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Current mood:  amused Category: Religion and Philosophy
I've been interning here at Funzalo for about a month now and I must say it has been one of the more refeshing experiences in my life. I grew up in Gifted, taking honors classes in junior high, AP credit exams up the ass in high school, and no less than 19 credits a semester at the University of Arizona. Oh, and I will graduate in eight semesters despite changing my major three times. Let's just say I've been an over-achiever.
The catch is, I have no idea what I've been achieving. Other people's recognition is the only thing I can think of. Before embarking on my adventures at Funzalo, my only real work experience was/is (I'm still there unfotunately) with Blockbuster. Blockbuster is cool because I like videos and games, and they let me rent them for free. However, the work environment totally blows. I can't work a lot, as I'm a full time student and heavily involved in other activities (like marching band and pep band and Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band fraternity... I'm kind of a band nerd... and I think that's cool). If I'm not cheery and kissing my boss' ass at Blockbuster, he makes my life a living hell, usually by scheduling me when I'm unavailable and forcing me to get my shifts covered or setting unrealistic sales goals so he can write me up (it gets him off or something...).
The purpose of all this background is to provide you, the reader, with the most accurate and honest opinion of my experiences at Funzalo. THIS IS THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD in a work environment ever. When I came to interview for the internship I was hella nervous. I had revised my resume and cover letter about fifteen times and had my dad proofread it twice. I got dressed up in what I thought would be appropriate for the work place (a blue button-down shirt, some khaki pants, and a nice belt and shoes), and was very nervous.
I walked into the office here and was extremely surprised at what I saw. Mike and Jennifer were both in pretty casual clothes getting business done, but in an unfamiliar manner to me (using curse words...). The interview with Jennifer was refreshing as hell, quick and to the point. My final question for her was what was appropriate to wear to the office and she said "Whatever is comfortable for you, and we'll let you know if anyone important is coming in so you don't wear your fuck shirt". She then sent me off with a number of CD's of artists on our label for me to get familiar with.
It's been crazy fun sailing since. Jennifer, Ryan, and Brian have all been incredible mentors, explaining the inner-workings of the music business as issues pop up around the office. Watching them all interact with each other is an experience I am grateful for as well (both for its knowledge and entertainment value). There are no words to describe how fun, yet productive this place is. I've put together hundreds of promotional packs, submitted new songs and album info to ASCAP, researched new artists, organizaed our artists' gig books, done more with mailing and emailing lists than I ever thought possible, and get all this done while Ryan and Brian taunt Jennifer with the giant gold penis statue that resides on her desk.
Being an intern at Funzalo has been rewarding for me because I get to see all kinds of aspects of the music business world. It is a much more honest and fast-paced environment than I am used to, but music is an honest and fast-paced commodity.
I guess in summary, if you're bored and in Tucson, you should try interning at Funzalo Records. Yes... I'm pretty sure that was the point I was getting at.
11:08 PM
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