Mix rapper and actor Common, a panel of music industry executives and a crowded room of CSUN students to create an eventful evening. A panel of music industry executives spoke to students about the change in the music industry and offered advice during an event in the Northridge Center in the USU. Common hosted the student showcase where students performed in front of a panel of judges, while Ernie Singleton, the head of Singleton Entertainment Corp, moderated the panel discussion… Read more

During open forum during Tuesday’s Associated Students (A.S.) meeting was filled with students asking for A.S. support for the Performance West Fringe Festival, is a performance festival for students and faculty as is stated on their Web site. CSUN has been asked to host the festival April 8-11.  They decided to have the event off campus at the x-Repertory Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The only problem is that all the regular funding has gone to the Mess America event… Read more

Kelly Moreno, contributing reporter Alex Deep, lead singer of the new band Merlinmoon, found his love for music while he was a DJ. His talents as a DJ had not gone unnoticed, however, he found that lyric-less music didn’t provide him the proper outlet for his music aspirations. Kelly Moreno, contributing reporter “As a DJ I wasn’t satisfied with the music I was playing because I couldn’t find the music I wanted to play, so I decided to make my… Read more

CSUN students are bringing their own version of American Idol to campus. “We know CSUN has students with great vocals,” Eliza Rupchian said. “We want to give them the motivation to reach their goal.” Rupchian, along with Camille Rochele, Rita Korkounian, and Terrell Penny, created CSUN Idol as group communication project for a communication studies class. The assignment was to create an event out of something the students are passionate about. “We all have a passion for music,” Rupchian said…. Read more

Alan Der Ohannessian, staff reporter Anna Osipova, staff reporter The San Fernando Valley has a reputation as being devoid of entertainment. Justin Souza, the man behind The Breathing Room, hopes to make it a little less so. “There needs to be more opportunity for people to meet up in person and the San Fernando Valley doesn’t have very many places that are worth going to, so we’re losing that social connection,” said Souza. He started The Breathing Room late last… Read more

Limewire, Bit Torrent. Regardless of the name, if you’re getting your music using on one of these services, you should probably stop. The Recording Industry Association of America, with its team of lawyers, has made a lot of press with its lawsuits, forcing universities like CSUN to clamp down on file-sharing. While sharing unlicensed, copyrighted music is illegal, there are a number of free, legitimate services which aim to bring your music life into harmony. First up is Pandora, an… Read more

Tommy Tune, legendary star of screen and stage taught a master class on Friday November 20 to students in the theatre and music departments. The 6 foot 6 singer/actor/dancer extraordinaire was welcomed with warm applause from the eager students. Structured as an audition, the participants had the opportunity to perform their audition songs for him in exchange for some down to earth and constructive feedback. With his musical director by his side, Tommy imparted some pearls of wisdom to the… Read more

If you Google Louden Swain you’ll find a few links about “Vision Quest,” a movie released in 1985 that chronicles one point in a high school wrestler’s life where he has to do something significant. Picture the “Karate Kid,” but replace the karate gi with a Spandex leotard and the Japanese headband with wrestling headgear, and you’re on target. The similarly named Los Angeles band Louden Swain’s new album, “A Brand New Hurt,” wrestles with the same idea. And though… Read more