Rip It. Burn It. Share It.
Enrollment services has a marvelous new tool that gives prospective students a feel for Hardin-Simmons’ culture; before they ever set foot on the campus. Members of the University Communications design team have collected songs and performances by HSU students, alumni, staff, and even a professor or two, and produced the CD, “The Playlist.�
"The Playlist" CD Cover
Leland Harden, director of University Communications, describes the inspiration that led to the creation of the CD, “Our prospective students spend much of their time online chatting with friends, downloading music and videos, and sharing their favorites with friends. I wanted to insert HSU into that behavior and share a bit of what makes HSU special with them.�
“The Playlist� CD is only part of the project. Students can visit “The Playlist� website at http://www.hsutx.edu/playlist/ to read biographies of featured artists, ask questions about HSU on artists’ MySpace sites, receive updates to the artist listing, check schedules for performances, and recommend HSU performers and bands for inclusion in the “The Playlist.�
Chase Gassaway, a music theory and composition major, and one of the CD’s featured artists describes himself as, “a composer. I mainly write and arrange for small chamber ensembles, but I've also done song cycles and percussion pieces. I am also a singer/songwriter. I mainly play acoustic shows. But I play electric guitar, piano, and harmonica for session work, worship sets, or for hire with other bands. Recently I've enjoyed arranging strings for Philip Creamer's new solo project, Johnny Lloyd Rollin's debut album, and Becky Middleton's upcoming EP.� “HSU is rich with talent. ‘The Playlist’ is just a cool way to share this with the community,� says student Salvador Torres, guitarist with At Fever Pitch.
In addition to Chase’s song, “Ninevah,� At Fever Pitch’s “A Dead Woman and a Sick Girl,� O’Scarlet’s “Story of Jacob,� the World Famous Cowboy Band’s rendition of “Hey Baby,� and Chris Norwood’s (music education major) “Ain’t Gonna Play,� appear on the ten-song CD.
The CD is edgy and innovative. Prospective students can obtain a copy by filling out a request for information at HSU admissions’ site, http://www.hsutx.edu/forms/RequestInfoFormUG.html
and asking for a copy of the CD in the “comments� box. “The Playlist� selections are also available on I-Tunes, and the website will direct you there as well. As Harden says, “The Playlist� should provide a unique way for students to begin to feel connected with HSU, want to learn more, and create a desire to attend here.�
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