Howard-Spink speaks at a recent Steinhardt alumni event.
One word that describes the music industry?
Loud
Favorite app on your phone?
Wikipedia
One skill every music business student should have?
Adaptability to change
Best career advice you've ever received?
Wear earplugs at rock concerts.
Dream artist to have dinner with?
“Never meet your heroes” is a truth. That said, Prince.
Biggest misconception about the music industry?
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” is misleading. In order to be someone worth knowing, you first need to be knowledgeable.
Favorite part of your job?
The feeling you get at the end of a really good class, knowing students have taken away something valuable from it.
First job you ever had?
Waiter at an Italian restaurant in London.
Last great book you read?
Werner Herzog, “Every Man For Himself and God Against All”
What's one quality that stands out in successful students?
Active listening.
Window or aisle?
Aisle
Email or phone call?
Email
Text or FaceTime?
Text
Apple Music or Spotify?
Spotify
Backstage or front row?
Mosh pit.