It’s not every day that a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee shows you to your table, or that an international recording artist presents the world premiere of a new song.
That is, unless you are part of the Trojan Nation at Troy University. That’s exactly what happened on his March 11th at the famous 3 in Nashville.rd Linsley at the center of Music Row at the official announcement party for the Master of Business Administration degree in the music industry and the presentation of an undergraduate business administration degree in the field.
As POPulus, the American popular music band from the John M. Long School of Music, recording executives, composers, musicians and songwriters joined TROY alumni and special guests at the prestigious downtown Nashville venue to an audience of nearly 300 people. gave a moving concert to
“This is about showcasing our programs, our students and their creativity, and highlighting what Troy University’s Music Industry MBA can do for music and entertainment professionals at all levels of their careers. ‘ said Robert W. Smith, music industry director. “Our program is unlike any other offered in the country.”
Russian-born singer Ksenia Buzina of Moscow’s ‘Chicago’ tribute band ‘Leonid and Friends’ has dropped her new single ‘Go’. She performed several songs on POPulus, including a duet with Brandon Burns, a songwriter from Gadsden, Alabama who has strong ties to Troy.
Chris Vrenna, a member of rock and roll hall fame and seated guests at the door upon arrival, was a founding member of the metal band Nine Inch Nails and has been a producer, remixer, or I have worked as an engineer. He also played with Megadeath, Metallica and Marilyn Mansion as a drummer and keyboardist. He worked on his video game music for the ‘Call of Duty’ game and actually turned down Axl Rose’s offer to join ‘Guns N’ Roses’. He is a Grammy Award winner and currently a Calhoun State Community College Professor. He is also a student in his MBA Music Industry Program at TROY.
But the real origins of this event were none other than Troy University students and members of POPulus.
Bahamian Ava Symone, a TROY graduate in Music Industry who backs up hip-hop superstar Flo Rida, showcased some of her original material. Ava also works for her one of the Nashville publicity companies, Grammy-nominated music producer Kyduh Beats (Kyduh Beats).spiderman multiverse soundtrack), etc. Her EP ‘Where Angels Go To Cry’ is available for all listening her platforms.
Vocalist Madison Windham, Joe Snyder, Damien Boden, Hannah Brown, Taj Jordan, Maggie Hammons, Frank Stadinka, and Grice Davis rocked the house all night long. was really great.
“This is what sells Troy University to the world,” said Dr. Judson Edwards, president of Sorrell University. “Students are incredibly talented. That’s what makes the difference.”
The idea for the event can be traced back to a meeting in Edwards’ office last summer, when the first cohort of music industry MBA’s was being cemented.
Edwards’ comment that ‘there should be a concert’ eventually coalesced into the best ‘BPM session’ – ‘business, production and management’, with Smith, the evening’s emcee, briefing the audience at 3:00. Did.rd and Lindsley.
“There’s no better way to explain our program with music,” Edwards asked the small gathering in the office.
Smith and his students went to work. The event has become a fully student produced and managed production, from engineering to venue management to performance.
And one Saturday night in Nashville, the stars lit up Alabama’s International University.
Additional photos from the Nashville event, as well as photos of previous performances and James Clemens High School in Madison, are available at troy.edu/photo.