So when Austin heard that the NFL was having its first music boot camp, he meticulously prepared for the application process, enlisting the help of a friend in theater and one of his financial advisers, and hiring a marketing company to help him with his two essays and application portfolio.
Vincent said the NFL received about 120 applications for the program, more than it has received for any of its other programs such as the Broadcast Boot Camp, Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program, and the Pro Hollywood Boot Camp.
Pro Headphones "We just got finished meeting with Ryan Leslie, Clive Davis, Spike Lee," Austin said recently at the camp. "It's a who's who in the music and film industry.
pro headphones My passion about music and wanting to get into the industry and learn about it from all different angles from executive producing to publishing to distribution, this is a golden opportunity for me. So I took the application process as seriously as I was preparing for the [NFL scouting] combine." Experts such as Davis (Sony BMG chief creative officer) and Leslie (a Grammy-nominated record producer/singer and NYU's artist in residence) gave players like Austin, Torry Holt and Brandon Lloyd priceless advice on how to invest, what to watch for and how to use social media as a tool in music.
"I'm sure for every success story, there's got to be 100 horror stories,"
casque beats said Leslie, who was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album in the 2011 Grammy Awards.
