David Schreiber, assistant professor and chair of Belmont’s Entertainment Industry Studies Program, recently participated on two panels and presented a paper at the 4th Annual Music Industry Conference at the Communication University of China in Beijing. Schrieber shared his insight on entrepreneurial activity within the U.S. music industry while providing an international perspective on current trends affecting the U.S. market.
Schreiber also presented a paper on the Nashville music industry at the Tencent Research Institute Colloquium. Tencent is China’s leading Internet company as well as the largest, best performing and most valuable gaming company in the world. Along with providing social networking services, WeChat and streaming music service QQ Music, Tencent reaches all aspects of digital life for consumers. The Tencent Colloquium was streamed live to over 600 million of the company’s consumers.