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Program Description
The Clive Davis Institute is the first and only program of its kind to provide professional business and artistic training toward a BFA in Recorded Music. We aim to provide students with the necessary skills — business, creative, and intellectual — so that they might emerge as visionary creative entrepreneurs in the evolving global music industry.
We encourage students to develop innovative musical ideas and envision new music business models, work collaboratively, cultivate both intellectual rigor and a willingness to experiment artistically, and to assume leadership roles in the art and commerce of creating and selling recorded music. We are newly located in Brooklyn, at 370 Jay Street - NYU's new home for engineers, research scientists, game designers, media artists, and musicians to interact and collaborate under one roof. We are proud to be contributing to NYU's goal of becoming the world center for technology innovation and creative engineering.
Students who enroll have a wide range of aspirations. Some aspire to become CEOs of record labels or management companies. Some aspire to become music producers who helm successful production companies. And others are performing artists, songwriters, publishers, social entrepreneurs, tech innovators, and music journalists who want to develop their business acumen so that they might build a successful brand.
Admissions
New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU. For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see How to Apply.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 128 credits, comprised of the following:
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
REMU-UT 1201 | Creative Music Entrepreneurs in Historical Context | 4 |
REMU-UT 1203 | Artists & Audiences in Historical Context | 4 |
REMU-UT 1196 | Mastering the Emergent Media Landscape:Professionalizing Your Writing & Storytelling Skills | 2 |
| 4-6 |
REMU-UT 1020 | Digital Audio Workstations: ProTools | 2 |
REMU-UT 1021 | Digital Audio Workstations: Logic | 2 |
REMU-UT 1040 | Engineering The Record I | 2 |
REMU-UT 1041 | Engineering The Record II | 2 |
REMU-UT 1003 | Producing The Record: Side A | 4 |
REMU-UT 1004 | Producing The Record: Side B | 4 |
REMU-UT 1022 | Digital Audio Workstations: Ableton Live | 2 |
REMU-UT 1202 | How the Contemporary Music Business Works | 4 |
REMU-UT 1204 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor I | 0 |
REMU-UT 1205 | How Music Marketing Works: Building Your Audience, Clients, and Customer Base | 4 |
REMU-UT 1206 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor II | 0 |
REMU-UT 1272 | Developing A Business Plan For Your Music Venture | 4 |
REMU-UT 1273 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor III | 0 |
REMU-UT 1219 | Worldmaking & Ethics: Transforming the Music Business through Activism & Social Justice Leadership | 2 |
REMU-UT 1037 | Internship / Service Learning | 2 |
REMU-UT 1401 | Developing a Business Pitch For Your Music Venture | 2 |
REMU-UT 1402 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor IV | 0 |
REMU-UT 1106 | Musicianship: Music Theory & Construction. | 2 |
REMU-UT 1102 | Critical Listening for the Recording Studio | 2 |
REMU-UT 1105 | Writing The Hit Song | 4 |
REMU-UT 1 | Creativity in Context | 0 |
EXPOS-UA 5 | Writing the Essay: Art in the World (fall semester) | 4 |
ASPP-UT 2 | The World Through Art Writing The Essay (spring semester) | 4 |
2 | 12 |
3 | 4 |
| 20 |
| 26 |
Total Credits | 128 |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will have:
- The ability to realize an artistic vision in popular music from concept to market.
- A viable music- or media-related business or career plan that meets the highest professional and rigorous academic standards demonstrating an understanding of the evolving business, market, structure, emergent media and innovative practices of the contemporary music industry.
- An understanding of key vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates in global contemporary music history and their place in social, political, and aesthetic context; the ability to think critically about pop music history and business, and to demonstrate that clarity through writing and speaking.
- Acquired the skills, technical proficiency, and the tools for specialization in or across one or more of the Institute’s seven areas of academic/professional focus: executive, production, songwriting, performance, technology, social entrepreneurship, and music journalism.
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