Ian has been helping artists make the most of the web since 1993. Until April, 2008 he was VP and General Manager of Yahoo! Music and Yahoo! Video. Previously he was President & CTO of Mediacode (sold to Yahoo!), Pres. of New Media at Grand Royal, Webmaster at Nullsoft (sold to AOL) and CTO at rVision. He dropped out of a Computer Science PhD program in 1995 to assist Beastie Boys on tour. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Indiana University.

Ian will be a Guest Lecturer and Instructor at MTSU's Recording Inudstry Department on Thursday, November 10th. Please make note of his Open-to-the-Public Appearances and encourage your students to participate in hearing and viewing the use of new technogies as they successfully apply to our business.

1PM - Teaching Cyber PR in Ezell 120: for this class only
4PM - Topspin software demo in COMM 101: open to the public
6:30 - Distinguished lecture in LRC 221: open to the public.

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MTSU Students Win Grand Prize at 2012 Shure Competition

MTSU students Taylor Bray, Jeff Braun and Grant Hartford won the Grand Prize at the 2012 Shure Competition. Click here to meet the students and find out more information. To see the project log and listen to their winning song, click here.

Announcing the first ever All Class RIM Reunion!

Plan to attend on Friday April 13th and Saturday April 14th, 2012. Special events for RIM alumni are being planned.

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Erin Enderlin's Debut Album Receives Positive Reviews

Congratulations to a former MTSU student on debut album success

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RIM Listening Night

Come and join us for RIM Listening Night where RIM professors will play top projects from Audio Production & Engineering classes

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Ian Rogers, CEO of Topspin

Ian will be a Guest Lecturer and Instructor at MTSU's Recording Inudstry Department on Thursday, November 10th.

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George S. Clinton visits MTSU

Film composer George S. Clinton, the man behind the music of "Mortal Kombat." "The Santa Clause 2" and the "Austin Powers" film series, will share his expertise with MTSU.

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MRAT MFA student receives AES scholarship

Mauricio Gargel was named the Emil Torick Scholar Award winner in the 2011 AES Educational Grant program

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RCA Recording Artist Chris Young once walked the halls of MTSU

Come to Bluesboro on the Murfreesboro Square Tuesday, July 12th and hear former MTSU student Chris Young's new album NEON.

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Grammy Winner, Professor John Hill

Congratulations to Professor John Hill, who won a Grammy for "Best Engineered Album, Classical." Other MTSU alumni also won Grammy awards.

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MRAT Grad Students and AES members volunteer at W.O. Smith Music School

Graduate students in the Recording Arts and Technology program at Middle Tennessee State University will engineer a live webcast from the W.O. Smith Community Music School in Nashville Thursday evening, March 31, 2011

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Bluebird Showcase Announcement

Congratulations to the students who were chosen to participate in the next Bluebird Showcase

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10 Questions with Amy Willis

Interview with Department of Recording Industry alumni and public relations pro Amy Willis:

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