Introduction

At my high school, I am enrolled in an Internship 101 class that requires me to work as an intern at a place of my desired career for at least four hours a week. For the past six years, I have had a passion for music. For the same amount of time, I have been singing in different show choirs. All of that time, I dreamed of becoming a famous singer. Not until recently was it that I realized I no longer yearned to be in the spotlight. However, I still knew I loved music and felt that I would enjoy working in the music business in another way. After researching many possible careers on the internet and watching several television programs, such as One Tree Hill, I imagined myself working at a recording studio. If that meant producing or being the sound engineer technician, I’m still not sure. Consequently, I looked on the internet for recording studios in Tucson, and called and asked Allusion Studios for an opportunity to be an intern. To my delight, Jim Pavett, the owner and operator, kindly agreed to be my mentor. Choosing this as a potential career means that I have much to learn when I come into the studio. I am completely jumping into this field with a blank slate. My eyes and ears have a lot to see and learn before I can make an accurate decision about how I feel about this business. I truly have no background knowledge of the technology portion and interpersonal aspects that factor into this career. So coming into this new environment, I am going to observe my surroundings carefully. I mostly do not know what to expect when I enter the studio. I think that I will struggle with the educational information I will receive in the beginning. Yet, I am hoping that I don’t feel too out of place.