The Music Industry program at Fredonia provides an immersive view of the entertainment business. Through the School of Business, the students earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Industry. By providing applied learning experiences, students are prepared for their chosen career path.
The program includes innovative classes, such as Contract & Copyright Law, Live Touring and Sound, Music Marketing and Promotion, and the student-run record label, HAIL! Fredonia Records. All classroom learning and applied studies equips students for success in their required internships. Our students exit the program feeling well-prepared and excited for their future in the entertainment industry.
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HAIL! Fredonia Records allows students to apply their knowledge of music promotion, copyrights, and contracts by working directly with artists. Through hands-on involvement, students actively contribute to the label’s operations, supporting local campus and community talent while gaining practical skills in marketing and management.
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Check out our Youtube channel for Music Production and Film Scoring.
The Music Industry minor offers coursework in contracting, licensing, publishing, marketing, and artist management. Students cover topics in intellectual property, major contract terms, as well as training in artist promotion. A field internship and applied on-campus events provides hands-on experience.
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The Fredonia Music Industry Club (MIC) is a constituted group through the Student Association, run and organized by students. MIC is a great way to gain hands-on experience in a wide range of skills such as event planning, marketing, booking, contracting, and much more. MIC complements the Music Industry program while maintaining the freedom that comes from being a student group.
Members of MIC gain the opportunity to network with students in the Music Industry major, students from other programs of the university, and outside members of the community. Throughout the semester, the club organizes a number of events such as the Life is Art Festival and the Battle of the New Bands as well as a number of on-campus concerts and off-campus shows. These allow students to take charge and put the skills they learn to real-world use.
Each semester, Hail! Fredonia Records gets a guaranteed show at The Cave in Buffalo. A tradition for years now, the most recent show was held on December 7th, 2024. It featured Buffalo-based indie dream-pop duo Spira, Rochester-based hip-hop act Modyst Vibes, and headlining the show was Fredonia-local indie rock band HitGRL.
On Thursday, April 23rd, 2026, SUNY Fredonia’s Music Industry Club hosted the first annual Fredonia Music Awards event. The awards featured nine categories, the club received over 90 submissions across all categories. Winners were decided by a public vote, which received over six-hundred voters. The Fredonia Music Awards were held in the Blue Devil Lounge of the Williams Center with featured performances by nominated acts Stratosphere, Ordinary Feeling, and Tómas Berg.
Over the years, the Music Industry program has had the honor of welcoming renowned English musician Denny Laine on multiple occasions. Events include Songwriters Night, the only U.S. performance of his environmental musical Arctic Song in collaboration with HAIL! Fredonia Records, and a British Invasion event. Watch Denny Laine's Arctic Song
All profits went towards WhyHunger, a non-profit organization backed by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, and Paul McCartney in the fight against world hunger and poverty
The Fredonia Music Industry open mic series is a student run, biweekly event, open to the entire campus and local community. Songwriters, poets, storytellers, instrumentalists, comedians and full bands take the stage with the support of their fellow artists. It allows new performers to familiarize themselves with a stage and performance setting, while giving more seasoned performers the chance to test new material. Every event has a headlining performance from a featured artist to close the night.
A benefit concert hosted by Hail! Fredonia Records raised over $25,000 for the Institute for Autism Research.
