Commercial Music at ISU

The Commercial Music program prepares graduates for careers in today's music world. This is the only Commercial Music program in the state of Idaho and it's one of the most demanding and innovative degrees in the region. The program operates as an active record label; producing, releasing, promoting, and marketing music as well as interdisciplinary projects created by students, faculty, community members, and guest artists. 

 

City Creek Records is managed and administrated by Commercial Music faculty and students. You can check out all the great music we've released so far on our website:

Students study performance, recording, mixing, production, composition, arranging, band-leading, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. The student-centered curriculum builds toward a capstone project in the student's senior year. Majors must create and produce an original full-length album or a similar large-scale project. The capstone project is the culmination of everything they learn at ISU, and it is something they can utilize to further their own careers after graduation. Students retain full rights and ownership of all materials filmed and recorded at ISU as part of this program

To learn more about the program, please email Professor Jonathan Armstrong, Director of Jazz Studies and Commercial Music, at jonathanarmstrong@isu.edu