What Is It?

Commercial Music at CSUN is comprised of Commercial and Media Composition (B.A.), Music Industry Studies (B.A.), Music Industry Administration (M.A.) and Jazz Studies (B.M.) These programs, led by world class educators and industry professionals are designed to help prepare students for successful careers on the commercial side of the music industry, specifically in composition, performance and the behind the scenes business aspects of the industry. It includes a combination of rigorous academic study, experiential learning and opportunities for students to expand their professional networks with the leaders in the industry.

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 Programs

Commercial and Media Composition

Training the next media composers, orchestrators, and music editors to work in the media capital of the world.

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Music Industry Studies

Preparing students for careers in the music industry by providing rigorous academic study, experiential learning, and opportunities for them to expand their professional networks.

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 How Can You Help?

CSUN Commercial Music is working to continue to build CSUN’s reputation as an international leader in commercial music education. In order to do that we need equipment and facilities to help our students compete in the 21st Century music industry. We also need financial support which will allow greater access and equity to our diverse student body. And finally we need additional mentorship and internship opportunities for students to build the skills and experience to assure their success in the industry.

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Alumni

Mike Curb

Mike Curb is the former Acting Governor and Lieutenant Governor of California, a GRAMMY award-winning record producer, a Billboard record producer of the year and a BMI multi award-winning songwriter.

John Densmore

John Paul Densmore is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band The Doors, and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

Pinar Toprak

Pinar Toprak is one of the most refreshing voices in music composition today with a diverse body of work spanning across film, television, and video games.

Gordon Goodwin

Gordon L. Goodwin is an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

Grant Geissman

Grant Geissman is an American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer. He has recorded extensively for several labels since 1976 and played guitar on the theme for Monk and other TV series.

Peter Rotter

Peter Rotter, founder and creative music producer of Peter Rotter Music Services and now the newly formed Encompass Music Partners, has a long history in both music composition and music production.

Leland Sklar

Leland Bruce Sklar is an American electric bass guitarist and session musician. He is a member of the Los Angeles-based instrumental group The Section.

Andy Summers

Andy Summers is an English guitarist who rose to fame in the early 1980’s as a member of the multi-million record selling rock band The Police.

Andy Grammer

Andrew Charles Grammer is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records. 

Mike Elizondo

Mike Elizondo is a Grammy-award winning producer, songwriter, and musician who has collaborated with major artists across many genres.

Jim Berk

Jim Berk is the Chairman and CEO of Goodman Media Partners, music executive, and is the Founder of Hamilton Academy of Music.

Diane Warren

Diane Eve Warren is an American award-winning songwriter, musician and record producer. Warren's career was jump-started in 1985 with "Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge.

Genevieve Artadi

Genevieve Artadi is most widely known as one-half of KNOWER, the avant-pop duo she formed with musical polymath Louis Cole in 2009.