{"id":3764,"date":"2022-08-10T01:22:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T01:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2022-08-10T01:22:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T01:22:49","slug":"my-grcc-story-matisse-zuzu-uses-futures-for-frontliners-to-tap-grcc-music-programs-to-launch-recording-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/my-grcc-story-matisse-zuzu-uses-futures-for-frontliners-to-tap-grcc-music-programs-to-launch-recording-career\/","title":{"rendered":"My GRCC Story: Matisse Zuzu uses Futures for Frontliners to tap GRCC Music programs to launch recording career"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 5, 2022: <\/strong>\u00a0Sophie Nyson<\/em> loves singing, writing and recording music for herself. But the 25-year-old always shied away from taking her music to the next level.<\/p>\n

Until today.<\/p>\n

Nyson, who goes by the name Matisse Zuzu when performing, released her first single and music video \u201cPast Tense\u201d<\/a> today. Zuzu said she owes a debt of gratitude to Grand Rapids Community College, where she\u2019s pursuing an Associate of Music in Recording Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGRCC gave me the confidence to get to a place where I was ready to release this song that I\u2019ve been sitting on for several years,\u201d said Zuzu, who is using a Futures for Frontliners scholarship to attend college.<\/p>\n

Futures for Frontliners<\/a> is a state scholarship program for Michiganders who worked frontline jobs in essential industries during the state’s COVID-19 shutdown. The scholarship, now closed to applications, provides eligible frontline workers with free in-district tuition to pursue an associate degree or a certificate at their local community college.<\/p>\n

A similar program, Michigan Reconnect<\/a>, is still available for adult learners 25 and older.<\/p>\n

Zuzu was eligible for the Frontliners scholarship because she worked as a credit union teller during the 2020 shutdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I didn\u2019t go to college straight out of high school, I thought I\u2019d missed my chance at a degree,\u201d she said. \u201cFutures for Frontliners was a game changer for me because I just couldn\u2019t have afforded college otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zuzu grew up in Grand Rapids and dabbled in music composition as a teen. After graduating in 2015 from East Grand Rapids High School, she wasn\u2019t sure what to do with her music \u2013 or her life.<\/p>\n

But after attending her idol Aurora<\/a>\u2019s concert the following year, she longed to perform on stage. Zuzu wrote \u201cPast Tense\u201d in 2020, recording the vocals and piano at home herself. But she still didn\u2019t know how to take the next step.<\/p>\n

Eventually, she connected with a professional producer, and they re-recorded the single for release. Alec Hawkins, her future brother-in-law, worked with her to film, direct and edit the music video<\/a>, which features a Heritage Hill home and the Aquinas College campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe single showcases a wide dynamic range and represents my desire to let any and all genuine emotions shine,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Though thrilled with the song\u2019s release, Zuzu knows there\u2019s still a lot of hard work ahead if she wants to make it in the music world. She attends GRCC part-time while working and looks forward to the fall semester.<\/p>\n

GRCC\u2019s Recording Technology program, which debuted in 2000, has been a great addition to the Music Department for students like Zuzu, professor Timothy Heldt said.<\/p>\n

Like all music majors, students who have selected an emphasis in recording technology must complete courses in music theory, aural comprehension, applied music, performance class, piano and major ensembles. In addition, they learn the fundamentals of the recording arts, analog and digital recording console operation, microphone design and technique, and multitrack audio production and mixing.<\/p>\n

Heldt said the program provides students with the state-of-the-art equipment and training they need to succeed. And that includes Zuzu.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a very conscientious student, a dead serious learner and tries to absorb everything she possibly can,\u201d Heldt said.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Futures for Fronliners program visit www.grcc.edu\/futures-frontliners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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