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MAD Dragon Records is an award-winning independent record label. MAD Dragon Records operates out of Philadelphia’s Drexel University, offering the expertise of a faculty with years of independent and major label experience, along with vibrant and focused input from the business and recording technology students from Drexel’s top-ranked Music Industry program.
See MoreStudents engage in the everyday business of a Publishing Company, including investigating placement possibilities for songs in, e.g., movies and TV. They draft and negotiate licenses for uses, compile database, create and disseminate compilation CDs to music supervisors and like-users, and seek out and sign songwriters to the company. In the spring, students team up with designers in the Design and Merchandising program to sync music for the D&M Fashion Show.
See MoreMAD Dragon Media, an entity in the MAD Dragon Music Group (MDMG), is the integrated marketing and media arm that reaches the entire student body, local fans, and consumers. Operating out of Drexel University’s Music Industry Program, MAD Dragon Media represents MAD Dragon Records, plus other local and national artists. We are a student run independent business utilizing all aspects of entertainment marketing. From social media, fan engagement, street teams, to traditional digital advertising and print campaigns. MAD Dragon Media delivers music and events to the masses.
See MoreMAD Dragon Live, the accompanying practicum course, let’s students work hands-on with venues around the city to book, market and promote concerts with bands you’ve chosen using the assets from MV&C. Past shows have been held at TLA, Trocadero, Tin Angel, Kung Fu Necktie and others and have featured artists like River City Extension and Motion City Soundtrack
See MoreMad Dragon Artist Management (MDAM) is envisioned as a hands-on laboratory: students who are currently managing artists or contemplating doing so are expected to bring in artists, issues, deals, questions, ideas and together we explore real solutions and identify current industry best practices.
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Operating within the MAD Dragon Music Group, we offer marketing and media services, publishing, concert promotion, and tour booking.
learn moreIf you’re looking to switch up your music to go with the recent beautiful weather, we’ve got you covered. Spring is the perfect time to discover new music for your pool days, days in the park, or rainy days hanging out inside. Here are some artists that are worth checking out.
Spring Break may be over but MAD Dragon Music Group is here to keep the party going! Check out some of the awesome events we have coming up this term and be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for the chance to win free concert tickets & merch!
Mad Dragon Media caught up with Alyssa Joseph, Drexel’s very own singer-songwriter, before her show with Henri Tyler, Kashish, and Matt Sharayko. Alyssa is the creator and star of Kitchen Jams, a weekly acoustic series currently located in the kitchen of Westphal Dean Allen Sabinson.
