满帆大学 recently had the pleasure to welcome former Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion Adam Wainwright to campus for a special closed-door concert and Q&A session for students, 教师, and staff. Hosted in the 满帆 Live venue, the athlete-turned-musician worked with 满帆’s Live Event crew to produce a live concert recording of songs from his upcoming debut album.

Working with Adam on his new career as a country musician, 记录 艺术s graduate and in:ciite 媒体 CEO 克里斯。托马森 worked with 满帆’s 校友 Relations team to bring the recording to 满帆’s industry-standard campus facilities.

Former MLB Pitcher Adam Wainwright performs for students and staff in the 满帆 Live Venue.

“这是一个令人惊叹的校园, I told the students I got lost in it three times already,” said Adam after seeing the scope of 满帆’s facilities. “但这是一个很酷的地方. What a blessing it is for young people to come and learn their craft at a high level like this.”

Before the concert – which was open to all university students, 教师, and staff – Adam and Chris joined 满帆 Education Director Brandon Egerton for a Q&A session where attendees had the chance to ask questions about topics spanning audio engineering, 写歌, 棒球, 以及职业支点.

“I loved interacting with the students, they asked such good questions and you can tell their excitement level for their careers ahead. It’s cool to see people who really know what they want to do and want to get better at it,” shared Adam after the panel.

Aside from connecting with the accomplished former athlete, students also got to gain hands-on experience working in production roles during the concert recording. Providing unique resume additions with roles in camera operation, 照明, audio, 舞台管理.

“Bringing recent production experience directly into a classroom presentation and allowing students to learn about the techniques and technical process of the production serves as an invaluable way of enriching the educational experience for every student,” said 满帆 Vice President of 校友 & 杰·诺布尔.

在小组讨论期间, Adam shared his journey to music and how his approach to the music industry compares to his approach to his 18 seasons and World Series victory with the St. 路易红雀队.

“There were always people who threw harder than me, who had a nastier fastball, 或者更好的改变, 但出于某种原因, I always felt like I was the best…and even if that wasn’t true, 我以为是. So I got the most out of my ability. So I’m going to try to harness that in music, I know for a fact I’m not the best singer in Nashville…but I’m gonna believe that I am.”