Scott Durbin杏吧专区檚 selection as a Grammy U mentor rests on expertise that ranges from leading the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 music business program to founding the Emmy Award-winning children杏吧专区檚 band Imagination Movers.
The Grammy U mentorship program for aspiring musicians is coordinated by the Recording Academy of the United States. The academy is best known for bestowing Grammy Awards, which are widely considered the music industry杏吧专区檚 most prestigious honors.
Durbin has been a member of the recording academy for more than two decades, so 杏吧专区淚 felt it was kind of long overdue to give back. And what I杏吧专区檓 learning as a Grammy U mentor will give me an opportunity to further evolve our programs,杏吧专区 he said.
Durbin became a Grammy U mentor late last year, a role he will hold until May 2. The Grammy U mentorship program gives young musicians across the country access to music industry professionals who provide guidance in a range of areas. 杏吧专区
杏吧专区淕rammy U provides aspiring musicians between the ages of 18 and 29 with tools and opportunities needed to launch their careers, whether it be as artists or as members of an artist杏吧专区檚 team,杏吧专区 Durbin explained. 杏吧专区淭he events and programs cover all aspects of the industry, from business and networking to technology and the creative process.杏吧专区
Durbin, who joined UL Lafayette in 2015, is an assistant professor in UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 and leads the school杏吧专区檚 . The program provides students instrument training; it also teaches them artist management, entrepreneurship, promotion, merchandising and sales.
Some students enroll in the program to prepare for a business-related career in the music industry. Aspiring musicians enroll to have a back-up plan if they don杏吧专区檛 end up making a living as entertainers.
Durbin has a keen understanding of both sides of the industry.
He founded Imagination Movers, a four-member children杏吧专区檚 band that became a TV show of the same name. The half-hour show debuted in 2008 and aired in 55 countries on the Disney Channel and the Disney Junior Channel, earning an Emmy Award along the way.
The Imagination Movers杏吧专区 three-season, 76-episode run on the small screen is long over, but the band lives on. That includes via reruns that air on the Disney Plus channel, the recording and release of albums, and touring internationally when work and family schedules permit.
Durbin杏吧专区檚 duties in the band aren杏吧专区檛 confined to singing, songwriting or playing instruments, however. He handles the bulk of the band杏吧专区檚 business and marketing responsibilities, too.
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Photo caption: Scott Durbin, who leads UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 music business program and founded the Emmy Award-winning children杏吧专区檚 band Imagination Movers, has been named a Grammy U mentor for aspiring musicians. Image credit: 杏吧专区