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Commercial Music

The Commercial Music program prepares graduates for careers in today's music world, and is one of the most demanding and innovative degrees in the region. The program operates as an active record label; producing, releasing, promoting, and marketing music as well as interdisciplinary projects created by students, faculty, community members, and guest artists. 
 
City Creek Records is managed and administrated by Commercial Music faculty and students. You can check out all the great music we've released so far on our website:
/citycreekrecords/
Students study performance, recording, mixing, production, composition, arranging, band-leading, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. The student-centered curriculum builds toward a capstone project in the student's senior year. Majors must create and produce an original full-length album or a similar large-scale project. The capstone project is the culmination of everything they learn at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and it is something they can utilize to further their own careers after graduation. Students retain full rights and ownership of all materials filmed and recorded at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as part of this program
To learn more about the program, please email Professor Jonathan Armstrong, Director of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music, at jonathanarmstrong@isu.edu
Photo of a student recording session for city creek records
 
Student recording session with profile
Student recording session engineers

Video Showcase

Check out these recent videos and recordings from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Commercial Music Majors!

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Commercial Music Program

Video made by Jordon Beesley on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's Commercial Music Program

Commercial Music Residency featuring Little Monarch

Mini-documentary on Little Monarch's 2023 Commercial Music Residency at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

"Alawada" by Joseph Emmanuel

Original composition by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ student Joseph Emmanuel, "Alawada"

Performed, recorded, and filmed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ CM faculty and students

"Perpendicular Axis Theorem" By Mal Layne

Original composition by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ CM alum Mal Layne

Performed, produced, and filmed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ CM students and faculty