Recording Courses Available at Regis

By Morgan Jacobus, Editor in Chief

Do you have an interest in producing music? For Spring 2022 there is a music production course, the first of a sequence of recording courses at Regis that ultimately teach students to record, mix, master, release, and promote their own recordings as artists and/ or producers.

The professor teaching the course is Cory Cullinan, who wrote, “I have spent my entire career doing just that for both myself and other artists – last month, for example, I produced tracks with multiple Grammy-winners, one of which opened a United Nations General Assembly meeting and two others that charted on two different national charts.”

The course takes place on Fridays 11:00-1:30, and is worth 3 credits. Below is the official class code (as you would find on WebAdvisor) as well as course description:

FAMT 432E Live/ Studio Digital Recording: Students master basic recording arts; sound, acoustics & design; microphones; digital audio & digital audio workstations; ProTools; and operation of the Regis Recording Studio & Claver Recital Hall. Students make a live recording in Claver Recital Hall & a Studio Recording in Regis Recording Studio. We’ll mix projects as a class. Required reading: Modern Recording Techniques (9th Edition).

Cullinan continued, “By the first day of the spring semester, we’ll not only have an amazing performance hall (Claver) ready to make top-notch recordings, we’ll also have an amazing and revitalized multi-room recording studio ready to make top-notch recordings. All we need now… is YOU!”

If you are interested in more information about this course, reach out to Cory Cullinan at ccullinan@regis.edu

KRCX Now Streaming

After an eternity of chaos and waiting, Regis University’s own KRCX Radio is finally back on the air! As many students know, Regis experienced a multitude of viruses last year, from cyber attackers to COVID-19. Although they set KRCX back much longer than expected, its DJ hosts are back and better than ever! Equipped with an abundance of individual shows and diversified music, KRCX is more than ready to bring back the positive energy that Regis University has been waiting for. Listeners can tune in to the live stream at krcx.org or follow the radio station’s antics @krcx on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook

KRCX Website Revamp

As of Friday, February 28th, 2020 the new KRCX Regis radio station website will be live at KRCX.org. Ever since the 2019 Techpocalypse: The Hackening, Regis’ radio station has been in the dark zone and unable to stream to the college campus. Due to this, the KRCX staff has had the opportunity to take the downtime to completely rejuvenate and revitalize the website. The stream is still up in the air as the last strands of the tech crisis are still being resolved, and for that reason for the rest of the 2020 Spring semester until the streaming is back up and running KRCX is hoping to produce more fun content in the form of video content, giveaways, and fun events with the help of the Regis community throughout the coming months. So make sure to keep an eye on KRCX socials, come hang at the events, and most importantly, check the new website!

Instagram/twitter: @krcx

Website: krcx.org

KRCX Regis Radio: Regis’ Diamond in the Rough and Denver’s Oldest College Radio Station

Photo Source '// Amy Reglin, Lizzie Brown

By: Lizzie Brown, KRCX General Manager and Highlander Reporter

The power is still out around some parts of the Northwest Regis University campus, and this reality carries over to the KRCX Regis Radio Station located in the basement of Clarke Hall. Since we haven’t been able to broadcast and display our talented new hires and DJs yet this year, let’s talk about it station’s history.

KRCX, the oldest college radio station in Denver, was one of the only stations to pioneer an apartment shortwave broadcast that connected to all of the dorms on campus--pretty convenient. Today, the radio streams online 24/7 and features a vast library of contemporary music important to students and timeless classic we all love-- from Snail Mail to Frank Ocean and all the way back to B.B. King. The station has seen legendary visitors in its professional-grade studio such as Ron Beaty, The Revivalists, Suuns, Oberhofer, Admiral Fallow and Bon Jovi.

 But variety means more than music, and KRCX has stuck by that. In 2008 a group from the station went to the convention center to cover the Democratic Convention-- come see our pictures! We are a station that has evolved to the profound sound we are today. Serving to inform and entertain the Regis community, KRCX hosts live campus events and broadcasts music, talk, sports, and community announcements. We are excited for a new year and to carry on a proud tradition of dedication to our students and neighbors in the community. Look out for our Open Mics or stop by the basement of Clarke to get a volunteer DJ application, get away from campus and talk music, politics or whatever you are passionate about. Visit us at http://www.krcx.org/ and reach out!

A Rising KRCX Welcomes North Carolina Rapper to Promote Music

By: Joshua Lenahan, Practicum Writer

 Regis’ KRCX radio station held a basement session with up-and-coming North Carolina Rap artist Ron Beatty recently. The basement of Clarke Hall is home to the headquarters of the oldest college radio station in Denver. Beatty has been touring colleges around the country promoting his music before dropping his new album “Beats Beers and BBQ.” 

Beatty sampled his unreleased album with the crew at KRCX and talked about his inspirations, other artists he has worked with, and his artistic process. Anyone who’s interested in Beatty’s new album, or any other new music, can tune into the station at KRCX.org whenever they want. Beatty is the first of many successful artists the KRCX team hopes to welcome into the station this year and next. 

With a new staff, the station is on the rise and improving its lineup. KRCX is run by students who update the music library, market the station to the rest of the student body, and bring in talent to perform in basement sessions to share their music with KRCX’s audience.

Basement sessions serve to get the station involved with the community, and vice versa. Artists can bring new or old music to show off – and even perform live on the air. The basement of Clarke is home to a broadcasting room, a studio with an isolation booth, a video editing room, and all kinds of equipment needed to create music. It’s a playground for musicians and music lovers alike. 

KRCX’s goal is to get more students tuned in and consistently listening to the station. It brings new, curated music to the student body and helps keep students informed about happenings on the Northwest Denver campus. Being an internet radio station, anyone can listen from anywhere, which makes it ideal for busy students who listen to music on their phones. In an era of music-streaming services, many students turn away from radio even though they can provide a tasteful and curated selection of music picked out by Regis’ own students. 

KRCX recently got some news attention thanks to 9News. The local TV station ran a piece about the band Queen’s first U.S concert, which was held in the Regis Field house in 1974. Regis has hosted many big-name concerts over the years, including Jimi Hendrix, Hall and Oats, and The Kinks, to name a few. 

With a lot to live up to, the new team at KRCX is becoming more and more involved around campus and is proud to be the official sound of Regis. In the future, expect to hear KRCX outside the student center, the dorms and around campus. So, remember to tune in to KRCX.org and support your local radio station.