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Music Industry Studies

The Loyola School of Music Industry prepares aspiring musicians, producers, performers and executives for success in the entertainment industry. Here, you grow your skills onstage, in the classroom, in the studio and in the boardroom. We’ll teach you to share your vision with the world, protect your work and grow it into a lifelong career.

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Engineering

Students benefit from our state-of-the-art facilities, learning audio production and music technology. [Find work as an Audio Engineer or Music Producer.]

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Business

Here you learn: recording, management, event production, marketing, publishing, distribution, aspect of entertainment law and more. [Find work as an Artist Manager, Booking Agent, or Festival Manager]

 

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Performance

Geared towards students with classical or jazz training, this program combines the rigor of a conservatory program (ensembles, recitals, theory courses, music history, and private instruction) with courses focused on music technology and the modern music industry.

 

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Songwriting

Our industry-recognized faculty of musicians, music producers and managers, venue owners, entertainment attorneys, and chart-topping songwriters will draw upon their real-world experiences to help you master industry concepts.

Monday Night Forum

Monday Night Forum

G-Eazy, Irma Thomas, A$AP Ferg, John Goodman, Big Freedia—you never know who's going to stop by Monday Night Forum. Each event features performances and presentations by top entertainment industry executives, producers, and performers from across the country. The best part? Monday Night Forum is entirely student-managed; students choose the guests they'd like to come, book travel and lodging arrangements, coordinate contracts and paperwork, and even produce videos and broadcasts of each meeting.