Industry Skills for the Music Business
Important Dates

08/11/2008 - Fall Quarter Registration Begins
08/11/2008 - Early Start - MBA Program
09/29/2008 - Fall Quarter Begins
11/10/2008 - Winter Quarter Registration Begins
11/17/2008 - Early Start - MBA Program
01/05/2009 - Winter Quarter Begins

Music Industry Skills: Artist Management, Promotion and More


  • So you love new tunes and the club scene —
  • Do you know what is going on behind the scenes?
  • Do you know the music business?

The business of music — unlike any other

Business managers keep artists from starving. Graduates of Globe University/Minnesota School of Business music business programs know:

  • How a manager gets paid
  • Who makes tour arrangements
  • How music downloads relate to music copyrights
  • Current trends in the music industry
  • Effective artist management strategies
  • Recording industry standards
  • How to promote music to radio and television stations

Learn how to protect your client and protect yourself

The music industry presents unique challenges to companies and self-employed individuals. To be effective when you walk in the door, you need to have certain industry skills  in addition to training in sales, marketing and other business concepts. Get started today!

At GU/MSB, you will learn from the best. Check out our music business instructors. They are music industry professionals, who present students in our music business classes with cutting-edge training in:

  • Copyright laws
  • Artist management
  • Recording industry expectations

Visit http://www.msbmusicbiz.com/ to see what our students are doing.

Learn more about music industry skills training at GU/MSB

Globe University/Minnesota School of Business offers a Bachelor in Business Management: Music Business degree (a four-year program focusing on advanced business courses), and a two-year Associate in Music Business program (including an audio production component).

Courses in music industry skills can be taken in the Twin Cities at our Brooklyn Center, Woodbury and Richfield campuses, and in St. Cloud, MN. Contact us for more information. A representative will be happy to answer your questions, take you on a campus tour and walk you through the admissions process.