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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

New Director Shapes the Future of Music Production and Recording Arts

New Director Shapes the Future of Music Production and Recording Arts

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff October 1, 2024

After five years of being the program director of Mercy University's Music Production and Recording Arts program, Stephen Ward is passing down the torch to Emmy Award-winning producer, Justin Kessler. Kessler...

Is Tik-Tok Damaging the Music Industry?

Is Tik-Tok Damaging the Music Industry?

Mia Tindel, Impact Staff Writer November 29, 2022

Apps come and go and have the power to change anyone's life. From Vine, Musically, to Tik-Tok, and YouTube shorts. Teenagers and basically anyone has access to making their own content and the ability...

The Soundtracks of Diannah's Life

The Soundtracks of Diannah’s Life

Diannah Plaisir, Associate Editor November 17, 2022

Music is a lot of things to me. A warm hug after a long day. A green light for waterworks. An outlet for all the occasional anger that builds inside. Sometimes it’s the set list to my first world tour...

Music Production Student Named President For a Day

Music Production Student Named President For a Day

Katelyn Turner, Staff Writer February 21, 2022

It was Dec. 1 when Zaire Smith found himself waking up around 8 a.m. and meeting Mercy College President Tim Hall at his office. The two were then accompanied by security to Hall’s house, where they...

Lorde’s Solar Power is a Misunderstood Work of Art

Lorde’s Solar Power is a Misunderstood Work of Art

Maleek Munroe, Staff Writer December 1, 2021

Lorde’s latest album focusing on her deep connection to nature and her newly found maturity has constantly been overlooked online and labeled by many critics and even by some of her most diehard fans...

Alkaline Is Dancehall Main Protagonist

Alkaline Is Dancehall Main Protagonist

Chevaughn Hurst, Impact Staff May 1, 2020

When we see greatness, we should just pay homage and respect the person talents and accomplishments. At the age of 26 years old, Alkaline has quickly emerged as the man who is the main face of dancehall...

A Look Back At The "Merrie Land" The Good, The Bad & The Queen Brought To Us

A Look Back At The “Merrie Land” The Good, The Bad & The Queen Brought To Us

Jack Seda-Schreiber and Thomas Hintton April 30, 2020

We gather here today to mourn the loss of Tony Allen. As legendary producer Brian Eno once put it, Tony is one of the greatest musicians of the last century. Tony Allen is a brilliant drummer whose style...

Ana Frango Elétrico Has a Little Bit of Heart to Share

Ana Frango Elétrico Has a Little Bit of Heart to Share

Jack Seda-Schreiber, Entertainment Editor April 19, 2020

Ana Frango Elétrico is an amazing young talent. Having just released her second album, "Little Electric Chicken Heart," she is slowly but surely making her way into being one of the most talked-about...

What's Frank Ocean Up To?

What’s Frank Ocean Up To?

Jack Seda-Schreiber, Entertainment Editor April 12, 2020

What's Frank Ocean up to right now? Is he planning something? Well, as always, nobody knows for sure. Frank Ocean, if you don't know, is an R&B singer who started off as a member of the alternative...

THE SCENE: iZ

THE SCENE: iZ

Jack Seda-Schreiber, Entertainment Editor April 5, 2020

This is iZ. iZ has a new EP out; her debut EP. Entitled "iS this iT," it is a sprawling journey through trippy, piano-driven sound, ethereal noises, and soothing vocals (both spoken and sung). Featuring...

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