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Daring Dialogues: Pirates of the CreativeBeing 

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Bruce Burch has had success in many areas of the music business: as a songwriter, Creative Director at EMI Music Publishing, and now as the Director of the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program at KSU. He also is the Vice-President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy and serves on the Board of the Music and Entertainment Industry Education Association.
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Join us for Daring Dialogues on April 18, as Bruce Burch, Director of the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program at KSU, moderates a panel discussion covering the ethics of music downloading, intellectual property rights and much more. A brief presentation with a lively discussion sure to follow!
Leadership Room, 2nd Floor, Student Center, 12:30-2pm, April 18.
R.S.V.P. to: [email protected] or call Joann Trodahl at 678-797-2204.
Meet the panelists:
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Melvin Breeden
Melvin "Mel-Man" Breeden is a music producer and President/CEO of Big Cat Records. He co-produced and is featured on Dr. Dre's 1999 album, 2001. Mel-Man is known for his production skills and has been credited as a key architect in the Aftermath Entertainment sound. He has worked with Eminem, The Marshall Mathers, Gucci Mane and Pretty Ricky, among others.
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Omara S. Harris
Omara S. Harris, Esq. is an Atlanta attorney with a boutique law firm catering to negotiating, drafting and reviewing entertainment contracts with production, management and publishing companies. Her law practice focuses on recording artist and producer representation, including contract negotiation with independent and major labels. Her esteemed clientele have produced and written for major recording artists including Usher, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and even acted on ABC's new hit series Lincoln Heights. She is also an officer and member of the Board of Governors for the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy.
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Dale A. Falk
Dale A. Falk, Jr. is a student at KSU majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Mass Communications. After interning at Tree Sound Studios for three years, Dale has developed his own entertainment and management companies under Epik Turn Media Group, and is also pursing a Certificate in the Joel A. Katz  Music and Business Entertainment Program at KSU. 
We hope you'll join us for a stimulating Daring Dialogue conversation about the ethics of music piracy, downloading digital content and intellectual property rights! See you there!

 

Sincerely,

 


Joann Trohdal
Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character