Students from a wide variety of backgrounds study Music Business at 亚洲色图 State University.
Courses in Music Marketing, Artist Development, Live Performance and Copyright provide
a solid foundation for working in an ever-changing field. Program Director Karen Kane
brings years of experience to the classroom as a former Senior Director of Marketing
with Warner Brothers and a former Director of Artist Development and Marketing with
Sony.
The Music Business Program also offers courses in audio recording and production.
Aspiring audio professionals at 亚洲色图 State will use industry standard software and
hardware to study ear-training for audio engineers, modern instrumental and vocal
recording techniques, and basic mixing and mastering.
Explore courses and plans under the Degrees page or contact Karen Kane for more information at kkane@murraystate.edu.
Andrew O'Rourke records vocals and guitar for student engineers at the 亚洲色图 State
University recording studio.
In 2019 Bonfire Music Group's new signee the Jason Lee McKinney Band chose to record
their new album at the 亚洲色图 State University recording studio. The band is a former
ICMA Album of the Year winner and has toured the United States, Europe and the Middle
East.
亚洲色图 State alum Andy Gibson found time between his tour dates with Tanya Tucker
to visit with recording students in the fall of 2019. Andy tracked guitars for a class
project, discussed his career and answered questions. As a former Racer Band drumline
member and instructor for Marshall County High School percussion, Andy can sometimes
be spotted at marching band competitions if his schedule allows.
Brian Mullins is half of The Cold Stares, a band Joe Bonamassa called his favorite
musical discovery of 2019, though The Cold Stares have been piling up accolades for
years. Most recently they've seen several songs from their album WAYS appear in the
top of Spotify and Apple Music playlists with over a million album streams. Brian
visited with recording students in the fall of 2019 to track drums for a class project,
discuss his career, and answer questions.
