MB/M Department • Careers in MB/M • Courses • Faculty • Graduate Programs • MB/M Major • Summer Programs     Audio/Video • The Future of Music A presentation by Gerd Leonhard from the 2004 Business of Music Summer Program (PDF) • GoodNewsBroadcast.com This website interviewed department Chair Don Gorder about Berklee, and the MB/M Department.

Whether you're interested in becoming a professional musician or a music business professional, the Music Business/Management Department will teach you what you need to know in order to market your talents and ensure your success.

For Music Business/Management majors, the department also coordinates internship placements.

Department Chair

Don Gorder Chair B.M., University of Nebraska M.M., University of Miami J.D., University of Denver Private law practice emphasizing copyright and entertainment contracts Performances with Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Carl Fontana, and others Recordings for Kendor Music Publications Panelist/presenter at national and international music industry conferences Author of numerous articles on music business Resource team representative for music business/management panel, International Association of Jazz Educators Former officer and board member, Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association Member, board of trustees, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
John Kellogg Assistant Chair

Music Business/Management Facilities and Resources

The Music Business/Management Department has full use of the Professional Education Division Technology Lab, a 22-workstation classroom and laboratory equipped with word processing, database, and spreadsheet software to meet your diverse Music Business/Management needs.

The Music Business/Management Resource Center

This information clearinghouse is home to about a dozen high-profile music business periodicals and a database archive of approximately 2,500 of the most relevant articles from these publications. The center also houses a collection of books, computer materials, and videos related to music business/management and related course work.

Each year the Music Business/Management Department sponsors the Zafris Lecture, an afternoon clinic and reception with a prominent member of the music business community. Past participants have included: Mark Goldstein, Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Warner Brothers Records in Los Angeles; Terri Rossi, Vice President, Marketing, BMG Distribution; Tom Sturges, President, Chrysalis Music in Los Angeles; and, Karl Bruhn, Director, American Music Conference in Los Angeles.

Berklee founded a non-profit, student-run record label in 1995, called Heavy Rotation Records, to give music business students the opportunity to get real world record industry experience. Recent graduates have landed jobs with such record companies as BMG, Universal, and Sony.

For further information about the MB/M Department, e-mail mbm@berklee.edu or call (617) 747-2152.