SUCCESS!

I can't believe it. I, Abbie Crocker, completed my project - and it doesn't sound horrible for my first time mixing something. Once I started figuring out my files and arranging them, the work went by pretty fast. Thank god Howard gave the class those editing handouts. Otherwise I would have been supremely lost. I have to admit though; I think my radio experience at WUNH really did help me out with this project. I'm used to hearing my voice and controlling it to sound the way I want it to. That was a nice comfort when trying to narrate bits into my digital recorder. I also had an ear for when I should let the music pick up or drift into the background.

I ended up interviewing Bruce Pingree, general manager of The Press Room in Portsmouth and a 30-year+ blues DJ at 91.3 WUNH. After I bought a great (and pretty) white Olympus digital recorder on Sunday, I was panicked to find a story. Luckily I remembered that Bruce does his blues show on Sunday nights for a couple of hours. He has a great DJ voice, he always has interesting things to say. He's literally worked with legends. Plus, he was close; it was convienent. So I called him up at the station. Even though I know him, and he's extremely helpful, I was nervous he would say the big N. O. to my interview.

"Hey Bruce, it's Abbie."
"Yeah."
"Do you have any time to be interviewed for a multimedia project I'm doing?"
"Yeah."
"I'll be there in a half hour."
"Yeah."

The interview took ten minutes. I got solid golden eggs. I was a very happy digital rookie.

This Saturday, I saw Bruce and had a quick beer with him at the Press Room. I think I picked a good subject.