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For most of the 35-thousand years or so that humans have roamed
the Earth, we were able to represent what we see and hear through
art and music. But we were not able to capture images and sounds
and replicate them until - in the grand scheme of things -
relatively recently when the inventions of the industrial
revolution brought us rudimentary photography and phonographic
recordings.


Imagine how that changed the world. Not only the way we see and
hear ourselves and others, but the way we think about reality. In
the nearly two centuries since, technology has created unlimited
creative opportunities for people in the audio and visual fields
and given rise to some exciting new possibilities.


On the forefront of changes in the audio world for the past
couple of momentous decades, Bill Kelley has been a Recording
Engineer at the LSU school of Music and Dramatic Arts, a century
old school on the LSU campus with more than 400 students and two
dozen majors.


Bill produces 300 or so recitals a year for students and faculty,
and supports them with their various creative projects. Bill also
has several creative projects of his own: he's a musician and has
also created an audio production tool, The Rhythm Tickler, that
makes it easier to build digital loops that musicians can use to
create new compositions.  


On the visual side of the ledger, Kristen Soileau Freeman is a
Baton Rouge-based wedding and lifestyle photographer with an
approach that is at once spontaneous and organic on one hand and
artful, and studied and beautiful on the other.


Kristen hung out her shingle, Kristen Soileau Photography, in
2010, while she was still a student at LSU, where she majored in
fine arts. In the years since, she has grown her business into
one of the city’s most in-demand wedding photographers, which is
no small thing in an era when brides must have the Insta-perfect
photo from the moment of the proposal til end of the wedding
reception – and everything in between. Kristen is a native of
Lake Charles, who came to Baton Rouge in 2009 to attend LSU.


Both Bill and Kristen are great examples of the wisdom of the
piece of advice often directed at people looking for career
guidance: "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your
life." They've both turned creative passions into careers that
enable them to capture the beautiful sights and sounds of the
world around us. 


Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs On the
Boulevard. You can see photos from this show by Ian Ledo and
Miranda Albarez at itsbatonrouge.la.


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