Music Business

• What specifically appeals to you about Indiana University and, more specifically, the IU Music Business degree program?
• The IU Music Business program uniquely brings together the world-class artistry of the Jacobs School of Music with the top-tier commercial acumen of the Kelley School of Business. Describe a specific experience where you believe you’ve had to balance your creative instincts with analytical or practical thinking.
• The music / entertainment business encompasses a vast array of potential career paths (e.g., artist management, A&R, entertainment law, data analytics, live touring, etc…). While your goals may ultimately evolve, where do you currently see yourself making an impact in the music industry post-graduation, and how do you believe IU's music business curriculum will help you get there?
• Briefly, please tell us about a time when you took the lead / initiative on a school or personal project. This could be a music-related project (e.g., managing a local band, marketing a school concert) or a non-music-related project (e.g., starting or conceiving of a business opportunity, volunteer work). What did this project teach you about yourself and working with others?
• The music industry is constantly evolving due to shifts in technology, streaming, and copyright laws. Identify one major challenge currently facing the music business (e.g., AI-generated music, ticketing monopolies, streaming payouts) and briefly explain your perspective on how future music executives or entrepreneurs should approach or deal with it.

Please describe your interest or background in music.   If you do not have any music subjects listed on your transcript, please share evidence of your interest in music, or describe the way in which music has played a role in your life. 

Evidence of your interest can be uploaded in the next steps and examples can include playbills from high school performances, media files showing your musical performance or other creative work (e.g., compositions, songs you have written, loops, etc.), or an informal recording created for the purpose of this application where you play an instrument or sing.  Please limit submissions to 2 representative items.

You must include three letters of recommendation from teachers, professionals and/or musical instructors. Make sure to follow up with your recommenders to submit their letters via the emailed links. All three letters must be received via your JSOM Supplemental application to complete your application.

You must upload and submit a copy of any and all of your high school/university transcripts to your JSOM Supplemental application. Transcripts will not be automatically uploaded or retrieved from the Indiana University Office of Admissions.

Following a review of the completed Supplemental Application, the admissions committee will select candidates to advance to individual interviews. Interviews will be virtual, 15–20-minutes in duration and will be scheduled by the Admissions Office.