Jacob Brown’s Portfolio
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Student & social media intern at mississippi college
I’m a Social Media Intern at Mississippi College, where I
also study in the Modern Languages and
Communication Departments.
Here, I will post work for my internship, assignments for my college courses, or any other projects I‘ve made recreationally. Enjoy!
About Me!
My name is Jacob, and I am a full-time undergraduate student at Mississippi College pursuing a double degree in Language, Writing, and Linguistics (B.A.) and Digital Media Productions (B.S.).
I grew up in Horn Lake, Mississippi for all my life and attended Horn Lake Schools from Pre-K until high school graduation. Now, I live in Clinton, Mississippi for most of the year to attend college. I can’t seem to get enough of this state!
When I’m not studying, you can find me working part-time as a social media intern in the school's marketing department. If you’d like to check out some of the work I collaborate on, search the handle @misscollege on Instagram or click on the links in the “Projects” page.
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Featured: Multimedia Story
The End of All Music is a record store located within the Fondren area of Jackson, Mississippi. On Saturday, April 20, the shop hosted the annual Record Store Day, an event held at various stores across the nation to release brand new and exclusive titles.
This multimedia story includes text, video, picture, and audio excerpts to explore what makes Record Store Day such a phenomenon to record collectors and why the vinyl record format has made a resurgence in this new generation.
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Jackson, Mississippi’s The-End-of-All-Music Celebrates the 16th Annual Record Store Day Event
Jacob Robert Brown
Monday, April 22, 2024
Record Store Day is an annual event hosted at local record stores across the world celebrating the hobby of record collecting. The vinyl discs use grooves pressed into the material to play music using a dedicated vinyl record player. This physical form of collecting music was established in 1948 and rapidly grew in popularity, but the 1970s saw a decline in interest with the introduction of more portable options such as cassette tapes and, later, CDs. However, recent years have seen a surge in popularity, and in 2020, vinyl records reclaimed the top position in physical album sales.
The End of All Music, a record store located within the Fondren area of Jackson, MS, was one of many to host the 16th annual event on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The store held most of the Record Store Day exclusive titles. Locals to the Jackson area gathered in the morning, some as early as 7 A.M., to grab the first few spots in line to secure the exclusive pressings.
Maddie Ann Storey, an avid record collector, discusses how she got into record collecting and what made her Record Store Day a special event for her. Storey has collected records for about two years, and she says that her family played a major role in this vintage hobby.
Attendees of Record Store Day line up outside of The End of All Music anticipating it’s 9 A.M. on Saturday, April 20. Some even brought lawn chairs to sit in as early as 7 A.M., hoping to be the first inside.
Costumers browse the new selection of Record Store Day Exclusives on Saturday, April 20. The store initially opened its doors to only five people at a time to control the crowd, but they began easing up on the limit as the event went on.
While inside of the store, customers experience a completely different atmosphere. Drew LaChance is a regular at the End of All Music in Jackson and comments his thoughts on Record Store Day.
On the outside of the store, Stax Museum of American Soul Music sets up a mobile merchandise stand for exiting customers on Saturday, April 20. The stand sold shirts, mugs, tote bags, and even more records.
Along with the mobile merchandise stand, Stax Museum features a DJ outside for customers and pedestrians walking in the Fondren area on Saturday, April 20. He plays jazz and soul music at various vendors across the country.
The End of All Music strives to foster an environment where customers are satisfied with their purchases and excited to return. Storey explains why she chose to attend her first Record Store Day at the End of All Music.