Music Industry
Faculty
Our Faculty
Robert Fink
Professor and Chair – Music Industry, Professor - Musicology And Humanities (History and Analysis of Popular Music, Internships And Industry Partnerships)
Thomas Hodgson
Associate Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Music and Data, Global Music Industry)
Tiffany Naiman
Director of the Berry Gordy Music Industry Center, Instructor - Music Industry (Critical Perspectives, Capstone Sequence, History of Popular Music), Director of Undergraduate Programs in Music Industry, Career Services
Catherine Provenzano
Assistant Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Critical and Contemporary Perspectives on Music Technology)
Jessica Schwartz
Associate Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Punk and DIY)
Adam Hirsch
Lecturer - Music Industry (How Music Works)
Adam Moseley
Continuing Lecturer - Music Industry (Studio Production)
Allison Wolfe
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Journalism, Audio Storytelling)
Amy Kathryn Kuney
Lecturer - Music Industry (Songwriting)
Bruce “Automatic” Vanderveer and Ebony Rae Vanderveer
Lecturers - Music Industry (Creativity and Artist Development)
David Leaf
Adjunct Associate Professor - Music Industry and Musicology (Music Documentaries, Songwriting, History of Popular Music)
David MacFadyen
Professor - Music Industry, Musicology and Comparative Literature (Career Skills, History of Music Industry, Internships), Director of Graduate Programs
Don Franzen
Adjunct Professor - Music Industry (Music and Law, Forensic Musicology)
Erik Madrid
Lecturer - Music Industry (Mixing)
Hans Fjellestad
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Supervision)
Jaime Nack
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music and Sustainability)
Jason Feinberg
Lecturer - Music Industry (Digital Marketing and Promotion)
Jonathan Beard
Continuing Lecturer - Music Industry (Electronic Music) and Composition
Josh Hallbauer
Lecturer - Music Industry Entrepreneurship
Judith Finell
Adjunct Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Forensic Musicology)
Justin Paul
Lecturer - Music Industry (DJ as Performer, Music Industry Fundamentals)
Kathryn Frazier
Lecturer - Music Industry (Effective Communication and Self-Actualization)
Kelly Brennan-Kleyn
Lecturer - Music Industry (Finance & Accounting)
Lauren A. Spalding
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music and Activism, Artist Management)
Lauren Kop
Lecturer - Music Industry (Digital Production and Beat Design)
Lyric Jones
Lecturer - Music Industry (Songwriting)
Marc Cimino
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Publishing)
Michelle Moreno
Lecturer - Music Industry (Finance and Accounting)
Nicky Berger
Lecturer - Music Industry (Global Music Industry)
Stephen Doniger
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music and Law)
Stig Edgren
Lecturer - Music Industry (Producing Live Concerts and Events)
Tina Farris
Lecturer - Music Industry (Live Music Touring)
Faculty & Students in the News
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Billboard Names UCLA a Top Music Business School in 2026
Billboard Magazine named its top music business programs across the country. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, “designed to train industry leaders rather than technicians” drew top honors.
Judith Finell Talks AI and Music Copyright
From the Nashville Post: Copyright attorneys call forensic musicologist Judith Finell a “secret weapon” in litigation. Find out what she has to say about copyright cases in the age of
Catherine Provenzano Talks Autotune and Modern Music
From the NY Times: Autotune is ubiquitous, and Catherine Provenzano, musicologist and music industry professor, helps explain it.