SAE Chicago’s Martin Atkins Hosts Tour Smart Workshop

Martin Atkins, the Music Business Department Chair at SAE Institute Chicago, hosted an event that aimed at offering tangible strategies and advice for independent bands and artists that should translate into $100,000 in additional revenue over the next year. Martin's ideas included: Booking yourself Play seven shows per week (instead...

SAE Chicago Students Takeover Martin Atkins’ Studio

Martin Atkins is our eccentric post-punk educator extraordinaire and he’s done it again. Martin has launched a new project aimed at giving 8 students in the Music Business program a jump start into the real world of music management and production. These lucky 8 are getting the chance to takeover...

Alan Shacklock of SAE Nashville Has Song Featured in HBO’s 24/7

"The Mexican," a 1972 song that was written and produced by SAE Nashville Audio Technology Department Chair Alan Shacklock and recorded by his band Babe Ruth, was featured in the debut episode of HBO's boxing documentary "24/7: Cotto vs. Canelo." "I composed 'The Mexican' while I was in my last...

SAE Chicago’s Martin Atkins to Speak at SXSW edu 2016

The votes are in! Martin Atkins, the Music Business Department Chair at SAE Institute Chicago will be presenting at the 2016 SXSWedu® conference in Austin, Texas! Martin's seminar proposal, "Education is the Next Punk Rock," was voted to be among the best by users in the SXSW PanelPicker earning him...