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Paul Young interviewed about music licensing for independent artists
Paul Young, director of the USC Thornton Music Industry Minors program, was interviewed about the nuances of music licensing and artist marketing for the Bands Rising podcast and website, led by host Tony Cook. Young discussed the changing business dynamics faced by independent musicians, noting that “marketing is the one thing that I think survives… Continue reading Paul Young interviewed about music licensing for independent artists
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Thornton faculty and student performers featured at 2015 USC Trustee Conference
The USC Thornton Latin Jazz Ensemble and USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra were featured as part of the university’s 2015 Trustee Conference, which was held in La Quinta, California, during the last weekend of March. The Thornton Latin Jazz Ensemble presented an evening of Brazilian bossa nova under the guidance of Jazz Studies lecturer Aaron Serfaty ,… Continue reading Thornton faculty and student performers featured at 2015 USC Trustee Conference
Alumni-produced film scoring documentary exceeds fundraising goals
“The Score,” a documentary film being produced in collaboration between USC Thornton and Annenberg School of Communication alum Trevor Thompson and notable alumni from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, recently secured over $120,000 in a Kickstarter fundraising campaign. The project exceeded its initial crowd-funding goal by over 200% and will begin pre-production. In an… Continue reading Alumni-produced film scoring documentary exceeds fundraising goals
USC Thornton senior Stefani Feldman awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Clarinetist Stefani Feldman (BM ’15) has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. A student of USC Thornton faculty Yehuda Gilad and a USC Trustee Scholarship recipient, Feldman will travel to Oslo, Norway, to study with Björn Nyman, principal clarinetist of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, at the Norwegian Academy of Music for the… Continue reading USC Thornton senior Stefani Feldman awarded Fulbright Scholarship