A college of music that teaches music business these days better know what they’re doing. If the curriculum is not in constant flux and development, then they’re teaching the history of music business.
McNally Smith College of Music is pleased to announce that we have hired Ron Sobel to be the Chair of our Music Business Division. His credentials are impeccable, his experience wide ranging and impressive.
Ron lives in LA, and will continue to live there. What good is all this technology if we can’t manage to include someone in a vibrant leadership role while allowing him to remain at the heart of the music business itself, continuing to practice as one of the country’s leading entertainment attorneys?
The situation is also made possible by the dedicated and highly skilled work of Assistant Chair Dave Olson who will continue to provide on campus, highly personalized assistance to our students and faculty.
It's a very interesting challenge to define what the music business is today. It used to be much clearer: record companies, recording studios, distributors, record stores, (that existed in physical not cyber space), agents, PR firms, entertainment lawyers, performing rights organizations, and so on.
Today, individuals are becoming the music business. Not the whole thing, at least not yet. But it is exciting and challenging to contemplate how we as a college can best prepare our students to succeed in their chosen field when that field is in constant, super speed motion.
Ron Sobel is a futurist, a man who has a deep passion and excitement for ideas and where they lead. Such a spirit is just right for this college, and we are so enthusiastic to welcome Ron Sobel as the Chair of the Music Business Division at McNally Smith College of Music.
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