Mentoring Program (ARSC)
Yuri Shimoda, Coordinator
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections invites those who are new to the association, current student/recent graduate members, and ARSC veterans to participate in the ARSC Mentoring Program.
The Mentoring Program matches ARSC Newcomers (new, student, and recent graduate members) with long-time members (Guides) based on their shared interests. Guides begin to provide Newcomers with an orientation to ARSC, its members and activities through email, phone, and/or virtual meetings leading up to the annual conference. Participants will be connected with a Guide during the week of April 17 in order for them to have several weeks to get to know each other via email, phone, or video call, so they will already have begun to form a rapport before the conference. There will be a Zoom meeting for all program participants to learn more about ARSC and socialize with one another in early May. The program is open to all Newcomers who did not participate in 2022. Only ARSC members who are committed to mentoring should volunteer as Guides.
All Guides and Newcomers should plan to attend the Mentoring Program Event on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 6:00 PM Eastern at the 57th Annual ARSC Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Please complete this form by April 9, 2023 to register as a Guide or Newcomer: https://forms.gle/6EGpDhaZVNTbWVyJ9.
Questions may be directed to ARSCGuides@gmail.com.
**In addition, there will be a virtual meetup for all students, recent graduates, and new ARSC members on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time/4:00 PM Eastern Time. During the meeting, the Mentoring Program Coordinator will answer any questions you might have about the association, and we'll discuss details of the 2023 Mentoring Program and future events. If you are able to attend, please email ARSCGuides@gmail.com to be provided with the Zoom link.
Fight the Funk Playlist: Songs That Bring Us Joy
The 2021 Mentoring Program launched in April with Newcomers (those new to ARSC, as well as current students and recent graduates) being matched with a Guide to provide them with an orientation to ARSC, its members, and activities leading up to the annual conference. The entire group attended the Introduction to ARSC event on May 12, 2021 to learn more about the association, its executive board and committees, and member benefits. After a Q&A period, attendees took park in an ice-breaker activity that involved sharing of songs that make them happy. To follow is the playlist that was created during this discussion.
"Big Cheeseburgers & Good French Fries" by Blaze Foley -- Cullen Gallagher
"Black and Blue Bird" by Dave Matthews Band -- Elizabeth Wood
"California" by the Mammals -- Maya Lerman
"Come On Eileen" by Dexy’s Midnight Runners -- Tim Brooks
"Cookin’" by Tortilla Factory -- Curtis Peoples
"Don’t Let It Bother You" by Fats Waller -- Vincent Pelote
"ElectrWorld" by Perfume -- Roy Baugher
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity -- Derek Long and Traci Mark
"Fortress" by Pinback -- Juliana Clark
"Give Me Another Shot" by Casey Bill Weldon -- Cary Ginell
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament -- Rebecca Chandler
"Good News from Africa" by Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani -- John Levin
"Happy" by Pharrell Williams -- Regan Sommer McCoy
"Hey Pocky Way" by the Meters -- Joe Stolarick
"Hot Fun in the Summertime" by Sly & the Family Stone -- Benjamin Kramer
"I Ain’t Been Anywhere" by Hank Snow -- Matthew Barton
"In a Big Country" by Big Country -- Lauren Jefferson
"Music Is the Message" by Kool & the Gang -- Melissa Weber
"Omoikiri American" by Anri -- Leah Biel
"Plaisir d’amour" -- Sara Velez
"Potato Head Blues" by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven -- Jesse Kenas-Collins
"Private Party" by Machel Montano -- Dave Lewis
"The Prize Song" from Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger -- Jeff Newlin
"Reel ben ben vieux" by Pascal Gemme and Mario Loiselle -- Aaron Bittel
"Saint" by Blood Orange -- Mia Glionna
"Samba Saravah" by Francis Lai -- Joaquin Peres
"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire -- Bonnie Finn
"Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M. -- Danielle Cordovez
"Show Me Love" by Robyn -- James Day
"Stayin’ at Home" by Fats Waller & His Rhythm -- Cary Ginell
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics -- Allison McClanahan
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver -- Melissa Widzinski
"Tell You (Today) by Loose Joints -- Julianne Wagner
"Trigger Protection Mantra" by Jhene Aiko -- Francesca Araneta
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder -- Yuri Shimoda
The Mentoring Program continues this summer with a "Coffee with an ARSC Member" virtual discussion and more events. If you are a new, student, or recent graduate member of ARSC and would like to learn more about the match-up program and future events, send your email address to ARSCGuides@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list.
-Yuri Shimoda, ARSC Mentoring Program Coordinator
