The first program of its kind, The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music offers professional leadership training for aspiring creative music entrepreneurs. In short, we are the premier training ground for future music moguls.
The Recorded Music B.F.A. undergraduate program is designed to provide professional training for students who aim to succeed as creative entrepreneurs in the music industry. A creative entrepreneur is a driven, passionate individual who starts and runs an innovative business enterprise.
Students who enroll in Recorded Music have a wide range of aspirations. Some aspire to become CEOs of record labels. Others aspire to become innovative record producers who helm successful production companies. Some students are performing artists or music critics who want to develop their business acumen so that they might build a successful brand.
In every case, our mission is to provide students with the necessary skills - business, creative, intellectual and social - so that they might succeed as leaders in an evolving music industry. We encourage students to develop innovative musical ideas and envision new music business models. We also encourage students to work collaboratively and to cultivate both intellectual rigor and a willingness to experiment artistically.
The program's course of study includes a four-year, 58-point progression of courses structured around the study of entrepreneurship. There are three main areas of curricular study: business, production, and history & criticism. Students take courses on business and legal issues as they relate to the specialized needs of the contemporary music industry, in conjunction with a series of practicums in the recording studio, where students are expected to become proficient in a range of recorded music practices. Concurrently, students also explore critical writing and music journalism, delving into the cultural impact of recorded music and the history of contemporary musical genres such as rock, R&B, hip-hop, and pop, world and electronica. By graduation, students are expected to actualize a comprehensive creative plan to launch a music business venture, such as a record label, production company or new media enterprise.
As is the case with all Tisch programs, professional training is combined with a solid liberal arts education. In addition to the 58 points taken within the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, students are expected to earn a total of 44 general education points in courses offered by Tisch and the College of Arts and Sciences. Students also complement their study with 26 points in elective courses taken in their areas of interest.
We aim to provide students with the necessary business, creative, intellectual and social skills so that they might emerge as visionary creative entrepreneurs. By offering business courses and studio training in tandem with historical-critical studies, we encourage students to assume leadership roles in the art and business of creating and selling recorded music.
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