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One On One Mentor Advice

Post by Casey H » Thu Oct 20, 2022 5:18 pm

If you are coming for the first time and are not familiar with how this works, I thought I'd throw in some advice.

Every member when they register gets to pick a mentor for a one on one 15 minute session. It's best that you read up on the mentors before you arrive and note a few that you would prefer. One important reason to get on the registration line (besides networking with other members) as early as you can is it's first-come-first-serve as far as choice of mentor. The earlier you register, the more choice. Try to pick someone who is knowledgeable in what you are interested in such as Film/TV cues, Film/TV songs, general songwriting, lyrics, pitching songs to artists, etc.

Be very prepared as far as what music you want to play, what questions you have, etc.. 15 minutes is an incredibly short time so get the most out of it. What do you want to get out of your mentor session? If you have a particular song you are most interested in showing, have your device set to play that song when you get there. If you want the mentor to quickly scan parts of a few songs, have a playlist of just those songs and have the device set to play the playlist.

Taxi says there might be some CD players available but they strongly recommend having your music on your device. As mentioned elsewhere, if your device requires a lightning to headphone converter, bring one. A headphone splitter so you both can hear what's being played is also very helpful. These devices are easy to find on line at Amazon.

Lastly, the mentor session is for learning, not for "being discovered". While great things have sometimes happened (you never know!) if you count on that, you will walk away disappointed.

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Re: One On One Mentor Advice

Post by fretman » Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:52 pm

It looks like the 1-1 mentor program runs for several hours each day (11:15am - 4:00pm on Friday, 10:45amm - 3:30pm on Saturday). So I'm guessing not only do we sign up with a person, but we also sign up for a 15 minute time slot. Is that right?

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Re: One On One Mentor Advice

Post by Casey H » Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:55 pm

fretman wrote:
Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:52 pm
It looks like the 1-1 mentor program runs for several hours each day (11:15am - 4:00pm on Friday, 10:45amm - 3:30pm on Saturday). So I'm guessing not only do we sign up with a person, but we also sign up for a 15 minute time slot. Is that right?
Yes, you get assigned one 15 minute time slot with the mentor you choose. Make sure you have a list of at least 5 possible mentors of interest to you since they book quickly. Even though the mentor program runs several hours a day, the individual mentors generally may do it only 1 hour a day. So a given mentor may only be available at 11:15, 11:30, 11:45, and 12 noon on Friday and another 4 slots on Saturday (for example). As I mentioned, it's first come first serve so register as early as you can.

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Re: One On One Mentor Advice

Post by Paulie » Fri Oct 28, 2022 8:12 am

Advice based on personal experience: Once you pick your mentor time slot, add a reminder on your phone for the slot, plus another 15 minutes prior so you can get there on time. It is easy to be late, or totally forget about it with all of the activity going on.
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Re: One On One Mentor Advice

Post by cosmicdolphin » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:28 pm

Telefunkin is my mentor. 8-)

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Re: One On One Mentor Advice

Post by Casey H » Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:26 am

Telefunkin wrote:
Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:39 am
Mark's joking of course, but I do know a lot about how NOT to do things :roll: :lol:.
But that's half the battle! :D

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