ISABELLA INZINNA
Special to the Leader
Special to The Leader.
Music Industry Club (MIC) helped SUNY Fredonia celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. MIC offered students a day full of music and vendors for entertainment.
Soulstice Jam was meant to take place in Dod’s Grove, but the rainy day forced MIC to change plans. The Williams Center MPR was decorated with holographic butterflies and stars, along with homemade posters.
Vendors, mainly students selling art, lined the room surrounding the performance stage. If you didn’t get the chance to stop by, you can still support these vendors by finding the work of @TheGapCrafts, @Mahaffy_arts and @Chasingwestphalia on Instagram. The vendors were a big part of the event, and MIC Club Vice President Cebastian Spisak, a sophomore double major in music industry and economics, seemed enthusiastic when talking about the artists.
“All the vendor tables were great, they made the event,” said Spisak when asked about some of the event’s highlights.
If you didn’t attend, however, you missed performances from artists such as Sasha McCoy, Amphobia and Saint Blind.
Sasha McCoy, a senior psychology major, opened up the music portion of the day. She explained she was very excited to perform, especially since the event took place on Earth Day.
McCoy said, “I’m an environmentalist and I made sure to incorporate lots of sun themes in my set,” when explaining why performing on Earth Day was so important to her.
Aside from the special day, McCoy loves performing in general and said that she is a different form of herself on stage.
Above all, Soulstice Jam helps to support local artists.
Spisak said, “We do love our local music,” while talking about the event. This event was open to all students, not just music industry majors. Spisak spoke about some of MIC’s other events. “Speaker events and GB meetings are about music industry [related] things, but most events are very inclusive. They are just about music,” he said.
Most importantly, Spisak said MIC is “a nice place to practice real-world responsibilities.” Overall, he hopes more students decide to join next semester in order to keep events like Soulstice Jam going.