(Individual Assignment) – Rockabilly Want Ads 5 5 unread replies. 5 5 replies.
Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Studios, knew that he needed a white man that could sing like a black man in order to break into the recordings market in 1955-6. He finally found that sound in Elvis Presley when Elvis came in to make a recording for his mother – “That’s All Right Mama”. Sam immediately signed Elvis for Sun Studios.
Pretend you have your own studio in your house. If you were wanting to “make it big” as a record producer today, what would the artists you recruit sound like? Create a “want ad” to place in the newspaper that describes what you want from an artist (sound, dress, dance, whatever!) Remember, you’re kind of poor because you don’t have a big artist yet, so every word costs!
Objective: author a short newspaper (classified) want ad for a make-believe recording studio recruiting new talent. The ad should be short, concise, no pictures/graphics, no special fonts, and include only the following components:1) Who you are [1 point]2) Where you are located [2 points]3) What do you specialize in [2 points]4) Describe what do seek [2 points]5) How to contact you [2 points]6) How much did this ad cost to run in the Keast Kronicle? [1 point]
Your studio is really struggling in this poor economy and thus can’t afford much on this want ad. You’re given a budget of $20 total. Each word in the Keast Kronicle want ads costs you $.20. ***No images allowed.***
This individual assignment is worth 10 points. For each $.20 over budget, you lose a ½ point. 🙁
Submit your want ad as simple text (no attached documents) in the discussion forum labeled “Rockabilly Artist Want Ads” as such:
—————————————————————————————————-ESTABLISHED RECORDING STUDIO LOOKING FOR NEW SOUNDMake ‘M’ Dance Recording Studio is currently seeking five talented young artists to form new band with unique new jazz sound. Looking for committed attitude, vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, fashionable, and wants to “Make ‘M’ Dance”.SEND DEMO TO:Make ‘M’ Dance456 Music LaneMidland, TX 79701COST @ $.20 per word plus $1 per line = $19.20 (56 words and 8 lines)
