BELMONT
UNIVERSITY
CEMB
STUDENT STUDIO STAFF
Since the
mid-1970s, Belmont students have gained valuable studio experience by working
in the Belmont Studios, which include the R.E. Mulloy Studios on campus, RCA
Studio B, Ocean Way Nashville and the new 34 Music Square East Building. Working as Student Studio Staff helps
Belmont graduates begin their studio career with experience in studio
management, facilitating and assisting sessions, performing routine studio
maintenance, and recording engineer experience. Students are hired by the Dean
of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business upon the
recommendation of the Studio Managers.
BENEFITS
·
Eligible
for Federal Work Study.
·
Student
Staff Engineers are eligible for bonus studio time during school holidays.
·
Student
Staff Engineers are eligible to engineer digital and analog recording sessions
with "authorized access" to the studio facilities (Level 1, Level 2,
and Senior Staff Engineers).
·
Access
to vintage microphones (Senior Staff).
STUDIO MANAGERS
R.E. Mulloy
Student Studios, 460-5552
·
Billy
Prince, princeb@mail.belmont.edu
·
located
in the Center For Music Business in Massey Hall
RCA Studio
B, 242-5167
·
Luke
Gilfeather, gilfeathera@mail.belmont.edu
·
1611
Roy Acuff Place, Nashville, TN 37203
Ocean Way
Nashville, 320-3900
·
Pat
McMakin, Ocean Way Nashville Director,
mcmakinp@mail.belmont.edu
·
Steve Crowder,
Studio Supervisor, mailto:crowders@mail.belmont.edu
·
1200
17th Ave.S., Nashville, TN 37212
CEMB
STUDENT STUDIO PERSONNEL
There are
five levels of studio staff employment:
1. General
Office/Technical Worker (All Studios)
·
Pay is
set at $6.50/hr.
·
Available
to any Federal Work Study (FWS) student.
·
Job
related tasks include
o
office
and administrative assistance to the studio managers
o
directed
maintenance tasks such as basic studio cleaning and electronic repairs (based
upon qualifications and experience).
·
Does
not include monitoring recording sessions or student/class-related session or
lab activities.
2. Junior
Staff Engineer (RCA Studio B)
·
Available
to students that have completed AET1380 and AET3090.
·
Job
related tasks include monitoring recording sessions at RCA Studio B.
·
Does
not include facilitating and monitoring class-related lab activities.
·
Pay is
set between $6.50 - $6.65/hr.
·
Base
hourly pay criteria will be as follows:
o
$6.50/hr
= pass the RCA Studio B practical entrance evaluation.
o
$6.65/hr
= eligible after one semester of employment; pass the RCA Studio B practical
evaluation #2 comprising studio session policies, building operating
procedures, and analog tape machine alignment.
·
Student
is limited to two semesters of employment at this employment level.
o
Student
must complete AET3190 and pass a R.E. Mulloy Studios practical entrance
evaluation to advance to the next level, Staff Engineer Level 1.
3. Staff
Engineer Level 1 (R.E. Mulloy Studios)
·
Available
to students that have completed AET1380, AET3090, and AET3190, and Junior Staff
Engineers in their 3rd semester of employment who have completed AET3190.
·
Job
related tasks include monitoring recording sessions at the R.E. Mulloy Studios
and RCA Studio B; facilitating and monitoring class-related lab activities at
RCA Studio B.
·
Does
not include class-related lab activities at the R.E. Mulloy Studios.
·
Pay is
set between $6.75 – $7.00/hr.
·
Base
hourly pay criteria is based upon a satisfactory work record and the following:
o
$6.75/hr
= pass the R.E. Mulloy Studios practical entrance evaluation.
·
Note: If the applicant has not worked at RCA
Studio B as a Junior Staff Engineer, then the applicant must also pass the RCA
Studio B practical entrance evaluation.
o
$7.00/hr
= completion of AET2270 Studio
Maintenance 1 or recommendation of the Studio Manager.
4. Staff
Engineer Level 2 (R.E. Mulloy Studios)
·
Available
to Level 1 Staff Engineers
·
Job
related tasks include monitoring recording sessions at the R.E. Mulloy Studios
and RCA Studio B; facilitating and monitoring class-related lab activities at
R.E. Mulloy Studios and RCA Studio B.
·
Does
not include class-related lab activities at Ocean Way studios.
·
Pay is
set between $7.15 and $7.25/hr.
·
Base
hourly pay criteria is based upon a satisfactory work record and the following:
o
$7.15/hr
= pass the R.E. Mulloy Studios practical equipment evaluation #2 including
studio session policies and session procedures.
o
$7.25/hr
= completion of AET3270 (Studio
Maintenance 2) or recommendation of the Studio Manager.
5. Senior
Staff Engineer (Ocean Way Nashville, R.E. Mulloy Student Studios)
·
Available
to Level 2 Staff Engineers.
·
Job
related tasks include monitoring student recording sessions and class-related
lab activities at Ocean Way Nashville Studios and the R.E. Mulloy Studios. Primary job assignment will be one
semester at Ocean Way Nashville, other semesters at R.E. Mulloy Student
Studios.
·
Pay is
set at $7.50/hr.
o
employment
is based upon a satisfactory work record
o
the
recommendation of the Studio Managers
o
successful
completion of practical entrance evaluation at Ocean Way Nashville Studios
including knowledge of studio policies and session procedures.
CEMB
STUDENT STUDIO STAFF APPLICATION PROCESS
General Office/Technical
Worker (All Studios)
·
Contact
the Studio Manager at the studio you are interested in for more information on
available jobs and application information.
Junior
Staff Engineer (RCA Studio B)
1.
Pick
up an application from Billy Prince, R.E. Mulloy Studio Manager.
2.
Submit
the completed application to Michael Janas, RCA Studio B Manager. Include a letter to Dean Wesley Bulla,
stating that you would like to be hired as a staff engineer. Your letter should state the reasons
you would like to work as a staff engineer, and how you believe it would help
you and other students who are in the process of learning this art. The letter will then be placed in your
student file in the CEMB office.
3.
Interview
with Michael Janas consideration to be placed staff at RCA Studio B.
4.
Complete
RCA Studio B practical entrance evaluation.
Staff
Engineer Level 1 (R.E. Mulloy Studios)
Promotion
from Junior Staff Engineer:
·
During
the second semester of employment at RCA Studio B, complete the R.E. Mulloy
Studios practical entrance evaluation.
Contact Billy Prince for more information.
New
Applicants:
1.
Pick
up an application from Billy Prince, R.E. Mulloy Studio Manager.
2.
Submit
the completed application to Billy Prince. Include a letter to Dean Wesley Bulla, stating that you
would like to be hired as a staff engineer. Your letter should state the reasons you would like to work
as a staff engineer, and how you believe it would help you and other students
who are in the process of learning this art. The letter will then be placed in your student file in the
CEMB office.
3.
Interview
with Michael Janas consideration to be placed staff at RCA Studio B.
4.
Complete
the R.E. Mulloy Studios practical entrance evaluation and the RCA Studio B
practical entrance evaluation.
STUDIO
STAFF ENGINEERS: STANDARD JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
In addition
to the above requirements, in order to remain eligible to serve as a staff
engineer the student agrees to the following items. Failure to comply with these items is cause for termination
of employment.
1.
Maintain
a minimum 2.8 GPA and be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours of
classes. Student will be suspended
from employment if GPA falls below 2.8.
2.
Enforce
University, College and Studio policies and regulations.
3.
Work a
minimum of eight (8) hours or two (2) regularly scheduled sessions per week.
Maximum work hours per week is twenty (20).
4.
Thoroughly
monitor all recording sessions during your shift for any possible problems.
5.
Supervise
session changeovers to insure a smooth setup and teardown between sessions.
6.
Maintain
studio logbooks, session invoices, and other related studio forms as required.
7.
Attend
studio staff meetings.