Belmont University
Record Company
Operations - 3630.01/.02
Spring 2005
Instructor: Mr. David
Herrera-Office: 227MBC
Office Phone: 460-6908 Cell
Phone 419-2954
Email: herrerad@mail.belmont.edu
CRN
20264: MBU 3630.01 Record Company Operations Room MC203A 200 PM-3:15 PM TR
CRN
20265: MBU 3630.02 Record Company Operations Full Term MC209A 330 PM-4:45 PM TR
Course Description: This course organizes the areas
and operations of a record company. Emphasis is placed on A&R, Creative
Services, Promotion, Royalty Distribution, In-House Production, Marketing,
Publicity, and Independent vs. Major Label Issues
Course
objectives:
- Gain insight/define
and gain practical applications in the structure, organization and operation
of a typical record label
- Gain insight into
the ongoing study of contemporary issues and problems relating to the
recording industry.
- Gain knowledge of practical
applications in the creation, development, manufacturing and promotion of
a recorded product.
- Understand the
administrative and accounting procedures of a record company.
Textbook/Materials:
Web Site: Additional readings/handouts will be delivered
at "campus.belmont.edu/herrerad”
You should download/print as needed for lecture use prior to class time.
Check web site weekly for downloadables, such as MS Word/Excel Documents and
PDF files (need Adobe Acrobat for download). You will be notified if
additional sites are to be used—most likely starpolish.com will have various
readings. Readings are not on the syllabus.
Accommodation
of Disabilities: In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the
Americans with Disabilities Act, Belmont
University will provide
reasonable accommodations of all medically
documented disabilities. If you have
a disability and would like the university to provide reasonable accommodations
of the disability during this course, please notify Tammye
Tanksley, Director of Counseling & Developmental Support
in the Office of Student Affairs (460-6407) as soon as possible.
Attendance: Due to the duration, team nature, and
projects within this course, attendance is critical and absences will affect
your overall performance. Please see
policies as stated in the current Belmont University Bulletin. Additionally,
- Excused
absence: Given only if the
instructor is given prior notice, and the absence for dire a reason (death
in family, accident, extremely sick, etc.).
- Additional accepted
excuses are official University Sanctioned events with an excuse from the
Provosts office
Course Requirements
Participation:
This
course will involve discussion, lecture, and projects/assignments. Your success will be determined by your
efforts, and will be reflected on your final evaluation.
Each
class member will be subjectively rated for quality of discussion. Students who are prepared, have a reasonable
commander of the facts, and can contribute actively to the topics will be rated
favorably. Those who seemed unprepared,
unwilling, or uncommitted to active participation will be rated
unfavorably. Absence from the discussion
results in the zero for the day.
Problem
Sets/Miscellaneous Assignments: Short individual and team assignments will be
given relating to class material and are due on assigned dates given in class. Assignments
are to be “Hard Copied” to instructor. Additional
details will be presented in class if needed. Assignments may include the following:
Grading: All assignments are
returned once with suggestions for corrections. If your assignment is marked “No
redo” (90-100%); the assignment is not to be redone. If graded/marked as a redo—you
may resubmit for a regrade. Returned assignments are accepted for final grading
until the last day of the last class (at 4:00PM)--after which they are not accepted
and will receive the initial score. A redone assignment will not be scored
above 90%. Assignments must be returned as a “hard copy (please do not email to
me) and stapled. All assignments are to be typed or worked on excel as
required—no hand written assignments. Initial assignments are due on the date assigned
in class, unless instructor gives class notice of a change of date. Late initial
assignments are deducted per instructor’s discretion—typically 5-10 points per
day. “Final” scoring on assignments is final. Student is responsible for
tracking coursework.
Quiz/Exams: There will quizzes/exams
during the session. These exams/quizzes may consist of a variety of question
types: multiple choice, true/false, short answer, matching, or essay questions. Grading for quizzes is the standard 0-100%.
Acklen Curb Project: TBA. There will be some
short research and marketing projects to be coordinated with Curb records in
conjunction with one of their artists. This will be designed and implemented
throughout the five week period.
Final Project:
Based
on the artists you choose to work with, you will develop a pitch project and
proposal for the artist to be recorded on Acklen or Curb Records. Your final
proposal will be presented to area labels for consideration—Details to be
delivered in class.
