04/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/05/2024 14:58
Offbeat Magazine and the School of Music and Theatre Professions at Loyola University have joined together to produce a music-focused podcast, "Fridays Off…Beat," recorded at the school and streaming on Offbeat's YouTube channel.
The podcast began March 29, with four new episodes focusing on "festival month" in New Orleans, and highlighting artists performing at the French Quarter Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, said Jan Ramsey, the founder and editor of Offbeat Magazine.
An earlier iteration of the podcast featured musicians Ivan Neville and Judith Owen, and those episodes are streaming now.
Ramsey and Jonathan McHugh, the Hilton-Baldridge Eminent Scholar/Chair in Music Industry Studies at Loyola, created the podcast to showcase local and national talent, with McHugh serving as the podcast's host.
"I'm thrilled for Loyola to partner with Offbeat on this podcast," McHugh said. "What started as a conversation between Jan and I about ways for Offbeat to showcase artists, and for me to share our amazing studios and music program here at Loyola, expanded into something terrific for everyone."
Noe Cugny, Offbeat's digital media producer and web specialist, will produce the podcast, recorded at Loyola's Michael J. Early studio. Loyola students and faculty will participate in the making of the podcast as well.
"My goal is to continue promoting music in New Orleans, while always inspiring students," McHugh said, thanking College of Music and Media Dean Sheryl Kennedy Haydel and Kate Duncan, director of the School of Music and Theatre Professions, for their help in bringing the podcast to fruition.
The full podcast schedule is:
The podcasts are available to stream on the OffBeat Magazine YouTube station.
About the College of Music and Media
The College of Music and Media is comprised of two schools - the School of Music and Theatre Professions and the School of Communication and Design. Students who choose to study in the college prepare for careers in music, theatre, music industry, design, fine art, filmmaking, strategy, mass media and more.