Training
•Bullet: The BM in Music Business pairs a rigorous core of musicianship training with music business and traditional business coursework, aimed at aspiring artists who want to serve their own ambitions and those of others
•Bullet: Courses include Record Label History and Operations, Music Business Marketing, Event Management, Touring 101, Revenue Streams, Legal Issues in the Arts and a Senior Seminar
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: First Step Records is a student-run venture where students experience production, manufacturing, accounting, legal affairs, publishing, marketing, graphic arts, artists and repertoire, customer service, supply chain, budget management and e-commerce, as they operate a record label and publishing entity
Professional Development
•Bullet: Students complete three separate one-credit internships of at least 40 contact hours each, with Internship Theory and Strategy preparing the search, and a semester as a First Step Records intern counts as the first of the three
•Bullet: Faculty spotlight Martin Atkins has decades of experience in all aspects of the business, including work with Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten and Public Image Ltd
Value
•Bullet: BM Music Business students are also eligible for a College of Fine Arts Scholarship of up to $5,000 per year
