by Mary Kathryn Charlton | Oct 28, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Randy Goodman (Class of 1977), now Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville, entered David Lipscomb College for reasons not unlike some current Lipscomb students: he wanted to be in music, and his dad wanted him to go there. After becoming an active member of the college’s community and culture, Goodman decided to stay. Fortunately, too, were the benefits which going to college in Music City provided. Even as a teenager and as a college student, Goodman knew he wanted a career in music. Starting at Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Goodman has worked for various music businesses over his career. After years in the industry, Goodman landed his dream job as the chief executive at one of the most well-known labels in the music industry. While this is his dream job, the music industry as a whole is facing remarkable challenges. As the music industry faces the continual shift to streaming music, the responsibility falls on record companies and their leaders, like Goodman, to navigate the morphing environment successfully. Goodman said it is a challenging environment, and there is need of a marriage between business and art in his responsibilities at Sony. Not all of his responsibilities are as full of challenges, however. As a part of his job, he seeks out new talent. One of the favorite parts of his job is an unquestioned ability to listen to music all day in his office. Goodman said to be on the lookout for up-and-coming artists Cam and Old Dominion. In addition, he mentioned two new music groups which were just recently signed by Sony, Maren Morris and Lanco....
by Becca Risley | Oct 28, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Lipscomb’s theatre department nears the opening of its next main-stage musical, bringing the magical world of the Grimm’s fairy tales to the Collins Auditorium stage with Into the Woods. The story, guided by a side-stage narrator, combines several well-known fairy tales into one cohesive story that follows the Baker and his wife in their quest to have a child. During this two-and-a-half-hour production, the woods thrusts the audience into the world of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood. The first act tells the familiar story: Cinderella marries her prince. Jack and his mother discover riches. Rapunzel finds true love. The Baker and his wife have a child. The second act takes the happy endings from the first act and gives them a reality check. “Act two does a number on me each time,” said senior musical theatre major Sarah Zanotti, who plays the Baker’s wife. “I never know how I feel or what’s going to happen. But I think that’s exactly how the characters are. “They don’t know what’s going to happen; they don’t know how they’re going to feel or what their journey is going to be. It’s a beautiful show and it tricks you into the ending.” But most of the beauty happened because of the theatrical decision to bring backstage members into the light as part of the storytelling elements. “We have a very intentionally theatrical production,” director Scott Baker said. “There’s no effort to hide puppeteers, lighting, orchestra and the theatrical elements of the show.” Instead of placing certain set pieces on stage, a crew member will often step in...
by Charlie Bateman | Oct 27, 2015 | News Slider
The Red Bus that visits Lipscomb’s Bison Square and many other university campuses across the states is not just a bus filled with clothes but a project that gives students the opportunity to help care for orphans. The Red Bus Project is a branch of the organization Show Hope, a movement to care for orphans primarily through adoption aid. The mission of Show Hope revolves around engaging the church to care for orphans and reducing adoption barriers, as there currently more than 140 million orphans in the world. Chris Wheeler, Director of Student Initiatives at Red Bus Project, said the project originally began as an opportunity to get high school and college students involved. “College students today are a part of the loudest generation simply because of their phones,” Wheeler said. “Because of their expertise with social media they can connect to thousands of people with their phones.” Founded by Christian recording artists Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, Show Hope aims to get the millennials involved by becoming orphan defenders. “One of the key ways we help college students know of the Red Bus Project is by awareness,” Wheeler said. “It is important for them to know that there are children in the world that have been abandoned.” The Red Bus Project offers two ways for Lipscomb students to get involved: visit its website or visit the Franklin office nearby The Factory. Wheeler said that getting involved is just the beginning of making an impact on the world. “We want college students to leverage that influence and give voices to children around the...
by Lyndi Locke | Oct 27, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
It wasn’t just a men’s fashion show, but a discussion of character, attitude and professionalism that brought several Lipscomb students to Shamblin Theatre Monday night. The second annual Professional Men’s Event was held in an effort to give the men of Lipscomb advice on how to succeed in the professional world, focusing on “The Art of Being a Gentleman.” The event was hosted by the fashion and business departments along with the College of Entertainment and the Arts. Theatre professor David Hardy described it as a combination of fashion, business and music. College of Entertainment and the Arts Dean Mike Fernandez hosted a panel discussion on what it means to be a gentleman in today’s world. “Being a gentleman is not just about your appearance,” film producer and Lipscomb alumnus Casey Bond said. “It’s about your attitude and how you present yourself to others.” Film director Spencer Glover stressed the importance of having confidence. “The first impression is very important,” he said. “Whatever it is that you do, be the best that you can.” The panel also discussed what it means to be a professional in today’s world. “Knowing the standards of your workplace is important,” business owner and Lipscomb alumnus Tyler Browning said. “Setting the goal of obtaining those standards will help you succeed.” Along with providing advice on how to be a professional and a gentleman, the event focused largely on fashion and how important it is to know how to dress correctly on the job. “It’s about knowing your profession,” Bond said. “Own what you’re wearing; whatever you wear makes a statement.” Local designer Eric Adler and...
by Lauren Borders | Oct 24, 2015 | News Slider, Opinion
College can be downright stressful. But one night of crazy fun can be the best kind of medicine for stress. On the night of Friday, Oct. 24, hundreds of students gathered in the lower level of Allen Arena West parking garage for just that. Paint the Herd is put on by the Student Government Association every year at the end of October and is essentially a paint dance party. For a $5 fee, students gear up in plastic jumpsuits and dance in a tarp-lined space while strobe lights flash and paint is shot at them from water guns. “I was a little apprehensive about coming tonight,” said freshman Ellory Overcast as she walked down the stairs to lower level. “But everyone told me it’s something to do at least once while I am here.” Paint the Herd is, without a doubt, a unique experience. The Lipscomb community dances together regardless of friend groups, appearances are completely disregarded and everyone emerges looking like a Jackson Pollock painting. Students said the event was also a great way to see acquaintances in a whole new light. “Seeing people outside of class is totally different from seeing them at Paint the Herd,” freshman Hannah Fox said. “It’s so weird to see someone I sit across from in one of my classes go completely insane on the dance floor.” Freshman Leslie Giles would have to agree. “There’s this one girl in my math class who is always so polite and quiet, and I barely even recognized her tonight,” Giles said. Most of the night’s attendees didn’t leave until the event came to an end...
by Rebekah Stogner | Oct 22, 2015 | News Slider, Opinion
The first performance I ever did at Lipscomb University was a scene from this insane show in which I played Rosencrantz and my closest friend played Guildenstern. We had no idea what to make of the script and sort of stumbled our way through Tom Stoppard’s philosophical play, so I was excited to see Nashville Repertory Theatre’s version in sort of a nostalgic light. Seeing the play brought to life gave so much joy to my theatrical, inquisitive, comedy-loving heart. If you can grasp the basic plot of “Hamlet,” there’s definitely something for you in this show. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” follows (who else?) Hamlet’s good friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in their time offstage during Hamlet. Have you ever wondered what characters do when they’re not being used in the script? Stoppard answers this question for you in this 140-minute comedic-romp that dabbles in questions about life’s beginning and end, probability and chance, madness and the sheer lack of humanity in actors. Title characters Matt Garner and Patrick Waller have absolutely brilliant onstage chemistry. Waller’s giddy and goofy Rosencrantz offers a beautiful and hilarious foil to Garner’s inquisitive and stern Guildenstern. These two play almost more like a comedy duo than Shakespeare characters, making it so enjoyable to watch. At the performance I attended, someone loudly dropped their cell phone on the floor and the two incorporated that in brilliantly, as if they were really searching for the source of the noise. At one point, Waller smacked directly into the set. I have no idea if this was intentional or not, but either way, he played it off incredibly and it...
