International Music Management is designed for students who want to dive deep into the business side of the global music industry. 
 "Step into the world behind the spotlight with the International Music Management minor! Learn how to navigate the music industry's key sectors — from recorded music and publishing to touring, licensing, and artist branding. In this hands-on program, you’ll explore the role of intermediaries, pitch business concepts, and negotiate real licensing deals. Alongside professionals and tutors with strong industry ties, you’ll gain the insight, skills, and network to launch your music business career." 

Project Examples
• AI in the Music Industry
• Fair Payout Models on DSPs
• Mental Health Issues in K-pop
• Ticket Scalping and Industry Ethics
• Fake Artists on Spotify
• From Viral TikTok to Sustainable Music Career 

Why International Music Management is right for me 
• If you're passionate about music and want to turn that into a business career. 
• If you’re curious about how deals are made and rights are managed behind the scenes. 
• If you're ready to meet professionals, pitch your ideas, and step into the real music industry. 

During the International Music Management minor, you’ll explore key topics in Recorded Music, Publishing & Licensing, Live Events, Branding, and Music Law. You’ll:
• Pitch your own individual research proposal to improve or innovate a part of the industry.
• Join a group to develop an International Music Business Concept (IMBC).
• Present your concept at the final Knowledge Experience Day event.
• Prepare for an individual oral exam in Music Industry & Copyright Law, where you’ll act as a professional stakeholder and negotiate a licensing deal based on a real business case. 

Along the way, you’ll attend expert workshops, join music business field trips, and visit leading events like Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) or Popronde. 

This minor is open to all students with an interest in the business, legal, and strategic side of the music industry. A basic understanding of the music ecosystem is helpful but not required. You’ll need motivation, curiosity, and a willingness to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. 

Music blogs, newsletters, articles:
 www.musicbizworldwide.com
 www.billboard.com
 www.billboard.biz
 www.musicweek.com
 www.musicregistry.com
www.ifpi.org
musicandcopyright.wordpress.com

 Recommended:

The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud, Patrik Wikström (DMS - Digital Media and Society) Paperback Publisher Polity Press, 2013 Second edition, Language: English ISBN 9780745664187

Artist Management for The Music Business, Paul Allen Third Edition published in 2015 by Focal Press, Language English ISBN 978-0-415-71022-0

Getting to Yes (Negotiating Agreement without giving in), Roger Fisher and William Ury, Bruce Patton Updated and Revised version. Third Edition published in 2011 by the Peguin Group ISBN-978-0-14-311875-6

You’ll follow a structured weekly schedule with lectures, practical workshops, guest sessions, and group project time. Midway through the semester, you’ll focus on exam preparation, and the final weeks are dedicated to presentations, event organization, and completing your written project deliverables. 

Assessment consists of individual and group components. You’ll be graded on: 

• Your individual research pitch and participation. 

• Your role in developing the group’s IMBC, presented both orally and in writing. 

• The oral exam in Music Industry & Copyright Law. 

• Your contribution to organizing the end-of-minor Knowledge Experience Day. 
   Feedback is provided throughout the semester through coaching and professional mentoring. 

Question? Contact: kiesopmaat.crb@inholland.nl

There may be extra costs: travel costs, business trips and/or international exchange.

It may happen that there are not enough registrations for a module, which means that it has to be cancelled.