Fall
Course name Music Business & Administration
Course date 24.10.2024 - 07.12.2024
Institution Novia University of Applied Sciences
Course language English
Credits 4 ECTS credit

Field Culture HUB
Teacher Ann Slangar
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Available for open UAS For Free
Level Bachelor

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Enrolment period 02.09.2024 - 16.10.2024
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Music Business & Administration

24.10.2024 - 07.12.2024

Course description

Learn Music Business & Administration with Ann Slangar, the CEO and A&R for the internationally working music publishing company Sugar House Publishing Inc. Ann has long experience from running a studio, record label and management before shifting the focus to music publishing in 2004. Ann received the Finnish Music Publishers Honors Music Export Award 2021.

Target Group: Songwriters, Producers, Topliners, Musicians, music teachers and entrepreneurs who want to develop music business skills on an international level. This music business course is in co-operation with Lafo Songwriters Academy and is highly recommended for the students of the other songwriting and production courses held at the academy during the year.

Learning Goals:

  • After the course students will have deeper knowledge in music business and business planning
  • Administration of copyrights in compositions as well as productions
  • The importance of metadata and knowing the basics of royalty flow
  • The rights and obligations when releasing music

Topics:

  • Song copyrights and rights organizations
  • Master copyrights and rights organisations
  • Role of a Music Publisher – do I need one
  • International situations, agreements, and splits
  • Metadata, DSP’s and aggregators
  • Business planning

Assessment criteria

Assessment: Approved/Failed Approved test (you can search for the answers) For approval also active participation, completed tasks, and initiatives are counted.

Course way of working and time table

Mode of delivery: The course will be held online using Microsoft Teams. You will be invited to Sugar House Publishing Inc. Teams organisation. The course continues online for the given time, mostly on weekends.

Detailed schedule www.lafosongwritersacademy.com/course-schedules

Course info

TECH CHECK! Thursday Tech check Thursday 24.10.2024 We will check if you have managed to join Sugar House Publishing organization on Microsoft Teams. It’s necessary to join the Teams org to attend this course!

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Cross-study-service /RIPA

If your home UAS uses the cross-study service, please register for the study through your Peppi via cross-studies.

If the cross-study service is not yet in use by your home university and it is not possible to enrol through Peppi, make enrolment for the study through the link above. Please note,  Use the email address of your UAS in your enrolment information. You cannot enrol for the course after last date of enrolment.