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February 1, 2017

Welcome to Scott Ragotskie who has been hired as a part-time Senior Lab Technician-Music in the evening hours from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. He will also come in some weekends to work as sound engineer, mixer, and stage technician for the McKinney Theatre. Due to the numerous and high-quality music events that have increased over the years, it was necessary to hire a part-time music lab tech. His duties are to set up and operate audio systems for college venues such as the McKinney Theatre and music technology classrooms as well as the recording studio. He earned an AA at Fullerton College in Communi-cation (Radio/Television, Audio Production and Music). During college, he began working as an audio engineer for McCune Audio in Anaheim and worked with such clients as comedian Gallagher, the Los Angeles Raiders, the USC Trojans and the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival. After graduating from college, he founded Business Partners and started a 10,000 square foot recording/rehearsal studio facility called Sound Ma-

trix Studios located in Fountain Valley, California. He operated this facility as co-owner, presi-dent, and chief engineer from 1996 to 2011 at which time he formed his own company, Skie Music Group. This commercial recording studio and artist development/management company is located in San Clemente. Along with working at Saddleback, Scott is also a pro-tools in-structor and operator at Fullerton College. Scott is part equity owner of Radioflag in Newport Beach, an Internet Radio Social Media App for Music-Sports and Education. RadioFlag serves listeners, DJs and music artists, providing a 'Connective Listening' LIVE radio experience. The RadioFlag app is Social - Real Live Radio with a global reach, available for free on the Web, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. RadioFlag allows Indie, College, Internet and Community DJs and radio hosts from around the world, to be spotlighted and promoted, so listeners everywhere can discover their shows as well as other diverse and unique content that interests them, not found on mainstream radio. They gave a Ted Talk last year and were asked back again this year. Born and raised in Upstate New York, Scott moved to southern Cal-ifornia after high school. He now lives in Dana Point and has two sons ages 15 and 22. His hobbies are songwriting, playing the gui-tar, mountain biking, motorcycles, motorsports, boating, paddle-boarding, cooking and he’s a foodie! This writer always asks profile subjects to describe themselves in one word. Scott gave me five and said to pick one. I don’t know him well yet but he definitely seems driven so that’s the word!

 

Fasten your seatbelts, you’re in for a bumpy night!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH AT 7PM JAZZ DAY WITH SAXOPHONIST/COMPOSER WALTER SMITH, III AND THE SADDLEBACK BIG BAND McKinney Theatre $15 general; $10 students/seniors (presale only) The Saddleback Big Band joins world‐class saxophonist Walter Smith, III to celebrate Jazz Day. Mr. Smith has de‐veloped under the wings of many of the music’s greats. 

Walter is/has been a member of sev‐eral legendary groups (recording and touring) in‐cluding the Ter‐ence Blanchard Quintet, Eric Harland’s Voyager band, Roy Haynes “Fountain of Youth” band, Jason Moran’s Big Bandwagon, and the Chris an McBride Situa‐on band. Smith has performed all over the world par cipa ng in numerous 

interna onal fes vals as well as famed venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. In addi on, he has shared the stage and/or appeared on re‐cordings with many jazz notables including Roy Haynes, Eric Reed, Mulgrew Miller, Joe Lovano, Walter Beasley, Terri Lynne Carrington, and a host of oth‐ers. To date, Walter has appeared on over 75 recordings that are released worldwide.  

Sunday, February 26 at 2:30 pm REFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND CHIH‐LONG HU PIANO RECITAL McKinney Theatre $15 general; $12 seniors; $10 students; (presale only); children FREE with paying adult; 2 for 1 for music teachers with MTAC/CAPMT ID 

Chih‐Long Hu gives a super‐charged recital. A na ve of Taiwan, pianist Chih‐Long Hu‘s performance career was launched a er receiving honors including the Taipei Na onal Concert Hall Arising Star, the Chi‐Mei Ar st Award, and prizes from the Mauro Monopoli Interna onal Piano Compe on in Italy, 

the Concurs Internacional De Piano D'Escaldes‐Engordany in Andorra, the Takamatsu Interna onal Piano Compe on in Japan, and the Interna onal Russian Music Piano Compe on in San Jose, California.

  For tickets, call 949-582-4656 (Noon-4 pm, Wed-Sat) or online

at www.saddleback.edu/arts)

This mixed‐media exhibi on features both past and current visual art instructors from Saddle‐back College. This exhibi on is dedicated to three amazing instructors (whose works will also be on display) whom we have lost BUT not forgo en: Richard White, Tom Gaines, and Wayne Horvath.

The exhibi on is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday‐Wednesday‐Thursday noon to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesdays, noon to 8:00 p.m. (closed Fridays).

Ar st’s Recep on  Thursday, February 23, 5 – 8 pm Gallery Curator:  Bob Rickerson   GALLERY HOURS – ADMISSION IS FREE    

M, W, TH  ‐ Noon to 4 pm    TU – Noon to 8 pm Gallery is closed on Fridays  Gallery will also be open Saturday, March 11, 10 am – 2 pm 

Student entries for the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival have been selected and assembled for the April 20-27 event.

The TVII class has begun assembling segments for the

new season of the program “The Scoop,” which highlights people and places in southern Orange County and Saddleback College.

JEWELRY AND ACCESSORY DONATIONS! Do you have gently used accessories (JEWELRY, SCARVES, PURSES, HATS, BELTS, & BASKETS!) that you would be willing to donate to support the Arts at Sad-dleback College? The Angels for the Arts is collecting these items for up-coming fundraiser sto raise money for student scholarships in the arts. You can help us by bringing your donations to FA125 or the Ticket Office at Saddleback College. For further information, call 949-582-4913 or email sc-arts@saddleback.edu.

 

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