Damon Cirulli
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will be offering a new Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in the music industry this fall, it announced Tuesday (October 3).
Billed as the only program of its kind within the University of California system, this new degree will prepare graduates for careers in areas such as artist and label management, publicity, finance, live music promotion, digital marketing, music supervision, music publishing and licensing, and more. It allows you to prepare. . This degree also provides creative instruction in audio technology, musicality, composition, and production. Courses are taught by new and long-time UCLA faculty, as well as industry experts.
According to a press release, the bachelor’s degree program “builds on the success of the School of Music’s popular undergraduate minor,” with more than a quarter of U.S. music industry job listings in California and the U.S. 7 of the top 10 cities say they are hiring. The music specialist is located within 80 miles of the school’s Westwood campus. In addition to the fundamentals, the school will focus on fast-growing topics such as new global markets, streaming algorithms, generative artificial intelligence, and musical activities.
“Our goal and responsibility is to empower a diverse community of talented students as the next generation of transformative thinkers in the music industry.” Irene Strempelsaid Herb Alpert, the founding dean of the School of Music, in a statement. “The success of the program to date has built our credibility and infrastructure, while also giving him time to assemble a strong 12-member advisory board.
Warner Records visionary Tom Corson will serve as chair and guide the development of the curriculum for this new major. ”
“What sets UCLA’s offering apart from other music industry degree programs is that we integrate direct skills work, such as internships, practicums, and student-directed projects, with the liberal arts curriculum of a major research institution. “I’m here,” he added. robert fink, founder of the school’s music industry degree program. He went on to say that students will be “asked to take a critical view of the formative influence that the music industry and technology have had on music practices around the world.”
Warner Records Co-chairman/COO Tom Corson He will serve as the first chair of the school’s Dean’s Advisory Committee.
“The UCLA School of Music has close ties to our industry and knows it well,” Colson said in a statement. “Every company needs people who are passionate and receive the training this program provides. We need future professionals who think seriously and bring fresh, informed perspectives to the business.”
Full-time faculty members at the Herb Alpert School of Music include: thomas hodgsonspecializing in data science, algorithmic justice, and the global music business. Catherine Provenzano, who are focused on new technologies.and david mcfadenAn authority on Soviet popular music, he uses his expertise to teach students how to understand new models of music distribution and economic value.Students also receive instruction from working professionals such as songwriters amy cuney (Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, Akon), and also works as AMES, a gender complex artist.and Lauren Spaldingco-founder of Femme House, a nonprofit dedicated to creating new opportunities for women, gender-expansive, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ creatives.
Since its founding in 2018, the Herb Alpert School of Music has regularly appeared on music programs. signboardList of top music business schools.