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Rock Lititz workforce education event looks to future music production professionals
Ioannis Pashakis//November 9, 2021
Rock Lititz workforce education event looks to future music production professionals
Ioannis Pashakis//November 9, 2021//
Listen to this articleLititz-based music production community Rock Lititz is hosting its annual Rock Lititz Live Event Career Exploration Conference this week.
More than 200 students from 25 colleges and universities looking for a chance to learn how a tour is created from more than 75 industry professionals are expected to attend on Thursday.
Keynote speakers and panelists include a Florida-based tour and production manager for the Biden/Harris Presidential Campaign, a 35-year global tour director and instructor of Music Business, a 30-year audio industry veteran who has been a sound system and monitor engineer for some of the world’s biggest artists, a production designer and creative director and more.
This is the third year that Rock Lititz has held its live event conference.
Thirty students who are attending received scholarships provided by Lancaster STEM Alliance, Clair Global, TAIT and Rock Lititz, that cover registration fees, air transportation, lodging and related expenses.
“These scholarships will bring diverse students who may otherwise not have access to this important career information, furthering the live event industry’s mission of promoting diversity and inclusion within its workforce,” said Andrea Shirk, president and CEO of Rock Lititz.
The event is an effort by the production community to engage students and raise awareness about the innovative work available in the production industry, said Shirk.
“The live event industry offers a wide range of career opportunities for students, utilizing skills ranging from design to engineering, manufacturing to finance, scenic art to operations,” she said. “Together our companies build and create live experiences for audiences of all types. We want to raise awareness about all the career opportunities available, both in the STEM track and for creatives.”
