Dropping Beats at Heroes of Life

Heriberto Santana, 18, is a musical prodigy who’s skilled at the guitar. His guitar-playing prowess was apparent when he strummed a few Spanish flavored tunes.

In every multi-media production that involves music, movies and television, there is a staff working behind the scenes to create a successful show. For the non-profit organization, Heroes of Life, six HIRE LA interns have the opportunity of learning and contributing to the process of a television and movie production. The program gives the youth a chance to creatively express themselves by providing the technology and space for the youth to make professional media reels. Heroes of Life focuses its program towards troubled youth and individuals who were recently incarcerated. Since they were hired, some interns have had the task of assisting the artists with writing music compositions and broadcasting using multi-media technology available to the youth. Heriberto Santana, 18, is a musical prodigy who’s skilled at the guitar. His guitar-playing prowess was apparent when he strummed a few Spanish flavored tunes. Because Heriberto is so talented, Heroes of Life plans to use his music for future productions. These interns have a unique worksite that feels more like a college course in a production. Heriberto remarks, “It’s an awesome experience working here, because we get the chance to learn basic office clerk duties but we also have a lot of fun learning how to produce movies, television shows and music!”