Featuring “…one of the most talented musicians in the universe!” (Pete Seeger, The New York Times, April, 2011), David Amram is a composer whose long, varied and extensive career may also serve as a case study in the ongoing evolution of Jewish music. Learn about and connect with this artist to explore the inspirations behind his multiple compositions with Jewish themes
Tracing the use of song and dance to “tackle Islamic extremism” in Xinjiang, Rachel Harris shows how coerced musical performance is used to discipline and transform Muslim bodies against a background of state terror.
How do Ethiopian-Israeli musicians disrupt conceptions of postcolonialism and indigeneity? This presentation considers the work of Ethiopian musicians in Tel Aviv to understand how voice and representation are negotiated publicly by black minorities.
With over 35 years of experience in the music industry, Michael Ostin has been involved in recording and managing some of the biggest names in music including: Christopher Cross, Paul Simon, Madonna, and Green Day and others. The former Senior Vice President of A&R for Warner Records and as president of Dreamworks Records will share his unique perspective on the state of music, the music industry, and the arts in response to current challenges.
Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by Billboard Magazine and as one of Ebony Magazine’s “Power 100,” Jeff Harleston, EVP of Business and Legal Affairs for Universal Music Group, discusses his career trajectory and insight into the legal sector of the music industry.
Featured in Billboard Magazine’s “Women in Music: The 100 Most Powerful Executives,” Co-President of the Azoff Group, Susan Genco shares her experience working in diverse executive roles within the music industry and shares her unique perspective as a prominent female leader.
The L.A. Sounds Now series kicks off with an engaging conversation with Tom Corson (’82), Co-Chairman and COO of Warner Records. Corson currently oversees all aspects of the record label’s operations, which has seen great success with new and established artist including Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Saweetie and others.
In addition to the official transitional justice mechanisms established to address the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a large part of a transnational community of Srebrenica survivors has been engaged in a local musical practice to narrate, or testify about, their experiences of the genocide. This lecture will focus on this repertoire vis-à-vis official transitional justice mechanisms, and as a tool through which survivors express and claim their truth about the genocide.
Renowned songwriter and film composer Randy Newman joins with Professor Robert Fink, Chair of the Music Industry Program, in conversation discussing Newman’s various careers and his influences and approaches to the diverse media in which he has worked.
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is offering a series of music technology workshops for students and faculty with all the technology necessary to make for a successful music-learning and teaching environment.
