FAU Commercial Music Business Students Unveil Fifth Student-produced Compilation CD

‘ Compowlation V’ Due Out Nov. 4

There will be a reception to celebrate the release on Thursday, Nov. 3 at The Burrow Bar & Grille, FAU Student Union, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

"I'm really proud of our students and the dedication, time and effort they have invested in this new album," said Alejandro Sánchez-Samper, associate professor of music and faculty advisor to Hoot/Wisdom Recordings. "The production of this album is top-notch and the artists and producers on this album deserve to be noticed by music industry professionals."

FAU's Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, which is housed in the Commercial Music Program in the Department of Music in FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, enables students to be involved in all aspects of a label environment. As part of the program, students learn tools for songwriting, choreography, production, engineering, recording services, video services, promotion and marketing, talent scouting, website management, newsletter production, finance, legal issues and accounting. The label was established in 2003 and has produced 22 albums to date.

TRACKLISTING:

Better Than This - Yardij

Breathe - Equus

Take a Chance on Me - Jace Crawford

Deals Up - Nicole Demisay

Railroad Tracks - The Reverie

Feels So Good - Stoic City

Make Believe - Josh Hollin and Vanessa Gallardo

To Ya Neck - Element Jetson

Wildfire - Jessica Morales

For more information about the CD or about Hoot/Wisdom, email Alejandro Sanchez at asanch51@fau.edu.