A graduate panel was held in the CRAS live room on February 2, 2024. It was hosted by CRAS internship coordinator, Conor Lynch. CRAS graduates, Hannah Kacmarsky, Maverick Turner and Jeremy Underwood, visited to talk about their experiences in the audio industry.
Jeremy Underwood (graduated 2004) is currently a senior house engineer for PlayStation Studios in California. His career achievements include 3 Grammy certificates, 4 BAFTAs and assistant engineer for movie, Whiplash. Before pursuing audio, he obtained a degree in business administration at Texas Tech University. He mentioned enjoying the fast paced work environment at PlayStation Studios, which involves live sound, studio recording and more. "Be on time, be efficient, be a good hang" was Underwood's advice to students trying to work in the audio industry.
Maverick Turner (graduated 2014) has worked in sports broadcasting for ESPN, Chicago Cubs and Carnival Cruise Line. His internship experience involved doing audio work in multiple cities. Turner's achievements include 4 Emmys and audio engineering in the NBA Finals (Boston vs. Cleveland). Persistence and focus are traits that he emphasized in his advice for audio engineering students. Turner mentioned that the success to failure ratio is around 1:5 in his experience and persistence is what led him to successful moments in his career.
Hannah Kacmarsky (graduated 2018) is currently a house engineer at Evergreen Studios in Burbank, California. Her career achievements include 5 Emmys, a Grammy certificate for her work on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (Kendrick Lamar) and credited in a Disney movie. Throughout her career, she has worked for multiple studios in southern California. At the panel, Kacmarsky recommended that students focus on how they make others feel because people are generally more inclined to remember that over doing every task perfectly. She also mentioned that the internship is like the tutorial in a video game and that the actual game starts at the first job. Kacmarsky reminded students how important it is for students to take themselves seriously so others can too.
The panel ended with students lining up to ask the panelists questions. Each one was able to givequality insights on the audio industry. Then Conor Lynch ended the meeting.
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