Monthly Archives: April 2009

The GreenRoom Cafe will close at 3pm Monday, April 27th.

The GreenRoom Cafe will close at 3pm Monday, April 27th and the GreenRoom lounge area will be closed from 3:30pm until the conclusion of the Student Showcase audtions at 8pm. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause you.

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A Velvet Assassin interview with Aubrey Norris from SouthPeak Games

Long before Ian Fleming’s launched James Bond‘s espionage career in the pages of 1953′s very slightly semi-autobiographical Casino Royale, another British secret agent crept across Europe, sabotaging the roads and communications of the Third Reich and sending crucial wireless reports … Continue reading

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Return of the Mixtape

I used to take serious pride in my mixtape offerings. I’m talking real C-90 cassettes, deft manipulation of the pause button (to insure no more than a one second pause between tracks), deploying my trove of 30-45 second songs and … Continue reading

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Revised Scouting Manual I: Wireless Hacking Secrets Revealed!

Beware of sensationalized histories, including this one. To “hack” is simply to find new ways of doing things. Hackers are no more intrinsically sociopathic than, say, SEO professionals or corporate bloggers. I was born bad. My other gift is timing. … Continue reading

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IPR Alumni Event in May!

All IPR alumni are cordially invited to IPR’s Alumni Event! Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 5pm Alumni reception in the IPR Green Room – Refreshments will be provided Followed by a Presentation from M-Audio / Digidesign in Robinson Hall till 8pm There … Continue reading

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Boyz II Men On Campus at IPR

IPR is proud to welcome: Boyz II Men a Grammy Award-winning American R&B soul singing group this Friday, April 24th at 3 pm. This is part of an ongoing industry lecture series “THE PROFESSIONALS” presented all year long by IPR. … Continue reading

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Nate Kranz Tapped To Succeed Jack Meyers As First Avenue’s General Manager?

  Like Nate Kranz’s smile? You should see it when he ISN’T just about to kill somebody.   Any business prospering exclusively thanks to one person’s contribution is almost surely a one-person operation. Even simple commercial entities thrive on complexity … Continue reading

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Announcing: Bachelors Degree in Media Business

As part of the Globe Education Network (GEN), IPR grads, current students and new enrollees now have the opportunity to pursue a bachelors degree designed to work with your existing IPR degree.   The Bachelors of Media Business is a “2 … Continue reading

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Broadcast / TV Summer Internships at ShopNBC

Great Summer Internship opportunities at the Twin Cities largest Television Studio Facility! ShopNBC, which has hired IPR graduates in the past, has three excellent Summer Internship Positions still available. Internships are an excellent way to get your “foot in the … Continue reading

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Ableton Releases Live 8!

Ableton releases the much anticipated Live 8! Founded in 1999 and making their market debut in 2001, Berlin based company Ableton has gone on to make a massive impact on the music software landscape. Equally as profound is the expanded … Continue reading

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