musicians. Since birth, […]

It won’t be respected music department chair Jon Robertson standing in front of the orchestra Tuesday night ““ it will be three of his graduate students instead. Traditionally, Robertson designates the first concert of the Spring quarter specifically for his conducting students. This year grad students Brian Alhadeff, John Carter and Ben Makino have the […]