BS: Rooting for my son...

Subject: BS: Rooting for my son...
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 07:58 PM

My son Ross has an interview today for a job as a sound engineer with a recording studio in Wellington, NZ.

He was 20 yesterday so I just hope he gets this as late b'day present. He studied studio management and mixing and music technology at Whitarea College near Wellington and since finishing there has been keeping going by doing drum and bass dj work and some youth radio programs. Not folky or trad I know but hell he has really worked hard on what he does.

It is a small indepenedant studio which does a lot of work with Maori based music.

Fingers, legs and toes all crossed.

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From: Severn
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 08:01 PM

I wish him success, SC. Let us know how it goes.

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From: CarolC
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 08:05 PM

Good luck to your son, Shanghaiceltic. Sounds like a great job. I hope he gets it.

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From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 10:45 PM

Sounds like a wonderful job...esp. the Maori based music part. Giving thanks for this or something better for the highest good of all concerned! Please do let us know how it goes for him.

kat

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From: number 6
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 10:59 PM

Hoping for the best, and cerainly am rooting for him Shanghaiceltic!

sIx

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From: JennyO
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 11:50 PM

Hi Frank. As it happens, my son is in the same business - this kind of thing has always been a passion with him, and it was obvious from the beginning that his passion and determination was going to carry him through, and it has. He has a responsible and well paid position doing work that he loves.

I'll bet your son has that passion and determination too - it's that kind of business. So good luck to him! I hope he gets the job.

Jenny

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From: Peace
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 11:56 PM

GO!

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From: open mike
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 01:27 AM

let us know how it goes...sounds like a wonderful opportunity.
I am taking classes in radio and television production at the
local community college - a fascinating field. good luck to him!!

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From: Emma B
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 06:41 AM

The world needs all the good sound engineers it can get so, here's rooting for him too (from one who has experienced too many badly balanced concerts!)

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From: gnu
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 06:44 AM

I hope he gets it. You did advise him not to mention anything about bodhrans, eh?

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From: MBSLynne
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 07:23 AM

Good luck and Happy Birthday to him Frank!

Love Lynne

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From: Sidewalk Bob
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 07:35 AM

Good luck, Ross and a belated Happy B-Day to ya, youngin'...

Bobert

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From: fat B****rd
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 12:07 PM

Good luck and ATB from Charlie S.

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From: GUEST
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 05:12 AM

I ROOTED FOR MY SON BUT GOT A DAUGHTER

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From: dianavan
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 01:12 PM

Seems to me that Maori music is traditional folk or maybe it has morphed into something altogether new.

At any rate, I hope he gets the job. Its always good to work at something you enjoy. It sounds like he has worked hard for the opportunity to use his skills.

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From: Megan L
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 01:24 PM

happy birthday to him and all the best hope he gets the job. He should be allright as long as he disny mention the auld man :)

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From: Kaleea
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 01:58 PM

exciting stuff! We affirm that,
The best opportunity comes to Ross now!
       Ross has all that he needs to make him happy,
                           healthy, and his life complete!

Subject: RE: BS: Rooting for my son...
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 03:10 AM

Hey thanks everyone. I just spoke to him and it is decision time for him.

He has been offered the job but they want him to do it unpaid for a while and no mention of what a while actually means. He is going to talk to them again on Monday to try and get more precise info.

I told him he needs to pin them down and see a contract. The other part of the job will involve a lot of touring early next year, two weeks a month away from Wellington and he knows that will affect the work he does as a d&b dj plus the radio work he is doing. He worries whether the night clubs will hold the existing posts open and ditto the radio show while he is away.

He said he is prepared to do dish washing and kitchen work so he can persue his main opportunities but also knows that this SE job would give him experience.

Main thing is he needs to be paid for what he does.

I'll keep you all up to date. Again many thanks for the warm messages to him I am passing them on.

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From: Little Robyn
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 03:33 PM

Tell Ross it doesn't sound like a good deal to me.
Stick to what he's doing until he gets a proper offer - that one's a rip-off.
Wellington has more recording studios - find Robbie Duncan and see if he can help.
Robyn