MANCHESTER, Tenn. — For MTSU electronic media communications professor Robert Gordon, his role in coaching students working here is all about capturing the essence of “the Roo.” Gordon is a key member among a group of MTSU faculty and staff supporting about 40 College of Media and Entertainment students working at the 2016 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The team is in its third year of a unique partnership between the university and festival organizers Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment. At the heart of MTSU’s Bonnaroo presence is its 40-foot, $1.7 million Mobile Production Lab, known as “The Truck,” which is covering the event’s Who Stage for the second straight year.
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Amanda Pierce is one of thousands of students taking a class this summer at Middle Tennessee State University. But unlike most, her classroom is behind one of the stages at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, where she is serving as student production manager for the MTSU…
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University students and faculty were hard at work in the final hours before Thursday’s opening of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, preparing to handle live television production duties for 25 performances that will be featured on the popular streaming service Hulu. A group shot…
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — For MTSU electronic media communications professor Robert Gordon, his role in coaching students working here is all about capturing the essence of “the Roo.” “The major difference with producing Bonnaroo performances for TV from that of an individual artist TV concert is that the festival is the…
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