as an independent musician I had pretty much exhausted all of my financial
options that I put towards my career I could no longer afford to spend $50 to
$100 an hour just to go to a recording studio s like all my dreams of of using
my creative gifts to share with the world with fad but in being introduced
to the media lab it's like a whole new world open up for me I was being told
that not only would I be able to record in the space at no cost I would also be
able to do the video work and graphic design that I so desperately needed in
order to keep up in the tech savvy music industry I spent the next year learning
just about everything that the lab offered I was able to learn how to
record and mix my own music I learned how to shoot videos and eventually
direct to some of my own I learned how to use Photoshop program and design my
own promotional materials it was like all my prayers have been answered and
knowing how fortunate and blessed I was to be able to had a situation fall in my
lap I also realized it was just as important to be a blessing to others I
was able to use the knowledge that I acquired and Pay It Forward I began
teaching classes to middle and high school students through the media lab I
not only taught audio engineering but I was also able to teach personal branding
and development classes as well I've had the pleasure of teaching students from
Madison East Memorial theallet some collaborations with the University
Wisconsin library services and the neighborhood Intervention Program as
well as a few others one of my biggest Thrills has been able to take the
technology into the juvenile detention center and work with some of our cities
at risk youth to be able to have an impact and bring some joy to kids that
have live some pretty harsh lives has probably given me more satisfaction than
recording anything that I could sell on my own being able to express myself
through the mediums offered in the lab is amazing and to be able to pay it
forward and teach others how to express themselves is all inspiring the library
is so much more than just books
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