Hello everyone, my name is Abby Ricarte. This is my first ever student entry for the new CSPD blog. Exciting!
I am currently an undergraduate student at the Fox School majoring in marketing. I plan on graduating in January 2009.
Every time someone asks me what I plan to do after I graduate, I say “I have absolutely no idea!” I suppose that’s only half true. I know what I would love to do- it’s just a matter of realizing that vision. At this juncture in my college career, I’m trying to figure out how to make a realistic plan after graduating that would somehow encompass my dreams- cliché and cheesy that may sound.
My passion is music. My main interests are design and technology. And I absolutely love my major. Now, to find a career that includes all four of those elements would be ideal. I’m also interested in e-commerce and non-profit organizations- contradictory to say the least.
Admittedly, I am one of those people who really do listen to everything. I am a music junkie and frequent many review sites and audio blogs daily: my favorites include Brooklynvegan and Soul-Sides. For music industry news, I go to Coolfer and Billboard.biz. (I guess that’s my tip of the day. If you are interested in an industry, do what you can and be immersed in it- read read read!) My morning reading material consists of the aforementioned sites as well as Digg, the Huffington Post, Fast Company, and Wired.
I host a show called Beatcakes on Temple’s only student run radio station, WHIP, which showcases my favorite tracks of the week and random ramblings. I am also currently the vice president of TU Philippine-American Council, a cultural organization very near and dear to my heart. Earlier this year, I joined MEISA (Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association).
My first internship was at a small independent film company in New York City called Priority Films. I was a part of a team that provided entertainment marketing and promotion at a grassroots level for three of the company’s socially conscious films.
I’ve since interned at two major record companies, Sony BMG and EMI. At Sony BMG, I was a marketing intern for their distribution company, RED, which is amongst the top major distributors for the independent sector. This past summer, at EMI (which has now merged with Universal Music Group), I again was a marketing intern under its distribution company, Caroline.
I’m just giving you a few tidbits for now. Through this blog, I will definitely elaborate on my past experiences as well as take you on my current journey- the ups and downs, the good and the bad. I’ll try not to leave anything out. Enjoy!
Feel free to email me with any questions: abigail@ricarte.net