Managing your Band: Artist Development & More 7/23-7/28/17 (Resident)

During this 5 day intensive bootcamp at William Paterson University’s premier Music Department, high school musicians or vocalists will learn the importance of artist development and gain an appreciation of the “real” music business.  Students will gain valuable insight and instruction on social media, booking gigs, and stage presence along with a mix of career advice.  This unique educational experience is presented by David Philp (WP Music Management and Popular Studies Professor, co-Author of “Managing Your Band – 6^th Edition” ) and Grammy Winning, Multi-Platinum Music Producer Rob Fusari (www. RobFusari.com).

BONUS: Everyone who registers for this program will receive a free copy of Managing Your Band – 6^th Edition!

Instructor BIOS

 David Philp, Assistant Professor of Music Management & Popular Music Studies at William Paterson University, sports over 20 years of experience in the entertainment world working in record companies, television production companies, home video, and radio.  A BM graduate of WPU with an emphasis in Music Management, David received his MBA in Marketing Management from Pace University.  He runs the Music Biz 101 website for the WPU Music Management and Popular Music Studies programs and co-hosts with Dr. Stephen Marcone “Music Biz 101 & More,” a weekly radio show on WPSC: Brave New Radio.  Marcone and Philp are also co-authors of “Managing Your Band – 6^th Edition.” David has one wife and two children, all of whom are left-handed.

Rob Fusari-Pop wunderkind Rob Fusari is a Grammy-award winning producer, songwriter and musician whose genius has been a driving force behind #1 singles and multi-Platinum albums by Destiny’s Child & Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Will Smith and other pop music icons including Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Kelly Rowland, George Benson, Adam Lambert, the Backstreet Boys, Jessica Simpson, and Donna Summer He wrote and produced the Destiny’s Child classics “No, No, No” (1998) and “Bootylicious” (2001); Will Smith’s “Wild Wild West” (1999) and Lady Gaga’s breakout Grammy-winning debut album The Fame (2008), which included his sensational songs “Paparazzi” and “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich.” www.robfusari.com

The program will end at noon on Friday. 

Course Location: 300 Pompton Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470 (Main Campus)

Instructor : David Philp & Rob Fusari
Dates : 07/23/17 to 07/28/17
Days : Sun,Mon,Tues,Weds,Thu,Fri
From : 9:00am - 4:00pm
Fee : $1084.00
Course Number : HS428R

Class is full at this time please call 973-720-2354 to be placed on a waiting list