Popakademie Lecturers Publish New Anthology

“This book covers many of the topics we also address in our degree program. Many of the authors also teach these topics in our courses. We are very grateful that we were able to draw on the outstanding expertise of these publishing professionals for this project. Thank you very much.” Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß, Program Director, Music Business B.A., Popakademie Baden-Württemberg

The music publishing industry is one of the pillars of the music economy, playing a key role within the entire value chain in determining whether and how music, as an economic good, will evolve in an increasingly complex environment. The harmonization of music industry exploitation practices with copyright and related rights is nothing less than the foundation for whether the exploitation of music will continue to represent a viable business model in the future. This book compiles knowledge about the music publishing industry and presents experiences with the digital transformation in a way that allows for the best possible anticipation of the future and the implementation of appropriate adjustments.

In addition to the contributions by the two editors, this book includes essays by Oliver Alexander, Christian Baierle, Benjamin Bailer, Tobias Brinkmann, Benjamin Budde, Julian Butz, Lisa-Marie Glase, Kerstin Hebenstreit, Michael Herberger, Steffen Holly, Stephan Janke-Kizhukandayil, Selina Paetz, Markus Rennhack, Nico Schellhammer, Lennart Siebels, and David Stammer.

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About the Editors:
Jörg Fukking taught the course “Music Publishing” at the Popakademie for approximately 20 years and played a major role in the further development of the curriculum for this subject. He studied electrical engineering and technical acoustics at the Technical University of Berlin. From 1982 to 2004, he was the owner and managing director of Vielklang Musikproduktion GmbH, where he also worked as an artistic producer. In addition, he headed Vielklang Musikverlag from 1985 to 1993. Since 1993, Fukking has been the owner and managing director of Songs United Publishing, and since 2004, he has also been the owner and managing director of Tracks United Recordings. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Fukking has been actively involved in the music industry for many years: among other roles, he served as a board member of the Association of Independent Music Entrepreneurs (VUT) and was a member of the Expert Committee for Popular Music of the Association of German Music Publishers (DMV); since 2022, he has been a member of the DMV’s GEMA Expert Committee. From 2012 to 2018, he served as an alternate member of the GEMA Supervisory Board; he has been a full member of the Supervisory Board since 2018.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß has been responsible for the operational and strategic management of the Music Business B.A. program in the Department of Music and Creative Industries at the Popakademie for nearly 20 years. Endreß studied economics and social sciences at Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg. He received his doctorate in 2004. From 1999 to 2007, he worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Sociology and Social Anthropology in what was then the WiSo Faculty in Nuremberg.