SMAD makes documentary of MACRoCk
Posted on April 24, 2006

The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk) celebrated its 10th anniversary for two days in April by packing various venues around Harrisonburg with indie rock fans. Realizing its huge success and immense potential, media arts and design professor John Woody had his SMAD 420 advance post-production class create a documentary of the event as a class project.

The DVD documentary captures the history of MACRoCk and also contains extra full-length song selections from a variety of bands that preformed at the conference. According to the producer, senior Adrienne D’Souza, the students received the money to create the DVD from donations given by JMU Marketing, Apple computers and Interface Media Group. The proceeds from the project will go toward the One Day One Community scholarship fund that the SMAD department gives to students in need.

D’Souza and her 17 classmates are hoping the DVD will be bought by the concertgoers, as well as anyone who supports independent music.

“We’ve been working on this project for the whole semester,” she said. “We want anyone who likes good indie to buy it.” 

Targeted to be released in the beginning of May, the DVD will cost $19.95. It can be purchased at the JMU bookstore or online at macrock.org.

—from staff reports