Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Internal Affairs

Moving Day!

Tue, Oct 10, 2013
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All things being equal, today marks the official moving day to the new office in downtown Chicago and assuming internet connections get installed, activated, then hooked up as planned we should be back up and running by Wednesday. Until then, the new contact info has been posted at the business websites and social media profiles; speaking

Changes Afoot

Mon, Oct 10, 2013
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The next two weeks usher in big changes to Adaptistration, albeit more behind the scenes than out front. The single biggest component is relocating from the Chicago suburb of Oak Park to the very heart of downtown Chicago and even though we won’t be dropping any publication days, it does mean a few scheduled projects

ORD > JAC: Off To The Tetons

Wed, Jul 7, 2013
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I’m en route to Jackson Hole, WY today for my annual working vacation at the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF). A truly lovely destination, the Grand Teton National Park is an ideal backdrop for one of the best summer music festivals in the country. My time here is shorter than usual, only getting one week this time

Where Do You Get Those Images?

Wed, May 5, 2013
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One of the most common reader questions has absolutely nothing to do with the orchestra business; instead, readers want to know where all of the 3D character images come from and how many exist.They’re so popular that readers even write in from time to time requesting a specific image be used or asking why an

This Is The End My Friends

Mon, Feb 2, 2013
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Sunday, 2/17/2013 was a bittersweet day in that Paul Dixon published what will be the last episode for Who’s Minding The Score? (WMTS?); at least, the last one for now… For those who regularly follow the comic strip, you’ve noticed that the latest story thread has closely paralleled some of the more public labor disputes
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