Behind the Scenes: Bandier Students Help Put on a Show

At the end of the Spring 2024 semester, students from the Newhouse School’s prestigious Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries were involved with three concert events on and off Syracuse University’s campus: Block Darty, Block Party and Spring Madhouse. These events gave the students the invaluable chance to gain hands-on experience planning and executing event logistics, communicating with artists, working behind the scenes, problem solving and more, bringing many of them closer to their goal of working in the music industry.

Block Darty

Photos by Arthur Maiorella

two people talk in front of a stage
a concert stage is set up outside
a labeled soundboard for a concert
microphones lay in a case
three people stand in front of a stage
two people talk in front of a stage

Block Party

Photos by Huimin Dong

four people smile and talk with each other backstage at a concert
a DJ performs on a stage at a concert
four people interact with each other at a concert
a singer performs on stage at a concert with a DJ behind them
a crowd cheers at a concert
a two DJs performs on a stage at a concert

Spring Madhouse

Photos by Molly Irland

a laptop sits on a table at a concert
two people talk with a group behind them and a soundboard in front of them at a concert
two people stand behind a laptop at a concert
a DJ performs at a concert
a group of people stand behind a DJ table at a concert
a DJ performs at a concert