Thursday, December 2, 2010

Distilled Harmony

Okay, so we know we had a music post for the day already, but this one cannot wait. If you are a Northeastern student and want to see the Christmas Tree Lighting tonight, there will be our very own Choir group Distilled Harmony singing there tonight!

To find out more about Distilled Harmony, view their Facebook page and press "Like" underneath to become a fan of theirs!


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For more information on the Christmas Tree Lighting tonight, vistit:

http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=4840

Music post of the day: Front Page

Front Page, born Karl Dunkley, a recent NU graduate has been actively pursuing a career in the music industry as a rapper. After completing a co-op at a major record label, Front Page has made connections that will lead him to success and to fame.

He's got some really great tracks, with a lot of passion and drive to make it in this very competitive industry.




To check out Front Page's music online, you can like his FACEBOOK PAGE



Or

You can check out his personal site at www.iamfrontpage.com

Husky I+ Challenge Demo Night



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Tomorrow night from 6-9 P.M on the 4th Floor in Dodge Hall, Northeastern's Entrepreneur Club will be hosting the Husky I+ Challenge (HIC) Demo night. During this time, Northeastern students will be showcasing their start-up businesses by pitching their creations in a science fair style setup. There will be four separate awards totaling $2,500 which are based on:
  • Pitch is ear-catching and effective, clearly explaining the problem, solution and value
  • Prototype or model that depicts the value of the product or service
  • Business model is logical and well thought out
  • Audience Favorite! Awarded to the audiences favorite company.
If you would like to attend this event you need to sign up here! It isn't too late and there will be food and drinks served. We wish everyone presenting the best of luck and hope to post some of these future business ideas soon!

Location:

Northeastern University, 4th Floor Executive Room Dodge Hall
324 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02119

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Evan Bartle



Evan Bartle, a Middler at Northeastern has always had a passion for music and is currently on Co-op in Burbank, CA at Rhino Independent, the licensing team for WMG and Rhino entertainment. He not only has a good ear for music but he also plays the Saxaphone and Guitar. During his spare time he helps run a blog, The Music Sandwich He also wants to start a radio show at Northeastern that will play top hits in the evening when everyone is getting ready to go out. Keep an eye out for Evan because his name is sure to pop up more and more when he returns in January.

NU Artist: Tha Jist

Tha Jist is a student out of Northeastern who is pursuing a career in rap. The recent winner of the BMC showcase performed at the Boston Music Conference and went home with the award for best overall performance.



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To see Tha Jist on facebook, visit (HERE)


WWW.THAJIST.COM

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Making Connections with Ashkan Afkhami

Ashkan Afkhami is a NU grad who is making really great connections and helping tons of enthusiastic students develop their business ideas and aids them to execute these ideas as well. Here is an excerpt from the description of Ashkan on his LinkedIn Account:


"Ashkan Afkhami has been working within the technology and finance industry for the past five years. He is currently the CEO and founder of the Inter-Disciplinary Entrepreneurship Accelerator (IDEA) a student-run University program that provides tailored services for entrepreneurs, designed to accelerate the development of their business ideas."



Ashkan graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University with a B.S. in Management Information System and Finance and a Master’s in Technological Entrepreneurship.

Ashkan Afkhami’s Specialties:

- Product development
- Financial modeling
- Network topology
- Business development
- Sales 

To contact Ashkan or Northeastern's Venture Acceleratior IDEA, like IDEA on facebook here:

Cool Co-Op: Paul Marvin

Paul Marvin, middler, is currently on a very interesting co-op in NYC. He is working for EMI music publishing, learning a lot about the legalities of the music industry, and how processing the music works behind the scenes. Paul works in the TV/film/commercial deptartment, mainly working with synchronized licenses. He has also started a music blog called "The Music Sandwich"




To become a fan, on facebook, click like

Andrew Zenn Films



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Andrew Zenn is a student at Northeastern majoring in Marketing and Communications who is pursuing a career as a feature film director. When he's not in class you can find him directing short films, music videos, and television commercials which can all be found on his website. He has recently directed a commercial that has been entered into the Doritos Crash the Superbowl contest and can be seen HERE. Help support Andrew and all of his work by checking him out on Facebook as well as the rest of his productions on his Youtube page.