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Crisis Text Line Benefit Festival: An Applied Study In Event Planning And Practice, Rebecca Duke
Crisis Text Line Benefit Festival: An Applied Study In Event Planning And Practice, Rebecca Duke
Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All
For my Honors Capstone Project, I created and hosted my own benefit concert as an opportunity to gain real experience in event management, booking, production, marketing, and promotion. Although I’d had incredible experiences in my extracurricular activities and internships, I had not yet been able to conceptualize my own event and see it all the way through. The Crisis Text Line Benefit Festival took place on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Funk N’ Waffles in downtown Syracuse. All proceeds were donated to Crisis Text Line, a non-profit organization that provides 24/7 counseling services via text message. The two performers were …
The Current Royalty Distribution Process For Songwriters In The United States And Improving The Process, Catherine Canete
The Current Royalty Distribution Process For Songwriters In The United States And Improving The Process, Catherine Canete
Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All
In this paper, I explore the music publishing process as a whole and the possible income streams available for songwriters in the music industry. Though songwriters are not the only individuals that may receive royalties for their work, this paper focuses primarily on songwriters and music publishing. Using data collected from interviews and secondary research, I explain the steps involved from generating royalties to the payment to the songwriter. I explain the roles of copyright, performing rights organizations, music publishers, mechanical licensing agencies, and more. Though the system functions as is, I describe some of the issues with the processes …
Diversification Of Orchestras’ Audiences, Musicians, Programming, And Revenues: Transforming The Relevancy Of German And U.S Orchestras To Their Communities, Dina Marie Weineck
Diversification Of Orchestras’ Audiences, Musicians, Programming, And Revenues: Transforming The Relevancy Of German And U.S Orchestras To Their Communities, Dina Marie Weineck
Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All
This thesis presents ways of how orchestras in Germany and the U.S can transform classical music into a vehicle for social improvement through the diversification of audiences, musicians’ body, artistic programming, concert experience, and revenues. The linkages between mission and funding models of U.S orchestras are being re-calibrated, striving for social relevancy and financial sustainability at once. This approach is contrary to the way in which orchestras have divorced their missions for on-site concerts as their primary product from off-site community programs as a secondary avenue. The purpose and mission set forth for these orchestras, respectively, must be viewed in …