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Editor's Note
Editorial, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 3, May 2005 (~411 words)
Welcome to the third issue of the Music Business Journal, the last one in our first semester of existence. It’s been a very eventful experience for us here at the journal. We have been constantly buoyed by an overwhelmingly positive response from faculty, administrators, industry professionals, and fellow students inside and outside Berklee.
I would like to especially thank Mike Dreese, the CEO of Newbury Comics, who reached out and surprised us with much needed advice—and a generous grant early on. Mike has always been an amazing supporter of Music Business/Management and Berklee.
We approached Mike just after the release of our premiere issue. With characteristic passion, and after glancing at our publication, he speculated about the future of the MBJ and fully identified himself with its vision. He then contributed with much pointed and constructive criticism. Mike then found out that one of the main unresolved issues for the MBJ was funding, and he immediately offered to make a contribution (it turned out to be quite sizeable). He also communicated directly with administrators at Berklee on our behalf. He did more for us than we could ever have imagined.
On behalf of the Music Business Journal’s editorial board, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you publicly, Mike. You’re an inspiration to us, and we’re eager to grind away towards the goals and aspirations we talked about, the seeds of which are laid out in our mission statement.
In keeping with the spirit of acknowledgements, we’d like to thank Mallory Dodds and Zeke Zumbach for enabling a strategic collaboration between the MBJ and the Music Law Group.
Also, it’s been amazing to see how so many people have approached us with the interest of getting involved with the journal. The substantial volume of quality submissions we’ve received over this spring semester has exceeded our wildest expectations. We are very grateful to all our writers and friends.
Readers should know that each page of the MBJ is assembled with extreme care and much hard work. We hope to sustain the current level of interest and support, and in time reach a wider audience. Please know that we always welcome and look forward to hearing your comments and thoughts; we can be reached via our e-mail address, theMBJ@gmail.com.
So now we present you with Issue Three, with our fourth to be released in July. Finally, in the coming weeks, our website will undergo extensive development and expansion, so check back soon!
To view this article in the MBJ itself, please visit the Music Business Journal web site, where a PDF of the issues are available for download.
Journalism Outline
The Music Business Journal of Berklee College of Music
· "Editor's Note"
Editorial, MBJ Vol. 2 Issue 1, March 2006
· "NAMM: Kyung Min"
Business article, MBJ Vol. 2 Issue 1, March 2006
· "Paul Goldman: A True Creative, even in Business"
Cover article, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 7, December 2005
· "The Next Generation Recording Studio: Tainted Blue Productions"
Business article, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 6, November 2005
· "SSL Rejuvenated: Staying on Top of the Game"
Business article, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 6, November 2005
· "Marketing Design Group: A New Student Club of the MB/M Dept."
Business article, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 6, November 2005
· "Mobile Talk: Interview with Tim Nilson,
VP of Global Mobile Technology, Sony/BMG"
Business article, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 4, August 2005
· "Editor's Note"
Editorial, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 3, May 2005
· "Editor's Note"
Editorial, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 1, March 2005
· "The Future of Music"
Model Work, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 1, March 2005
· "Press Kit: FLUTTR Effect"
Review, MBJ Vol. 1 Issue 1, March 2005