INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Avava Artists seeks career-minded individuals with a passion for the performing arts to fill administrative assistant positions for our home office, as well as, attend upcoming conferences if needed.

Responsibilities for the position include the activities associated with the production and management of an active roster of artists. Interns must have fluent written and spoken English abilities, and, competence in additional languages is a major asset. Duties include organizing publicity materials, maintaining computer mailing lists, arranging artists' hotel and flight reservations, applying for international visas, organizing materials for regional and/or national conferences, booking conferences and/or events and general administrative duties. Candidates must possess good computer skills, be well organized and have a practical and vast amount of knowledge of classical music. Prior experience in the performing arts, theatrical presentation, booking, management and/or production would serve this individual well, although previous experience is not required. Working knowledge and skills relating to budgeting, marketing and world travel are a plus. As many projects will be self-managed, the intern must own their own PC or laptop, or access to one. This is a 20-hour a week, non-paying internship, which must be counted as credit towards an undergraduate or graduate degree.


Other areas of the assignment:
•Creation and distribution of press packages
•Assist in acquiring and building business relationships in the industry
•Significant public interaction
•Passion for Arts Administration and/or Artistic Administration
•Strong knowledge of classical music and classical music business practices


Compensation:
•Earn College/University Credit
•Complimentary Registration into the Conference(s)


Contact Information:
Please forward resume and cover letter to:
hr@avavaartists.com or contact Avava Artists @ 212.502.0306

Avid Williams

AVID WILLIAMS | MANAGER/TENOR/PIANIST/VOCAL COACH

The Boys Choir of Harlem | Member of the First graduating class from the school, The Choir Academy of Harlem. Attended for Ten (10) years.

Central State University | Here I attended my freshman year college studying Vocal Performance. Represented the music department in the regional NATS Competition and the Vocal Extravaganza Competition in Las Vegas, Neveda. It is a vocal competition for HBCU Colleges and Universities. I was the only freshman to place; I won third place.

Queens College | I attended this school and received my Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance.

Henry Street Settlemtent | Served as the musical director of an original play for their Annual Summer Music Institute. I wrote all the music for the play.

Brooklyn College | I attended this school and received my Master of Music in Vocal Performance and also a minor in conducting.

Boston University Tanglewoood institute | I received a Fellowship to study with Phyllis Hoffmann in my senior year of High School.

The Tanglewood Music Center | I studied at this prestigious institution of Classical music and the home of the Boston Symphony with the great Metropolitan Opera Soprano Phyllis Curtin, in her program; The Phyllis Curtin Seminar for Singers.

NAACP ACT-SO | I was the vocal coach for the organizartion for Five (5) years. I produced a competition that resulted in two categories of competition; either Classical or Contemporary, four mentionable winners; and countless faces of talent and young budding vocal stars of tomorrow. It was the brightest time of my early twenties! To share the gift of music, through teaching, managing, or creating; what an awesome wonder!

Goethe Institute | I received a Fellowship to study at the Goethe Institute in Berlin, Germany. I was there for 9 weeks and Ich spreche ambischen Deustch, und du?

The Schomburg Corporation | A group of selected individuals that serve as a body and a voice for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cutlure, principally. The Corporation funds and fundrasies on behalf ot the Center, as well as participate in other acts of community acheivement. I am the chairman of the Finance and Development committee within the corporation.

Siri Music | A record company led by the powerful entreprenuer in the Music-Industry who bought you Groovevolt.com, Chauncy Jackson. The Label has received major distribution and the roster includes many styles such as Jeremiah, Stefani Vara, Storm P, and Lillian Roberts. The first release will be Jeremiah. On JULY 16, the BETJ channel will air his appearence on the show, The List! Airing 12 Noon and 10 pm (Eastern Standard Time).

Campaign for Black Gay Men Health Crisis | I received a certification from this organzation, after completing a seminar that armed me with facts of AIDS/HIV Virus. I am qualified to speak on the organization's behalf. FACT: 46 percent of Black men are infected with HIV or AIDS...FACT!

National Opera Association | I received an invitation to serve of the planning committee for the 2007 Annual National Convention which will be held in New York City, N.Y. As a result of my being on the committee, Avava Artsts will be producing the Opening Concert for the Convention at the Schomburg Center for research in Black Culture.

Hetrick Martin Institute | I am the vocal coach for students within this after-school program.

Harlem Opera Theater | I most recently received an invitation to be on the Artistic Advisory Council for the Harlem Opera Theater.

NOA....

When my client H. Leslie Adams was invited to receive the Lift Every Voice "legacy" Award from the National Opera Association during their annual convention, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan; we were both elated. I am a type "A" person so when I arrived I made sure my client was taken care of. Upon me arriving, I realize there were some things that were not taken care of by the NOA so I observed to see how these items were attended to. Never the less, during the weekend, I went from being an observer to answering many questions, troubleshooting for the vocal competition, and simply extending myself to where I was invited to a private meeting with the then, President-Elect JoElyn Wakefield-Wright. As the weekend went on, my client completed his seminars and meetings and when I returned home, I was invited to be on the 2007 committee to plan the convention.

I didn't think she was serious or just this opportunity wouldn't come to fruition but lo' and behold it did. I presented the opening concert to the convention, which was an evening of the highlights of the Opera, Blake by H. Leslie Adams. The experience as to how this evening came about I will never forget. I will simply say I faced ignorance of all kinds but the most of all is that people in this world don't really wanna succedd because it is so easy for their egos to get in the way of their true success.

I was there to serve the organization and had plans to do much more than I did because my conversation with the President include me finding financial resources and philanthropists for the organization but when I was invited to the meetings, my contribution became clear to me that I was expected to simply be among the table. I felt my ideas were not recieved and actually one idea could not be ignored so it was taken and "adopted" by someone else. It was actually te most talked about session of the convention adn well, with it I guess I was thoguht of.HA.

I am an innovator, and so with that, I try to bring light and freshness to everything I do because I am not afraid to think outside the box. I mean, with this idea I GAVE THEM I did the work for research and seeking participants for the session and well, it was as if i wasn't even there or evn the originator. Never the less, I realized that many if at all ay of these persons were not greater than me because they would much rather sit in their cocoon and beamong themselves and feeling that they are above when in fact they are behind and well, the future of the organization rests within their ignorant walls. Growth, succes, nor creation will come to the organization. I suppose this IS their intentiona dn so, as always, I am the problem and the issue; not them!