If you're in Miami in April...

FIU students release Album for Class Project!


Florida International University's Business of Music class is acting as a mock record label to create a compilation album entitled "All Rights Reserved." All Rights Reserved will include various styles of genres, from rock to Hip Hop to soft ballads and cover songs; all chosen by FIU Music Business students in Professor Oswaldo Rossi's class.

The project brings awareness to the "indie" local music scene, whilst serving as hands-on experience for the students involved, to fully understand the processes involved in releasing an album to the marketplace. "All Rights Reserved" will be a non commercial release, endorsed by many of today's community supporters such as Rock The Vote and Epiphone/Gibson.

Professor Rossi brings a fresh business perspective to FIU students entering the music industry. As acting director for the legal and business affairs division for EMI Televisa Music, Rossi brings real world applications to the classroom helping students understand the day-to-day operations of a successful record company.

"While I was putting together my syllabus, I asked myself, 'what kind of approach would I appreciate if I were a student longing to work in the music industry?' I figured this would give the students real insight on what goes behind producing, marketing and promoting an album," Rossi said.

The purpose of the album is to take the skills learned in the classroom and directly apply them to their work. The students are responsible for selecting the songs to be put on the album, securing licenses, designing the cover, choosing a title, allocating funds, and marketing their product.

"All Rights Reserved" is set to be released April 11, this Red Carpet event will be held in its honor at Flavour Nightclub in Coconut Grove beginning at 9pm. The Album release party will host live musical performances by artists featured on the album. The event is free and open to the public, must be eighteen years or over.


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Media Contact:
Professor Oswaldo Rossi, (305) 978-3674, Oswaldo.Rossi@emicap.com