Department Links
Department of Recording Industry Faculty
Twenty seven full-time faculty members and six full-time staff devote their unique skills to the education of future recording industry professionals. Faculty of the Recording Industry Department bring to the program a wide range of academic degrees, professional experience, and industry connections. Their knowledge covers many fields. For a degree program of this type, the Recording Industry Department at MTSU offers one of the largest and most diversified faculties in the world.
Click on a picture to read their bio
Associate Professor
Academic web site: www.mtsu.edu/~jakins
Professional web site: www.josephakins.com
Introduction to MIDI and Sound Synthesis
MIDI Sequencing and Virtual Instruments
MIDI & Music Synthesis
Musicianship for Engineers
Associate Professor
Websites: www.paul-allen.com
Artist Management
Courses: Marketing of Recordings
Artist Management
Concerts and Touring
Internet for the Music Business
Professor
International Recording Industry
History of the Recording Industry
Hendrix
Music as Popular Culture
Professor
Artist Management
Concerts Promotion & Touring
Advanced Concert Promotion
Recording Industry Ethics
Special Events Production
Associate Professor
Copyright Law
Contracts and Legal Issues
Survey of the Recording Industry
Director, Center for Popular Music
History of American Popular Music
Blackface Minstrelsy
Singing Families
The Pa’s Fiddle Project
Professor
Audio for Media
Techniques of Recording
Art of Soundtrack Design
Advanced Technology of Recording
Studio Production
Topic in Recording: Mastering
Assistant Professor
Techniques of Recording
Advanced Techniques of Analog Recording
Associate Professor
Web: www.charliedahan.com
Blog: Center of the Indie Label Universe: www.indieuniverse.com
Blog: The First Indie: www.thefirstindie.com
Survey of Recording Industry
Indie Labels
Marketing of Recordings and Record Production
Recording Complex Engineer
Recording Studio Maintance
Associate Professor
History of the Recording Industry
Survey of the Recording Industry
History of Country Music
Free Expression
Publicity in the Music Industry
Professor
History of The Recording Industry
Survey of the Recording Industry
Music As Popular Culture
Concert Promotion and Production
Linking British/American Popular Music
Popular Music and Cultural Studies
Associate Professor
Digital Audio Technology
Mastering
Techniques of Recording
Critical Listening
Classical Music Production
Associate Professor
Sound For Picture
Digital Audio Technology
Recording Studio Techniques
Manager of Information Technology
Executive Aide
Faculty Emeritus
Audio for Media
Honors Audio for Media
Techniques of Recording
Professor
Web: www.mtsu.edu/~jphill
Critical Listening
Advanced Audio Recording
Production Seminar II
Professor Emeritus
Copyright Law
Legal Problems in the Recording Industry
Professor
Web: www.mtsu.edu/~thutchis
Marketing of Recordings
International Recording Industry
Record Label Operations
Inside the Recording Industry
The Nashville Music Business
Record Industry Research
Professor & Director
John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence
Music Publicity
Entertainment Journalism
Associate Professor
Survey of Recording Industry
Record Retail Operations
Marketing of Recordings
Lecture Series
Assistant Professor
Web: www.johnmerchant.com
Advanced Pro Tools
Mixing Techniques and Technologies
Studio Production
MTSU Records
Department Chair
Artist Management
Contracts and Legal Issues
Commercial Songwriting
Copyright Law
Legal Rights of Creative Individuals (MFA)
Assistant Professor
Web: www.mtsu.edu/~hmnewman
Survey of the Recording Industry
Artist Management
Commercial Songwriting
Music Publishing
Associate Professor
Survey of the Recording Industry
Copyright Law
Music Publishing
Artist Management
Legal Problems in the Recording Industry
The A&R Function
Professor
Studio Production
Advanced Technology of Recording
Techniques of Recording
Adv Production Seminar: Remote Production
Principles and Practices of Electronic Music
Studio Administration
Recording Industry Internship: P & T
Professor
Commercial Songwriting
Audio For Media
Principles and Practices of Electronic Music
Electronic Music II
History of Popular Music in America
Advanced Commercial Songwriting
Secretary II
Assistant Professor
Survey of Recording Industry
Music Publishing
Music Publishing Administration
Professor
University of North Texas, M.M. & D.M.A.
Oklahoma Baptist University, B.M.
Director, MFA in Recording Arts and Technologies
Electronic Music II
MIDI Studio Techniques
MTSU Singers
Associate Professor
Oklahoma Baptist University, B.M.E.
University of North Texas, M.M.E.
Musicianship for Engineers
Advanced Musicianship for Engineers
































