As one of the inventors of the electronic drum pad, the MIDI standard, and the PC-readable audio compact disc, David Kusek has done as much as anyone to shape the state of the art of electronic and recorded music today. An Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music, Kusek runs the Berklee Press and is one of the developers of Berkleemusic.com, the College’s online and interactive-learning initiative. He is currently writing a book on the “future of the music business.â€
Dave Kusek, Vice President of Berklee College of Music and author of The Future of Music, introduces the Berkleemusic online curriculum, and explains the extensive offerings that Berkleemusic has for interested music students. He also discusses some of the challenges that Berklee faced when attempting to launch an online school, and some of the reasons behind the decision to do so.
Dave Kusek, Vice President of Berklee College of Music and author of The Future of Music, introduces himself and his long career as an electronic music pioneer. He discusses the recent history of the music business, what the future of the music and the label system looks like, and strategies for surviving the changes now happening. Finally, he explains how Berklee, through the Berkleemusic online distance learning program, is helping musicians around the world prepare for a successful career in the music industry of tomorrow.
Dave Kusek, Vice President of Berklee College of Music and author of The Future of Music, explains why he thinks the music business of today is stronger than ever, despite its recent challenges, and why independent artists using new technologies have the best chance of succeeding in the music business of tomorrow. He also discusses the recent history of the music and entertainment industry in the United States in order to illustrate how the major-label system got itself into its current predicament, and relates the history of electronic music to illustrate what happens to companies that fail to innovate.
