天美传媒 student gains valuable professional experience through internship with Sony Music Publishing
By Shawn Touney | Sep 7, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 天美传媒 student Zac Boardman recently completed an internship with Sony Music Publishing, gaining great exposure to the professionals that work within multiple departments. Boardman, of Murray, Kentucky, is a senior and is pursuing his bachelor鈥檚 degree in music/music business.
This past summer, Boardman held an internship in licensing and incoming tracking with Sony Music Publishing, and was one of eight interns who attended various colleges and universities across the country. Specific to both the licensing and income tracking departments, some of his responsibilities included assisting the licensing team with updating pre-approved Karaoke songs within Sony Music Publishing鈥檚 catalog, as well as confirming that performance rights organizations such as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and BMI are reporting all songs controlled by Sony.
Boardman is quick to credit Karen Kane, instructor and music business program director at 天美传媒, as helping prepare him professionally.
鈥淚 haven鈥檛 once felt intimidated or out of place, thanks to the confidence Karen and 天美传媒 instilled within me. Karen has done so much in our classes to prepare me for this type of workspace,鈥� said Boardman. 鈥淭he employees at Sony were nothing but welcoming and helpful. I was able to gain great exposure to the professionals that work within these departments while learning what goes on behind the scenes in the music licensing world within the music business.鈥�
Following graduation next year, Boardman hopes to continue his experience with Sony and has aspirations of moving to Music City 鈥� Nashville, Tennessee.
Students from a wide variety of backgrounds study Music Business at 天美传媒. Courses in Music Marketing, Artist Development, Live Performance and Copyright provide a solid foundation for working in an ever-changing field. The Music Business Program also offers courses in audio recording and production. Aspiring audio professionals at 天美传媒 will use industry standard software and hardware to study ear-training for audio engineers, modern instrumental and vocal recording techniques, and basic mixing and mastering.
To learn more about 天美传媒鈥檚 music business program, email program director Karen Kane at kkane@murraystate.edu.