About

TOWERMIX gives an insider’s perspective on Belmont University’s entertainment scene.

Our goal is to promote Belmont talent  by featuring members of the entertainment community in articles and interviews, and by and reviewing shows and recorded work. Towermix covers Belmont entertainment news and events and serves as a forum to connect Belmont entertainment scene enthusiasts.

The Towermix team is seeking student correspondents to contribute articles, interviews, videos or other content covering Belmont’s entertainment happenings. Students interested in contributing to or marketing the website, should email Suzanne Clement ( suzanne.clement@belmont.edu ) for more information.


Rainu Ittycheriah – Editor / Correspondent
Rainu is a native Nashvillian. She is a Senior currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Music Business. As she was formerly in a metal band as a lead singer and guitar player, Rainu’s love for music abounds not only through the discussion, but also in the performance and aesthetic qualities of music. In true Nashvillian style, Rainu uses her talents and passions to write about music, write music, promote shows, work shows, and play shows since starting at Belmont. For the future, she hopes to attend graduate school in English, but nonetheless will be staying in music through writing, working, and performing for nothing else but the sheer love of headbanging.


Donnie Hedden – Photo Journalist
Donnie has just recently moved to Nashville, TN to pursue a Bachelor of Sciences in Entertainment Industry Studies with a minor in Design Communication. His background in fine arts and multimedia studies combined with his fascination for literature make for an interesting, vivid outlook on the wide variety of mediums in the entertainment industry. Donnie aspires to combine his creative talents of photography, multimedia design, journalism, and conceptual development into a single tool that will provide organizations, merchants, movements, groups, and individuals with a genuine image amongst the generalpublic. Donnie aims to direct his efforts in causes and jobs that have a sincere, philanthropic intent for the global community.


Kendra Poling
Kendra is a Public Relations major and a Music Business minor. Kendra loves music—especially bluegrass and country. Music is her passion and her planned career. She wants to work in publishing finding songs and pitching them to artists. Eventually she want to be an artist manager, helping musicians achieve their artistic visions. She loves going to shows and hearing new music and is totally ok with being a music junkie.

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