Nathan's Blog

Disney; It is a company we are all familiar with, but they were not always the entertainment powerhouse that we know them as today. So this raises the question of what allowed them to grow to such a monstrous size ? this can be answered by looking at integration. To begin we can look back to 2006. this year marks the historic acquisition of Pixar studios by Disney. From that point forward Disney has been the pinnacle of box office success for well over a decade and has acquired many other companies, further increasing its entertainment dominance. A few other notable examples of horizontal integration between Disney and other companies include Disney buying marvel studios in 2009, their purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012, and there most recent acquisition of 21st century fox in 2019. We can also see examples of verticle integration in Disney. Examples of this can be seen through a thing like there own Disney stores and the sale of Disney merchandise to help further there own profits. we can...

Saving energy is an important part of living in today's society, and one of the most important steps you can take to save energy is using your smartphone efficiently. This blog will explain the steps you can take to save energy when using an iPhone . To begin it is important to make sure that your system software is up to date. This is important because if the software is not up to date, then your phone will waste battery trying to use apps that are not meant for the older software. Another easy step you can take is adjusting your phone's screen brightness or putting your phone in low power mode. You can do both of these things by swiping up from the bottom of the screen to access the control center, or by going into the settings app. One last thing that you can do to manage your energy use is by checking your battery usage in the setting app. By doing this you can see which app is taking up the most energy, and well as what apps are running in the background. by limiting the...

  Nike is a company that everybody knows. from shoes, to activewear, nike has somehow influenced the lives of almost every American, and even more people on a global scale. so this begs the question of how does nike keep its footprint on the environment minimal. To begin, we will go back to the year 1979. In that year, Nike made a gaol to create a shoe that used as little material as possible, while  still maintaining the quality, and performance of a good shoe. From this idea, the Nike AIR brand was born. The Nike Air brand was the first of nikes efforts to help create less of an impact on our environment. They did this by using exactly what the product advertised: creating a mid-soul out of air. Nike later decided that they would continue their efforts by creating more product out of recycled materials. a few examples include shoes, and community basketball courts. Nike has also been active in partnerships with companies such as Bluesign in efforts to create more sustainabl...

Hello! My name is Nathan and I grew up in a city just west of Minneapolis called Plymouth. As a child I attended the Wayzata public school system. I went to an elementary school called Greenwood elementary, and then moved up the ladder to Wayzata west middle school. But as I grew, my class size grew with me. With my class size growing close to 1000, I decided that it was in my best interest to switch to a smaller private education. This was in the form of a school called Providence Academy. At providence I was able to better develop my skills with the smaller class size, and that is how I came to recognize my affinity toward music. I had grown up listening to music, and at that point in my life I decided I wanted to make music as well. As a music producer  you can do many thing in many different things such as: Film scoring, creating beats for artists, and sound engineering to help artist record more original sounding music. That is a little bit about me and how I grew up.