Where oh where has TribeVision gone?

Hey Movie Fans,

You may have noticed that Channel 52 has been mysteriously blank these first few days of classes. That's because TribeVision is not currently set up to operate over the month of August.

We are ready to go for September with an awesome list of films (visit our TribeVision facebook group for the full lineup: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68720245105#) but unfortunately when you turn on your TV September 1st you may still notice that distinct lack of sound and moving images.

Over the summer William and Mary services began moving the TribeVision and William and Mary TV equipment from the Campus Center over to its new home in PBK. Due to a few complications, however, the move was not able to be completed by the start of classes, and may not be complete for another few weeks.

We are optimistic that we’ll have TribeVision up and running before the month is out. As you may know, we typically feature our lineup on a 15 day rotation. That is, we show one film a day for the first 15 days of a given month, and then on the 16th day we begin the rotation again. What this means is that (fingers crossed) TribeVision will be up and running by the 16th, and we’ll be able to cycle all of the way through our fabulous lineup this month.

Thanks for your understanding.

Lots of love,
AMP films

HOMEBREW AUDITIONS!

HOMEBREW is back again for another semester full of incredible student performances! For those of you who do not know what Homebrew is then all you have to do is come to Lodge 1 every other Thursday night to find out. AMP loves to bring in outside entertainers to campus, but we also realize that William and Mary has its own unique blend of singers, songwriters, poets, and comedians. The Homebrew committee organizes themed shows for these “Homebrewed” performers every other week. Examples of past themes have been “I Can See Russia from My Homebrew” and “Homebrew of the Future.”

Of course, Homebrew wouldn’t be possible if there are no acts interested in performing for their fellow students. SOOOOOO, if you are at all interested in having your very own Homebrew, SIGN UP FOR AUDITIONS!!!!!!!! They are being held in Lodge 1 Sunday September 6th from 11 am to 6 pm and on Monday September 7th from 5 pm to Midnight. All you have to do is have ten minutes worth of material ready to show the committee. If you have any questions about Homebrew or the audition process, feel free to send me an email at abpink@wm.edu.

Come on out cause the AMP Homebrew Committee wants you!!!!!

AMP Music Productions!

Hey guys! AMP Music Productions here. We've been working extra hard before and during the break, so we wanted to share what we've been up to!

First, we started working on Fridays @ 5 in April by compiling a list of artists that the committee researched. We often find artists for F@5s locally, though some might come from other states. The source of our research varies, from meeting the band at a campus programing convention to seeing them open for another artist. After we made the master list, we individually listened to every artists we went around and voted for the top 5 artists. In May, we started booking for those top 5 artists. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to get all of our top choices this semester! Here is the line-up for this semester's Fridays @ 5: Sleepwalk, a Robot (Sep. 4), Afromotive (Sep. 11), Re-Up (Sep. 18), Trees On Fire (Sep. 25), Jim Ivins/the Itchy Hearts (Oct. 16). I hope you guys come out to these shows, they are all awesome and, best of all, FREE!

Another thing we've been working on all summer is the Welcome Back show. We started looking for artists in April by contacting the agents. When we have a large-scale show, such as Welcome Back, Homecoming, and the Spring Concert, we contact the agents to see if they have any artists that are available on that certain date. After we contacted the agents, we complied a list again, like we did for Fridays @ 5, and voted for the top choices. We were not as fortunate at booking for Welcome Back as we were for Fridays @ 5, as we got turned down by many artists. Here are some of the artists that we tried to book: Jamie Lidell, Dr. Dog, Cobra Starship, and Bedouin Soundcrash. After getting turned by the above artists, we considered not having the Welcome Back show at all. We thought that if we bring an artist that we're not excited about, it would just be a waste of money. The money we did not spend for Welcome Back would have been either added to the Homecoming budget or used for another show during the semester. But wait! There's a light at the end of this tunnel! We asked for some help from the middle agents (they are kind of like our middle-man, they allow us to work with artists without having to deal with them directly), and we were able to book a band! And the Welcome Back band is... drum roll please... CARBON LEAF! They are a very popular band from Richmond, Virginia who have opened for many artists such as the Dave Matthews Band, Something Corporate, O.A.R, and David Gray, and has been on tour with Jason Mraz, Blues Traveler, Great Big Sea, and the Avett Brothers (who have played here at the College 3 years ago). The show is free for W&M students/faculties. It will be right after the Opening Convocation, at the beautiful Lake Matoaka Amphitheater.

Alright! I think that was enough blogging for one day. Thank you for reading, and I hope you can make it to the shows!

Love, AMP Music Productions

INTERNS RECRUITMENT!

Hello Hello!

Now that the school year is about begin, Interns recruitment is beginning in full swing. Now, many of you may wonder... who are the AMP Interns? It might be confusing since an intern sounds like the person who sits in an office stapling papers, but that would be completely wrong! AMP has 10 committees, and nine of them participate in our general spring recruitment. However, there is one very special committee that recruits in the fall. Can you guess what that committee is? Yep! It's Interns! Unlike the other nine committees which are specifically geared to certain types of entertainment (for the most part), interns have the opportunity to try out many different things from music to movies to speakers making it an absolutely great way to try out campus programming for the first time. Past intern events have included Are You Afraid of the Dark marathon, St. Patty's Day party, and Justin Kredible the magician. Anyone is welcome to apply, and applications will be available soon on our website (www.wm.edu/amp). They are due on September 10 at 5 PM to the folder on the door of our office (Student Activities Suite Room 19 in the Campus Center) or to the Intern Coordinator, Rachel Becker, at rhbecker@wm.edu.