Outreach & Education

LECTURE on A&R, MANAGEMENT & MUSIC BUSINESS
COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CHICAGO

Guest-lecture with Laura Kessler at Columbia College March 28th for Music Business Majors as part of Professor Walter Dale's "Developing Record Deal Strategies" class. Topics include A&R, careers, artist management issues and the direction the industry is going.

Columbia College
Congress and Wabash
Chicago
3:30-6:00 pm

Columbia College Music Business Program
http://www.colum.edu/academics/aemm/programs/AEMM_Graduate_Program.php

ROCK, ROLL ‘N’ RITHMETIC

“Rock, Roll ‘n’ Rithmetic” is a series of original lesson plans designed in 2001 to help at-risk youth integrate music royalty models from ASCAP with their high school math curriculum in order to achieve a fun and educational arts-integrated lesson plan. Co-taught by Laura Kessler and any Algebra or Math teacher, the students work on high school level math equations using real data from famous recording artists’ public woes as we delve into some complex mathematical issues using professional royalty models. The kids learn not only advanced mathematical functions, but also gain some useful real life understandings about financial responsibility along with some interesting accounting and legal aspects of the entertainment business.

CHICAGO MUSIC COMMISSION – MUSICIANS AT WORK SERIES

The Chicago Music Commission is dedicated to nurturing and serving Chicago’s music community.

Musicians At Work Forum: Setting Up Your Basic Business

Monday, February 26, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Cassidy Theater
77 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL

Panelists:
Hillel Frankel, Entertainment Attorney
Lisa Malina, Accountant
Shaun Murphy, ASCAP Director

Moderated by:
Laura Kessler, Music Management Consultant

All forums begin at 6:00 pm and include post-forum networking.

Chicago Music Commission
2239 S. Michigan Ave. Ste. 300
Chicago, IL 60616
(773) 866-9739
http://chicago-music.org/

Chicago Cultural Center
(312) 744-6630
http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org