THE VALUE OF
MENTORSHIP 2 W Part
by Devendra Cleary, CAS
Welcome to the second installment of the men-
heart to see its absence in areas where it’s needed
torship series. If the first one was the pilot,
most. We have landed in an era of production
this is the ambitious season one, episode two.
sound where, even in the scripted sector, single-
Mentorship is on my mind every day as I push
person production sound crews have become
through the hustle of our craft which is, not
oftentimes expected or demanded. Not only is
only more demanding than ever in this day and
this the wrong way to operate if quality results
age, it’s also under harsh scrutiny as we navigate
are desired, it also eliminates the formula we
these demands and changes. Mentorship is even
have inadvertently created that induces a natural
more important and novel—and it breaks my
course of mentorship. In genius fashion, Agamemnon “Aggie” Andrianos, CAS has chosen recent protégés who are coming up during this scrupulous time. Whether or not it was intentional, I do not know. Nonetheless, it is the case and, to their credit, they have probably done some of this singleperson sound crew work, as it is a course of survival and necessity to make these choices. But the luck they have encountered by being mentored by Aggie can only be captured by the career paths and successes they experience. They are honored by this, and I would like to share their stories. Top left: Agamemnon “Aggie”Andrianos, CAS (right) testing digital microphones at The Clubhouse with Sheraton Toyota. Bottom left: Travis Cote and Aggie, 2015.
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SUMMER 2015
CAS QUARTERLY