Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Happy Day of Birth Emily!

my blogging neighbor just celebrated her 21st birthday yesterday, hooray!

Posted by Nehe555 on 04/23 at 02:07 PM
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Big Bin Studios

in a previous post I mentioned meeting charles driscoll of big bin studios. a few days ago, my friend ryan and I drove over to tour his studio in Hamilton, Michigan. it’s one of michigan newer studios, and it has been getting some press because of its unique location. the studio is housed in a converted grain silo way out in the countryside by holland (a city in Michigan, not the country). like most music studios, there’s no huge neon sign, which can be great for artists trying to get some work done without fans walking in every 5 minutes for autographs. besides hanging out with Charles, we got to meet the other engineer, Jordan stonehouse, who happened to recognize me from young life. apparently, he was the video intern at the young life camp I went to last summer. I’m always surprised by how we’re all connected somehow.

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Posted by Nehe555 on 04/23 at 01:44 PM
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Dance Guild

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everyone involved with dance guild

I never knew that one of calvin’s student organizations had around 300 members. Dance guild is an organization for students interested in dance, whether ballet, tap, lyrical, or hip hop. each style also has a beginner, intermediate, and advanced group so people can dive right in and begin performing. each semester, they put on a showcase at the FAC featuring their various dance groups, and this semester I managed to make time and see the show. Some of my friends were performing, so I wanted to cheer them on. Besides, one of them had been nagging me to buy tickets since last semester. How can I reject such dedication?

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Posted by Nehe555 on 04/23 at 01:25 PM
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Jazz Vespers

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the crowd included visitors for the festival of faith & writing

it all started with an email.  my friend and neighbor across the street, matt gruppen, shot me an email earlier in the day inviting me to see his jazz group perform at jazz vespers later in the evening, so i scheduled it into my calendar and made sure i’d have time to stop by.  i’d heard of jazz vespers before, but i’d never attended one.  every so often, student news would announce poetry readings and live jazz down at the cave cafe in the evenings, but because i had little interest in poetry, the event didn’t seem that appealing.  what made me go this time was the live jazz.  i’ve been trying to familiarize myself in jazz for the past month, especially jazz drumming, and this seemed like a great opportunity to see how a jazz group interacts live.  i’m just trying to figure out the drummer’s role in the whole group, because i’ll probably be doing some jazz drumming in the near future.

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Posted by Nehe555 on 04/23 at 12:41 PM
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