Introduction

Having high quality content is imperative to success as an artist or an arts organization.

Professional video and audio content have culminated in successful artistic endeveurs such as NPR’s Tiny Desk, SOFAR Sounds, and Audiotree. These YouTube channels contain millions of subscribers and views. Though this concept is already being repeated, there has never been a video series like this connected to an institution like New York University.

Abstract

I have created the pilot video in a series titled, "Arch Sessions." These performances will showcase student collaboration across different educational areas at NYU.

MPAP Collaboration

This pilot performance contains a song co-written by a songwriting undergraduate student and a jazz performance graduate student. This entire project was completed through diverse collaboration on a singular creative goal. The departments that were involved in this collaboration contain students, alumni, and staff from the jazz performance, songwriting, and music technology departments. This live performance was recorded in the James Dolan Recording Studio located in NYU Steinhardt.

Potential

This series is mutually beneficial for students, staff, administration, and alumni. If funded and regularly produced, this project can be used as a symbol of pride and celebration for the university, showcasing and investing in their students' innovation, leadership, and creativity.

This series can give students that feel underrepresented in their program an opportunity to collaborate with a diverse collective of rising artists. This series can be produced in multiple locations, displaying various renowned facilities at NYU.

Though this project is set-up as a Steinhardt collaboration, Arch Sessions can grow to include other facets of the university including music, dance, visual art, drama, and much more.

Arch Sessions Presents: History.mp4

Result

Arch Sessions Presents: "History"

Written by: Jon Weisbrot and Savannah Cribs

Savannah Cribs- Vocals

Jon Weisbrot- Vocals, Piano

James Clark- Audio Mix, Bass

Sean Saville- Guitar

Eden Har-Gil- Drums

Alec Hutson- Videogrophy and video editing

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Student Research and Creative Project Grant for funding this project.

Thank you to Professor Phil Galdston for being my advisor on this project.

Thank you to Savannah Cribs (Songwriting) for being an incredible songwriter, singer, and collaborator on "History."

Thank you to James Clark (Jazz Performance) for your incredible bass playing and mixing the audio to "History."

Thank you to Sean Saville, and Eden Har-Gil (Jazz Performance) for your incredible performances on guitar and drums.

Thank you Atlas Finch, Derek Nadeau, and the rest of the Dolan Studio interns (Music Technology) for being great collaborators in the recording process.

Thank you Alec Hutson for the wonderful video recording and editing on "History."

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