Music Industry

The Bachelor of Science in Music Business degree, an Indiana University partnership between the Jacobs School of Music and the Kelley School of Business, combines world-class resources and outstanding academic programs to uniquely prepare you for a career in an exciting and rewarding industry. This degree will allow you to leverage internationally acclaimed faculties from both the Jacobs School and the Kelley School to prepare you for an expanding field of career opportunities at the intersection of music and business.

The program will offer proficiencies in music management, marketing, monetization, distribution, intellectual property, and ethics. Through the Jacobs and Kelley programs, the degree combines world-class resources and outstanding academic programs to uniquely prepare you for a career in an exciting and rewarding industry, working with companies and small businesses across the globe that are shaping the production and consumption of music through expanding avenues of technology and commerce.

Coursework will include instruction by knowledgeable industry professionals, respected guest lecturers from across the entertainment industry, and experienced professors from both the Jacobs School and the Kelley School as well as relevant text readings and hands-on activities.

The Audio Engineering and Sound Production degree has been an important program at Jacobs School of Music since 1982. Under the new name “Music Production”, we have expanded this degree into music creation as well as production.

The Music Production major includes two tracks:

The Audio Engineering track provides students with the technical skills, knowledge, and practice they need to work on the audio portion of music created and performed by others. With a multidisciplinary approach, this track is designed to provide an extensive knowledge and experience base to prepare students to be successful in the dynamic and rapidly evolving music industry. Alongside classes and mentoring, students have extensive opportunities for guided audio engineering and production, music creation, and performance; they also enjoy broad, hands-on experience working in state-of-the-art studios and world-class performance venues.

The Music Creation and Production track within the new Music Production degree is intended to provide an educational opportunity for students who want to pursue a degree in contemporary methods of music creation. In this program, students will learn techniques such as songwriting, arranging, production, and engineering. Students will also develop the expertise they need to create their own music and forward it to finished product. This curriculum is also ideal for a student who would like to work as a record producer.

This program embraces learners from various musical backgrounds, including traditionally trained performers, self-taught beat makers, songwriters, and other styles of music-making. Students will be encouraged to generate music in the most productive creative format, whether with their voice, a computer, or an instrument. The courses will provide a foundation to support students as they take their music from an idea to a ready-for-release recording.