Tag: Music Business
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Robert DiFazio to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award
Robert DiFazio, Business & Entrepreneurship Department adjunct, will be receiving the Excellence in Teaching Award on April 29th along with two other faculty members, Michelle Rafacz (Science & Math) and Wenhwa Ts’ao (Cinema Art & Science). Difazio will be the first adjunct faculty in the department to receive this recognition from the School of Fine & Performing Arts. Regarded by…
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Alumni Spotlight: Marcos (Kosine) Palacios
Marcos (Kosine) Palacios returned to Columbia April 7th to speak with students about chasing dreams and taking advantage of the resources Columbia has to offer. The underlying theme of his talk centered around creating art and practicing your craft while in school. During our interview with Marcos beforehand, he shared with us some of the keys…
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Student Experience: Students Attend the International Band and Business Camp
The International Band and Business Camp (IBBC) takes place each February in Hammelburg, Germany. This camp included students and faculty from 12 European university partners collectively known as the MuZone Partnership. Columbia College’s Business students began attending last year. The camp is a week long accelerated format that includes music production and a music business industry simulation that…
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Faculty Spotlight: Alex Fruchter
Alex Fruchter maintains a high level of professional engagement and is extremely active in the music and entertainment industry. Recently he has been featured numerous times by the department and external publications for his work in the Chicago Hip-Hop scene and with his record label Closed Sessions. In this interview we take a step back and discuss his background, how he…
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Closed Sessions Interviews with Windy City Live!
Monday, January 25th, founder of Closed Sessions, Alex Fruchter, interviewed on Windy City Live! Alex is also a lecturer in the Business & Entrepreneurship department. The interview focused on Closed Sessions’ contribution/involvement with the local hip hop community. Following the interview, Kweku Collins, one of Closed Sessions’ artists, spoke with WCL and performed his song “Memorial”, which…