Andrew L. Surmani
Professor

Brief Biography

Andrew Surmani is Professor of Music Industry Studies and Graduate Coordinator of the CSUN M.A. in Music Industry Administration degree program. He has been working for over 35 years as an executive in the music industry. He is the President & CEO of Surmani Business Coaching, and prior to that served as the CEO of Caleb Chapman’s Soundhouse, and Chief Marketing Officer for Alfred Music, where he oversaw global sales, marketing and product development and helped consolidate company operations following the largest acquisition in print music publishing history, Warner Brothers Publications. He launched and oversaw major product lines and expanded into global markets. Andrew is co-author of the best-selling series in North America for over two decades, "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory," as well as the "Copyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors," 2nd Edition. Andrew also works as a freelance musician, and has performed in the Montreux (Switzerland), Istanbul (Turkey), Juan-les-Pins (France), Jazz à Vienne (France), Umbria (Italy), Lake Biwa (Japan), San Sebastian (Spain), and Wigan (England) international jazz festivals, and in Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Andrew led a band and played lead trumpet in two shows at Walt Disney World, managed high school groups on tour to Hawaii and Japan, and earned an MBA degree. He was a Founding Board Member and is a Past President of the Jazz Education Network (JEN).

Research 

Music Industry (Business)

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