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On behalf of all who attended the 2006 MEIEA Conference, I would like to extend special thanks to Keith Hatschek and all the music business students at the University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA) for hosting such an incredible event this year! This conference was well organized and featured many outstanding speakers and panelists who shared the latest insights on a variety of new music business topics. But if you didn’t make it to California this year, you will have another opportunity to visit the Golden State next year. The 2007 MEIEA Conference will be hosted by Cal Poly Pomona on March 23-24 where Dave Kopplin will serve as our conference host. The 2006 conference is hardly over, and already the newly elected Executive Board is hard at work making some important changes and planning new opportunities for faculty. Our newly elected Board includes three newcomers who will serve on the Board of Directors: Rush Hicks, (Belmont University), Dave Tough and Bob Garfrerick (both from the University of North Alabama). Bios for all three newcomers can be found below.. You may have noticed that we have already put Dave Tough to work as our new Ezine editor. And while I’m noting important changes, I want to thank Kim Wangler, Kristél Kemmerer, and Wesley Bulla for the new look of MEIEA’s website. Be sure to look at the new design at www.meiea.org. One new opportunity for both faculty and industry practitioners is the new MEIEA Research Grant program. MEIEA is now accepting applications for a $1500 Junior Faculty Grant for part-time and full-time instructors who have taught less than seven years at one or more accredited institutions. The application deadline is coming up soon, June 15th, 2006, and the winner of the grant will be announced within thirty days of this deadline. This is the first of three grants that will be made available to educators and industry practitioners for scholarly research in music and entertainment industries. Application and more details are available on the website. Another great opportunity for educators is a joint venture between MEIEA and NARAS for MEIEA members held on Belmont’s campus in Nashville, TN on Saturday, November 11. The 1st Annual Fall Music Industry Education Summit is a limited-seating, one-day event for music business educators to meet with industry professionals and mutually discuss the future of music industry education. More information regarding registration and schedule, as well as an opportunity for you to voice your opinion on the format and topics, will soon be coming your way via email and on the MEIEA website. The Board will continue to work over the summer to bring you new programs and improved benefits for our organization. We welcome your comments, suggestions, and ideas! Dr.
Rebecca Chappell
Executive
Officers Board
of Directors Appointed Positions Bruce
Ronkin, Journal Editor (Northeastern University, MA) New
Members 2006-2007
Dr. Rush Hicks Assistant Professor at Belmont University, received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Mississippi. He earned his law degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and also completed music business courses at Belmont University in Nashville. Hicks worked as an associate for the firm of Johnston & Brannen in Statesboro, Georgia, before moving his entertainment law practice to Nashville to join in a partnership with David Maddox. Currently, Hicks maintains a private practice in Nashville. His clients have included Randy Travis, Restless Heart, John Anderson, Aaron Tippin, Take 6 and Glen Campbell Enterprises. Hicks is a member of the Tennessee and Georgia bar associations. His memberships also include the Country Music Association, the Gospel Music Association, Nashville Songwriters Association and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Dr.
Robert Garfrerick is Associate Professor of Music and Eminent
Scholar in Entertainment Industry at the University of North Alabama.
Dr. Garfrerick teaches music business and songwriting classes. In
addition to his teaching duties he is the Director of the Entertainment
Industry Center. He has written songs recorded by Crystal Gayle, T. G.
Sheppard, Marie Osmond, Johnny Lee, Gus Hardin, David Slater and
others. Prior to joining the faculty at UNA, Dr. Garfrerick was on the
faculty at Middle Tennessee State University in the Department of
Recording Industry in the College of Mass Communication. Mr. Dave Tough is Instructor of Music Technology and Recording in Entertainment Industry at the University of North Alabama. He has worked for Capitol Records, Warner Chappell Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing, TAXI and served as a consultant for WEA Distribution. Prior to coming to the University of North Alabama, Mr. Tough was an Assistant Professor and headed the music business concentration at Cal Poly Pomona in Los Angeles, CA. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of North Texas, Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and an ADR certificate from Pepperdine School of Law. Mr. Tough is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Education from Tennessee State University. His research interest is in the area of recording arts curriculum development. In addition to his university teaching, Mr. Tough has produced, engineered and written for several independent artists in Los Angeles and Nashville as well as writing commercials for several area businesses. He is a member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences; The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association; and serves on the AES committee in Nashville, TN.
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