Lyric Jones - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Lyric Jones
Lecturer - Music Industry (Songwriting)

Lyric Jones is a multidisciplinary artist and educator whose work spans music, performance, and cultural storytelling. As a singer-songwriter, rapper, DJ, producer, musician, and voice actor, she is an active touring and recording artist with over 15 years of professional experience across hip-hop, jazz, house, and dance music.

Jones has taught artist development, songwriting, rap techniques, and live performance at Musicians Institute, where her instruction emphasizes creative identity, stage presence, and industry readiness. She has appeared on major platforms including Coachella and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert (Home) series, with work featured by Pitchfork and Vibe.

Her credits include sync placements with BET, NFL, and Netflix, voice acting on Sesame Street and SpongeBob SquarePants, and mentorship work with Serato and ASCAP. She holds a BA in Broadcast News Journalism from University of Georgia and was jointly enrolled at Berklee College of Music.

Adam Moseley
Continuing Lecturer - Music Industry (Studio Production)...
Jeffery Jampol
Lecturer - Music Industry (Artist Management and Promotion) ...
Hans Fjellestad
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Supervision) ...
Lauren A. Spalding
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music and Activism, Artist Management)...
Lee John
Lecturer - Music Industry (Rock/Pop Ensemble) ...
Nicky Berger
Lecturer - Music Industry (Global Music Industry)...
Tiffany Naiman
Academic Administrator and Instructor - Music Industry (Critical Perspectives, Capstone Sequence, History of Popular Music), Director of Undergraduate Programs in Music Industry, Career Services...
Marc Cimino
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Publishing) ...
Kathryn Frazier
Lecturer - Music Industry (Effective Communication and Self-Actualization)...
Jaime Nack
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music and Sustainability) ...
Thomas Hodgson
Associate Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Music and Data, Global Music Industry) ...
Justin Paul
Lecturer - Music Industry (DJ as Performer, Music Industry Fundamentals)...
Jessica Schwartz
Associate Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Punk and DIY)...
Jason Feinberg
Lecturer - Music Industry (Digital Marketing and Promotion) ...
Stig Edgren
Lecturer - Music Industry (Concert Promotion)...
Lauren Kop
Lecturer - Music Industry (Digital Production and Beat Design) ...
Allison Wolfe
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Journalism, Audio Storytelling)...
Robert Fink
Professor and Chair – Music Industry, Professor - Musicology And Humanities (History and Analysis of Popular Music, Internships And Industry Partnerships), Director Of The Berry Gordy Music Industry Center...
Monica Chieffo
Lecturer - Music Industry (Influence and Data Mining) ...
Jonathan Beard
Continuing Lecturer - Music Industry (Electronic Music) and Composition...
Tina Farris
Lecturer, Music Industry (Live Music Touring) ...
Catherine Provenzano
Assistant Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Critical and Contemporary Perspectives on Music Technology)...
Dawnyelle Addison
Manager - Music Industry Program...
David Leaf
Adjunct Associate Professor - Music Industry and Musicology (Music Documentaries, Songwriting, History of Popular Music)...
Don Franzen
Adjunct Professor - Music Industry (Music and Law, Forensic Musicology) ...
Judith Finell
Adjunct Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Forensic Musicology) ...
Erik Madrid
Lecturer - Music Industry (Mixing) ...
David MacFadyen
Professor - Music Industry, Musicology and Comparative Literature (Career Skills, History of Music Industry, Internships), Director of Graduate Programs...
Chyna Ellis
Assistant to the Chair - Music Industry Program...
Adam Hirsch
Lecturer - Music Industry (How Music Works) ...
Ryan Svendsen
Lecturer, Music Industry (Advanced Music Supervision) ...
Amy Kathryn Kuney
Lecturer - Music Industry (Songwriting) ...
Stephen Doniger
Lecturer - Music and Law ...
Michelle Moreno
Lecturer - Music Industry (Finance and Accounting) ...
Tony Brancato
Lecturer - Music Industry (Influence and Data Mining)...

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