Contact:

Bill Werde, Director, bwerde@syr.edu

Faculty:

Alisann Blood, Imraan Farukhi, Robin Howard, Patrick MacDougall, Michelle Santosuosso, Bill Werde

The Bandier Music Business Master’s Program offered by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications prepares students for success in the growing music industry by delivering multidisciplinary curricula and hands-on experiences. The program caters to students from a variety of backgrounds, including career-change students seeking to enter the music industry.

The curriculum covers key concepts in the music business, such as record labels and music publishers, live music and brand activation, law and policy, emerging technologies, and social media and data. The program also leverages collaborations within Newhouse and across Syracuse University to introduce students to core skills such as marketing, visual communications, financial management, and music aesthetics and fundamentals.

Most importantly, the Bandier Music Business program will provide students with multiple opportunities to apply their skills to internships during the final two semesters of the program, during which students will attend SULA to immerse themselves in the music business capital of the world. Students in this program will benefit from the academic excellence and industry preparation that are hallmarks of both Bandier and the Newhouse School.