Taking advantage of its location in Los Angeles, 新澳彩开奖鈥檚 Music Department has developed one of the country鈥檚 top music industry聽programs, according to Billboard magazine.
"What's great about the Billboard recognition is that we're being recognized for offering a cutting-edge music production program in a wholly new way: through a grounding in a diverse liberal arts education that makes the most of our Los Angeles location,鈥 says David Kasunic, associate professor of music and department chair. 鈥淭hrough courses, internships, and our alumni network, our students enter the industry in a way that sets them up not just for success but to be creative leaders.鈥
新澳彩开奖鈥檚 鈥渉ighly regarded music program (works by faculty member/composer Adam Schoenberg earned two Grammy nominations in 2018) is further leveraging its location and alumni ties to the music industry,鈥 Billboard reports.
Last year Oxy launched a new academic concentration in music production and added new courses in songwriting, thanks to financial support from the Johnston-Fix Foundation. Additional funding from the Mellon Foundation has made it possible for the College to host visits from industry professionals, including Ludwig G枚ransson, who won an Oscar in February for his Black Panther score, the magazine says.
Other Oxy alumni in the industry are Guy Carawan 鈥49, musical director of Tennessee鈥檚 Highlander Folk School, credited with turning 鈥淲e Shall Overcome鈥 into a civil rights anthem; music attorney Richard Leher 鈥66 (Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam); Welz Kaufmann 鈥83, president and CEO of Chicago鈥檚 Ravinia Festival; and singer-songwriter Ramona Gonzalez 鈥09, aka Nite Jewel, who currently serves as 新澳彩开奖's Johnston-Fix Professor of the Practice in Songwriting.
