They wanted us on the phones. Gorder makes an effort to ensure that internships don't just mean unpaid labor for companies or a chance for students to slack off. It's rare that I hear from a student that they're not being treated well. Gorder checks in with the supervisor at least once during the internship, and both he and the supervisor evaluate the student, resulting in a grade for the course. We're doing administrative work one day and Lenny Kravitz's backstage stuff the next.
Interns become involved with the same things.
They become a part of the administrative chaos. And I'm not afraid to throw people in the fire if they show that they're capable and responsible. Sometimes it leads right into a job. But a trip to Europe, including his native Cypress, that Panay was organizing for a group of Berklee students caught his boss's attention. That fall, Kurland hired Panay as a booking assistant.