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    2022-2023 Year in Review

    May 8, 2023

    Looking back on a remarkable year at USC Thornton.


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    Fall 2022 Semester in Review

    December 12, 2022

    Looking back on an amazing fall 2022 semester at USC Thornton.


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    Billboard names USC Thornton one of the top music business schools

    November 4, 2022

    Billboard Magazine named the USC Thornton School of Music one of the top music business schools in the U.S. The 2022 report on top music business colleges and universities is based on industry recommendations, alumni information and affordability. Billboard reports the list is the most geographically diverse list to date.


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    Loren Medina talks about working with today’s Latinx music stars

    October 12, 2022

    USC Thornton Music Industry program adjunct instructor and Latina publicist Loren Medina was interviewed by POPSUGAR about how she founded her firm Guerrera PR, Marketing & Management and came to work with some of today’s rising Latinx music stars. In the interview, Medina touched on the importance of maintaining her authenticity despite the industry’s pressures,… Continue reading Loren Medina talks about working with today’s Latinx music stars


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    Thornton alumni garner 2022 Emmy nominations

    July 22, 2022

    Three USC Thornton alumni have been recognized with 2022 Emmy nominations. Music director and Thornton Jazz Studies Department alumnus Eli Brueggemann (MM ’03) was nominated for Outstanding Music Direction for his work on “Saturday Night Live.” Executive producer and Thornton Music Industry program alumnus Bobby Campbell (’08) received a nomination for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded)… Continue reading Thornton alumni garner 2022 Emmy nominations


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    Lindsay Wolfington wins at 2022 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

    April 29, 2022

    USC Thornton Music Industry program faculty member Lindsay Wolfington and fellow music supervisor Laura Webb won the award for Best Music Supervision – Television Movie at the 2022 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for their work on To All the Boys: Always and Forever. This is the second year in a row that the duo… Continue reading Lindsay Wolfington wins at 2022 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards


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    Andrew Rudy featured in Los Angeles publication

    March 10, 2022

    Andrew Rudy, a USC Thornton Music Industry program student, was recently interviewed by local publication Shoutout LA. In the piece, he talked about what keeps him busy as an artist, what he wants his legacy to be and which people in his life deserve recognition. “I love every facet that goes into making my music.… Continue reading Andrew Rudy featured in Los Angeles publication


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    Alex Nickson

    February 9, 2022

    As senior vice president of television music for DreamWorks Animation, Alex Nickson oversees the musical creative direction for the studio’s rapidly growing slate of original television projects, including content for Netflix, Apple TV+, Peacock, Amazon, Hulu and other leading broadcasters around the world. Some of the most recent series include Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Gabby’s Dollhouse, The… Continue reading Alex Nickson


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    Songwriter Ted Bordeau Receives 2021 ASCAP Scholarship

    September 9, 2021

    USC Thornton Music Industry student Ted Bordeau is the 2021 recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Molly Hyman Music Scholarship.


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    Sophie Reeves

    August 20, 2021

    Sophie Reeves has touched on many different aspects of the music industry in over a decade of experience including tour management, artist management, artist relations, and producing large scale events. She’s worked with some of the biggest artists in the world including Foster the People, Nas, Kygo, Jack Johnson, Frank Ocean, Skrillex and many others.… Continue reading Sophie Reeves