Stephen Doniger - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Stephen Doniger
Lecturer - Music and Law

Stephen Doniger is a partner at a boutique law firm that handles both transactional and litigation matters. He represents musicians, producers, writers, and a variety of other artists and talent practice focuses in copyright, trademark, contract, and other business matters and has successfully argued before a variety of state and federal courts, making new law on multiple occasions. He has been designated a California Super Lawyer for the years 2021-2026, and in 2023 received the California Lawyers Association IP Law Section Vanguard Award which “honors outstanding legal professionals… for their contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law.” He currently sits on the Executive Committee of the CLA IP Law Section, serves as advisory counsel for American Photographic Artists and works with a coalition of trade groups to advance artist rights through legislative and other avenues. He regularly speaks to academic and professional groups on intellectual property and business law topics and has been retained as an expert witness on handling of copyright litigation.

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

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