SHORT ANSWER: Why are you applying to transfer in to our program?*
(be specific and explain the reason(s) why you have decided to apply to transfer)
This is just the beginning. I just want to know if this is a good start.
I have always aspired to become a musician. But, attending college and aspiring to pursue a career in music can be quite contradictory if you want to be a recording artist and not an instrumentalist. This is because most colleges only focus on handing music degrees to those who play an instrument. Though I play the flute and the piano, I was never interested in playing an instrument for the rest of my life.
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I have always aspired to become a musician. But, attending college and aspiring to pursue a career in music can be quite contradictory if you want to be a recording artist and not an instrumentalist. This is because most colleges only focus on handing music degrees to those who play an instrument. Though I play the flute and the piano, I was never interested in playing an instrument for the rest of my life. Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Reggae are my passions but in my household academics always comes first. I could have never graduated high school with the intention of becoming a recording artist; I had to finish college first. So I opted for my backups, Engineering and Architecture. Throughout high school I was a part of the architectural engineering program at my school so had a great deal of interest in these subjects. But after college started, I realized that my passion for music was overbearing and my interest in Engineering and Architecture diminished greatly. It was then that I decided to find a program that would allow me to explore my interests as a recording artist while allow me to become more knowledgeable about the other aspects of the music industry, and then I found out about the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
I want to transfer to the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music because it focuses on establishing the well-rounded entrepreneur. After I have established myself as an artist, I have hopes of founding my own record label and signing artists who I feel will successfully contribute to today's popular genres of music, both American and foreign. Though I have had substantial amount of experience on the artistic side of the industry, I don't know much about founding a record label. Other than the couple of books that I have read about the business aspects of the music industry, I have no experience. I also don't have much experience in the studio either. I think that the Clive Davis of Institute of Recorded of Music is a good fit for me because, I desire to be a well-rounded entrepreneur but I just need the resources to get started.
For any type of aspiring artist, the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music is located in the perfect place, New York City. The "city that never sleeps" is the perfect location for such an institution because this environment offers students the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to real life. The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music is surrounded by a plethora of record labels, recording studios, and potential performing venues. This offers the chance to become better exposed to the music industry.
In terms of academics, I appreciate the diversity of the required course topics: History & Criticism, Business, Production, Musicianship & Performance, Colloquia, and International. The courses that I am most attracted to are Jamaica, Hip Hop History, Music, & Culture, Music Moguls, Constructing a Record Label, Beats & Beatmaking, and Stage Presence & The Art of Performance. Such a course resume would successfully create a well-rounded entrepreneur who is interested in contributing to the Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Reggae genres. The course I am most interested in though is Jamaica and I can't wait to sit in the front row of Vivien Goldman's class.
I am also interested in the internship opportunities. I think that it is important to complete an industry internship at record companies like Universal or Mercury Records because they provide some leeway into the music industry, and everyone must start somewhere. What also caught my attention in terms of internships was EIP, the Executive Internship Program. It is interesting that students could work at either Warner Music or Sony Music with a program that masks their own career interests. This shows that the possibilities for experience and exposure are endless at this institution.
I am aware that in recent years, the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music has hosted many of the greatest artists of music in general but of course I am most interested in the visits by KRS-One, Swiss Beatz, and the Beastie Boys. I find it encouraging that the institute brings in some of today's most successful music figures to speak to the classes about the industry. Lastly, I was attracted to the facilities. I think that it is important yet interesting that the institute has five different recording facilities. It is important as an aspiring artist to be familiar with the studio environment and the availability of such facilities in the school shows that the institute is serious about the "hands on experience".
But, attending college to pursue a career in music can be quite contradictory if you want to be a recording artist and not an instrumentalist.
Just to be more concise. I would also avoid using second person.
I think that the Clive Davis of Institute of Recorded of Music is a good fit for me because, I desire to be a well-rounded entrepreneur but I just need the resources to get started.
The Clive Davis of Institute of Recorded of Music is a good fit for me because I desire to be a well-rounded entrepreneur. I simply need the resources that the school would provide for me to get started.
