Fall 2024 MEBUS Expo Set to Take Place at MadLife Stage & Studios!
Are you looking to enjoy an incredible night of live music, food, and networking?
Join us at MadLife Stage & Studios on Tuesday, October 15th for this semester's MEBUS
Expo, a fully-produced concert event featuring performances from MEBUS students and
special guests. The event runs from 6:30pm-9:00pm.
Tickets for non-MEBUS students are only $10 at this link.
MEBUS Director, Keith Perissi, Listed as One of the 200 Most Influential Figures in
Georgia's Entertainment Industry
The MEBUS Mixer Returns to MadLife Stage & Studios in Spring 2024!
Ready to enjoy an incredible night of live music?
Join us at MadLife Stage & Studios on Tuesday, March 5th for this semester's MEBUS
Mixer, an exciting concert event featuring performances from MEBUS students and special
guests. The event runs from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets for non-MEBUS students are only
$10 at this link.
Joel A. Katz MEBUS Program Director, Faculty, and students featured by Tom Haynes
on Fox 5 News following Billboard Magazine honor
The Fall 2023 MEBUS Mixer Will Once Again Return to MadLife Stage & Studios!
Eager to enjoy an unforgettable night of live music?
Join us at MadLife Stage & Studios on Tuesday, September 26th for this semester's
MEBUS Mixer, an exciting concert event featuring performances from MEBUS students
and special guests. The event runs from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets for non-MEBUS students
are only $10 at this link.
See you there!
Dead Horse Branding Co-Founders' DH7 Module Sets MEBUS Students Up for Success
The DH7 educational program is aimed at students to create a pathway from the classroom
to their end career goal while studying their chosen field. The mission is to educate
students on real-life expectancies and have their strategies and brand knowledge built
before they graduate.
Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program and School of Accountancy to Host
"Entertainment, Money, Success - Careers in Entertainment Accounting & Finance"
March 27th, 2023 2:00pm-3:00pm
Click here to RSVP for the virtual event via OwlTrain!
The MEBUS Mixer returns to MadLife Stage & Studios in Spring 2023!
Ready to join your peers for an unforgettable night of live music?
Join us at MadLife Stage & Studios on March 21st for this semester's MEBUS Mixer,
an exciting concert event featuring performances from MEBUS students and special guests.
The event runs from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets for non-MEBUS students are only $10.
Director Keith Perissi discusses the MEBUS Program and the reunion of his band Cigar
Store Indians on the Braves Country Podcast
Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program to Host Social Media Masterclass
this Fall
Mark your calendars for October 14th, 2022!
MEBUS is partnering with Matej Harangozo and Bernard Porter to offer a Social Media
& Digital Marketing Masterclass aimed at the entertainment/music industry.
Interested in enjoying an evening of live music and supporting your peers?
Join us at MadLife Stage & Studios on September 27th for the MEBUS Mixer, an exciting
concert event featuring MEBUS students and special guests. The event runs from 6:00pm-9:00pm.
Tickets for non-MEBUS students are only $10!
The Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program featured as one of Billboard
Magazine's Top Music Business Schools for the 3rd year in a row!
The Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program featured as one of Billboard
Magazine's Top Music Business Schools for the 2nd year in a row!
Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program Director, Keith Perissi, has
been appointed to Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office Advisory Board
for Governor Brian Kemp.
Director of the Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program, Keith Perissi,
receives 2018-2019 Department of Career Planning and Development Faculty Award for
the Coles College of Business
· Each year, students are asked which faculty had the greatest impact on their
career development. · The Department of Career Planning and Development recognizes the faculty member
from each college who received the most votes for that academic year. · In total, over 2800 votes were cast by students – the most votes ever received! Over
820 unique faculty and staff were named, including 127 for the Coles College of Business.
Charles Goldstuck, Legendary Music Business Executive Talks Industry’s Tech Future
The Georgia Department of Economic Development asked Kennesaw State’s Joel A. Katz
Music and Entertainment Business (MEBUS) program to create a directory of the roughly
20,000 Georgians working in various capacities within the music industry
Atlanta and the state of Georgia are now considered to be an international entertainment
center. The mainstream music industry has had an economic impact on the state for
many years. Now film, television, theatre, dance, opera, symphony, video games, and
many other forms of entertainment are being created in our state and playing a major
role in its economy as well. With the establishment of the Joel A. Katz Music and
Entertainment Business Program, Kennesaw State is positioned to be a major resource
to this vibrant, growing music and entertainment industry.
Right People
The curriculum of the program is built around lectures from successful local, as well
as national, industry leaders who come to campus to speak to our classes and serve
as panelists at our informative and cutting-edge seminars. Our students have the opportunity
to get real world, hands-on experience in the industry through our externship and
internship programs that we make available. Through these programs they learn from
some of the top professionals in the entertainment business.
Right Time
Never has the music and entertainment industry gone through as much change and innovation
as in the past decade. What the future will bring is in the hands of young thinkers
and those willing to explore "outside the box" or to forget that there even is a box!
That is the attitude we strive to inspire in our students. Technology is driving the
industry and new methods of distribution and production of creative content are being
developed in exciting new ventures. We believe our students will be key players in
these new ventures and insure that the future of the music and entertainment industry
is in good hands.
The Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business Program at Kennesaw State University
is a part of the Coles College of Business.
Purpose
The purpose of the multi-disciplinary program is to provide the foundation of practical
experiences, on-the-job training, and exploration of career opportunities in the music
and entertainment industry. Success in the music and entertainment business requires
a variety of skills from diverse fields.
Mission
The mission of the Music and Entertainment Business Program is "to educate students
to become professionals in an environment that motivates and enriches their intellectual
curiosity to the level where they see themselves making music and entertainment their
full lifetime career." - Joel A. Katz
