Wasserman Music, Black Music Action Coalition, Tennessee State University Partner for Accelerator Program
variety.comWilliam Earl The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has announced a partnership with Wasserman Music and the commercial music program at Tennessee State University for a music accelerator program set to run May 9 to 26.In collaboration with Nashville Music Equality and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the intensive curriculum will cover multiple sectors of the industry including songwriting, copyrights, publishing, labels, marketing, touring and publicity, among other focuses, and include guest lectures from influential executives.
Among them: Post Malone manager Dre London, Artistry Group founder/CEO Max Gousse, Roddy Ricch manager Shawn Holiday, EMPIRE product manager Russell Barrett, Revels Group manager Jamil Davis and Wasserman Music agents Lee Anderson, Lenore Kinder, Callender, Chappel McCollister and Mallory Smith.
Internship placements are also a component and participating companies include Quality Control Music and Wasserman Music, which has pledged to further the program in the future to other historically Black colleges and universities.
The agency also houses its own Color of Change and #ChangeMusic platform.Said Lee Anderson, EVP and managing executive at Wasserman Music: “The launch of this program is one step in Wasserman’s commitment to doing the work to create real change in this industry.
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