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I Just Fell In Love With This Short Film About Opera

Fri, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
figaro
At the beginning of the month, Opéra national de Paris released a promotional video by Bret Easton Ellis, a sharp and visceral writer best known for his novel American Psycho. Angela Natividad wrote a brilliant overview of the project for AdWeek that provides a good bit of insight from Ellis alongside her own sharp observations. It’s probably
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Are You Anxious About How The National Election May Impact The Arts?

Thu, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration Guy Trump
It’s difficult to imagine that anyone in the US isn’t aware of the carnivalesque spectacle that has become the national presidential election but for those who work in the arts, have you given any serious thought about how those elections might impact the field? Just imagine what might transpire if one of the more extreme
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A Handy Resource For Writing Headlines

Wed, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
ArtsHacker.com
tven for seasoned professionals, writing powerful and effective headlines isn’t always second nature. In a field where so many segments have witnessed a dramatic shift in marketing nomenclature, the task becomes that much more difficult.  More than a few of the older conventions no longer apply so if you have more than a decade of
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This Is The Musician You’ve Been Looking For

Tue, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
Hugh Sung is a classical pianist, techie, and author dedicated to helping folks discover the joy of making music. At the end of 2015, he launched A Musical Life podcast which includes interviews with the likes of Jennifer Higdon and David Kim but his most recent episode includes a 55 minute interview with Neo Classical
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Tax Day

Mon, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 175
I spent the weekend preparing taxes so no new post today, however, it seems fitting to point over to a finance related resource. To that end, Samantha Teter authored a wonderfully useful post on 2/29/2016 at ArtsHacker titled Financial Resources For New Executives that’s absolutely worth your time. It’s filled with plenty of useful resources
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