Berklee Music Business/Management Department

Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter, and producer Donald Lawrence, shares his experiences and insights on how to maneuver through the business side of the gospel music industry at the Second Annual Business of Gospel Music Symposium.

Moderated by Tonya Butler, professor and chair of Berklee’s Music Business/Management Department, the 90-minute discussion will focus on topics such as Lawrence's faith, ministry, music, and the impact of his message on Christian and non-Christian audiences.

Preceding and following the discussion will be a special performance by Berklee's Reverence Gospel Choir. This event will be the choir’s first appearance at the Berklee Performance Center in more than 10 years. Don’t miss it!

Tickets and Information:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7443097

This Friday, Grammy Award–winning artists Jonathan McReynolds, Christ Rep. and Q Parker share their experiences and insights on how to maneuver through the business side of the gospel music industry. Joined by Gina Waters Miller, senior vice president and general manager at Entertainment One, and moderated by Tonya Butler, professor and chair of Berklee’s Music Business/Management Department, the hour-long discussion will focus on topics including the influence of hip-hop on gospel music, contractual obligations versus freedom of expression, the rise of secular artists recording gospel albums, the impact of their message on their fans, the influence of their business decisions on the industry, and much more. A Q&A will follow the discussion.

This event is free and available to the public - RSVP here! https://linktr.ee/berkleembm

Monday, April 26th 3PM

Join us for a conversation with Michael League and Mark Lettieri from the Grammy Award-winning ensemble . Learn from their experience on how to thrive in the new music industry—find your sound, build a fanbase, explore alternative revenue streams, engage with fans, and much more! Link in Bio

Berklee Music Business/Management Department

On Thursday, April 15, at 2 p.m. ET, we will be hosting the third and final Music in the Age of COVID: Best Practices from Around the World panel, focusing on The Americas and Europe regions. The panel is composed of renowned musicians and industry experts, and moderated by Ralph Jaccodine, Assistant Professor of Music Business/Management Department and Toki Wright, Chair of Professional Music Department. The panelists include:

-Nannette Velez, director of Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation
-Will Wells B.M. '11, producer, songwriter, musician, recording engineer, Berklee alumnus
-Caleb Chapman, Grammy-nominated educator, executive, producer, author, performer
-Chris Cooke, co-founder and managing director of Complete Music Update (CMU)

Bring questions and RSVP on the event page below: https://college.berklee.edu/music-business-management/events/music-in-the-age-of-covid-best-practices-from-around-the-world

On Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. ET, we will be hosting the second Music in the Age of COVID: Best Practices from Around the World panel, focusing on the Asia Pacific regions. The panel is composed of renowned musicians and industry experts, and moderated by Hae Joo Kim, Assistant Chair of Professional Music Department, and Christopher Wares, Assistant Chair of Music Business/Management Department. The panelists include:

-Terence Leong, Group CCO of KKBOX Group
-Jae Chong, singer-songwriter, producer
-Julia Wu, R&B singer, Berklee alumni (‘15)
-Taku Hirano, percussionist, touring artist, Berklee alumnus (‘95)

Bring questions and RSVP on the event page below: https://college.berklee.edu/music-business-management/events/music-in-the-age-of-covid-best-practices-from-around-the-world

On Tuesday, April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, we will be hosting the first Music in the Age of COVID: Best Practices from Around the World panel focusing on the Africa and India regions. This panel is composed of renowned musicians and industry experts, and moderated by Tonya Butler, Chair of the Music Business/Management Department, and Jason Camelio, AVP of Global Initiatives. The panelists include:

-Jacques Murigande (Mighty Popo), Artist/Educator
-Aditya Balani, Director of the Global Music Institute
-Godwin Tom, Founder of the Music Business Academy for Africa
-Louise Carver, South African folk-rock singer-songwriter and pianist

Bring questions and RSVP on the event page below: https://college.berklee.edu/music-business-management/events/music-in-the-age-of-covid-best-practices-from-around-the-world

We are very excited to announce a special event: Music in the Age of COVID: Best Practices from Around the World, which will feature three amazing panels:

Tuesday / April 13, 2021 / 10:00 am ET: Africa and India Panel
Wednesday / April 14, 2021 / 8:00 pm ET: Asia Pacific Panel
Thursday / April 15, 2021 / 2:00 pm ET: The Americas and Europe Panel

Don't miss the opportunity of gaining insights on how to generate new sources of income, create and collaborate remotely, and overcome the financial and emotional challenges during COVID as a musician. The event is free but requires participants to RSVP on the event page below: https://college.berklee.edu/music-business-management/events/music-in-the-age-of-covid-best-practices-from-around-the-world

We’re proud to announce Music in the Age of COVID: Best Practices from Around the World in partnership with the Antonia and Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund!
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Musicians and the music industry have been hit hard by the global pandemic. The business models and revenue streams that existed pre-COVID have not only been disrupted, many of them have been completely eliminated. As a result musicians are needing to find new ways to not only make a living, but to make their music. New opportunities to create, collaborate, and share music are being created everyday, and those new techniques and technologies are the catalyst behind this series.
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Join us for three days of panel discussions featuring renowned musicians and industry experts from across the globe, as they share resources, tools, and strategies on how to make a living with your music during a pandemic.
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Join the Music Business/Management Dept for our first annual "ALL ACCESS: Your Ticket Inside the Music Business". This year's ALL ACCESS: Legal Issues Roundtable will focus on legal issues related to touring during Covid, mechanical licensing revenue, and record label royalties.
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Attendees will be able to ask questions and network with each of the panelists in individual breakout rooms. So don't miss this opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best business and legal minds in the industry today.
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We stand with the AAPI community, please check the link here for more information and resources (https://linktr.ee/berkleembm).

In the words of Roger Brown “I am deeply saddened to hear of yet another mass shooting, this time targeted against people of Asian descent, in my home state of Georgia. The disturbing rise in discrimination and violence against Asian Americans tied to the COVID-19 pandemic has become its own sickness. I stand with and support the AAPI community against these incidents. In the words of the Georgian who has inspired me most, Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.’ This tragedy hurts and diminishes us all.”