Don't miss your chance to hear Andrew Surmani presentation and Q&A about the music industry, music business and entrepreneurship.

Surmani has conducted workshops on music education and industry topics throughout the world. He has worked for more than 35 years in the music industry. He currently serves as the President and CEO of Surmani Business Coaching. Prior to that position, he worked for Alfred Music for nearly three decades, most recently as the Chief Marketing Officer overseeing global sales, marketing and product development operations.

Professor Surmani 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), and Wigan (England) international jazz festivals. He has performed in the concert halls of Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Additionally, he led a band and played lead trumpet in two shows at Walt Disney World, and also managed high school groups on tour to Hawaii and Japan for World Projects.

For more information, visit the Music Department's calendar website or call 805-756-2406.

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