Popular Music Studies at Oregon State University

04/01/2024

We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Teaching - in Music!

The School of Visual, Performing and Design Arts (SVPDA) is seeking applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 9-month, fixed-term position as an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Music Technology and Production (MTP). Reappointment is at the discretion of the Dean. Appointment at the Assistant Profes...

26/01/2023

Join host Bob Santelli, University Director of Popular Music and OSU student Colson Legras for an in-depth look at the pop and rock albums that have made, and continue to make history.

The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's eighth studio album, was released on March 1, 1973. Developed primarily during live performances, it was originally conceived as a concept album and a way for the band to deal with the pressures and lifestyle of being a successful rock band; and to address the mental health issues of their former bandmate Syd Barrett, who had departed from the group earlier. The story and the album are unique, complex, and sometimes heavy. Yet the album is among the most critically acclaimed records in history and is frequently listed among the greatest albums of all time. Find out more about this complex project at the next installment of the OSU album club.

It's like a book club, only we listen to and discuss some of the greatest albums of all time. Free, open to campus and community.

Live and in person!
Remote livestream is also available. Register for link at:

Join host Bob Santelli, University Director of Popular Music and OSU student Colson Legras for an in-depth look at the pop and rock albums that have made, and continue to make history. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's eighth studio album, was released on March 1, 1973. Developed primarily dur...

16/06/2022

Here's a summer course that fulfills Bacc Core Perspectives, Literature & The Arts, and Liberal Arts Fine Arts Core. Open to all majors. No prerequisites!

30/11/2021

Make sure to catch the music technology and production “Diffusions” concert tomorrow Nov 30 at 7:30 pm!
Free and open to all
Streaming live at: beav.es/UBw

23/11/2021

Songwriters Showcase! Join OSU Songwriters in the Round for an evening of original music created by OSU students, faculty and community members.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Calapooia Brewing, 140 NE Hill Street, Albany, OR

OSU Songwriters in the Round is an open collective of student and community songwriters that meet regularly on-campus or over Zoom to discuss the craft of songwriting, learn tips and tools for songwriting, and present new and old songs for workshopping and feedback.

No cover charge, but tip jars will be available for showing your appreciation. All ages event, but proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for entry.

20/09/2021

Join the CLA Marketing and Communications Team! We're hiring Events Assistants and Graphic Design Interns. Apply now for these paid student worker positions.

https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/107226
https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/106441

15/09/2021

Students: interested in arts marketing or events management? Join our team and build your resume!

This recruitment will be used to fill 1-4 part-time (maximum of 20 hour per week) MarComm Events Assistant positions for the College of Liberal Arts.

09/06/2021

Congratulations to our 2021 grads!

08/06/2021

TONIGHT @ 8pm

TONIGHT at 8: Satisfy your senses with something different as students from the OSU music technology program present a showcase of their spring term projects -- it's Diffusions: A Music Technology Concert. Free via Youtube https://beav.es/3mB

05/06/2021

Congratulations to the OSU Artists of 2020-2021, who kept creating, learning and making in the midst of the myriad challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic!

17/05/2021

Graduating? Stop by the MU Quad this week for a fun photo shoot with your camera or ours. We’ll be set up 10am-2pm through Friday with a fun sign scene. Bring your cap and gown, bring a friend (must wear mask), bring your dog (doesn’t need a mask). Hope to see you!

14/05/2021

OSU Music Technology and Production program in the media! Join the livestream for their album release on Tuesday, May 18. Link in article.

Jonesing for a well-curated collection of Oregon State University student music without paying admission, finding babysitters plus on-campus parking, or dodging an endless, ping-ponging pandemic?

21/04/2021

Please join us for a free & short informational talk on GRAMMY U on Wednesday April 21st at noon. Please share with interested students and faculty across campus.

GRAMMY U is a unique and fast-growing community of full-time college students, primarily between the ages of 17 and 25, who are pursuing a career in the recording industry. The Recording Academy created GRAMMY U to help prepare college students for their careers in the music industry through networking, educational programs and performance opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students' current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an "out of classroom" perspective on the recording industry.

Topic: ELLA SHARP Grammy U
Time: Apr 21, 2021 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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05/03/2021

We are excited to again be offering our week-long, remote, summer program for high schoolers interested in music and technology. Please share with those you think might be interested.

https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/sac/sac-academy/precollege-summer-programs/music-technology-and-production-camp

03/02/2021

PopTalks Episode 3 is up!

In episode 3 of our new podcast, "PopTalks," Bob Santelli talks with the E Street Band's legendary drummer Max Weinberg. Last fall, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band released the critically acclaimed album "Letter to You," but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no tour followed. Bob and Max talk about what it's been like to be on a forced hiatus from touring and how a drummer who has toured most of his adult life maintains his beat-keeping chops. You can find PopTalks on our new website:
https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/poptalks and on your favorite podcast listening apps.

25/01/2021

Open call for intermedia, sound, music, radio, video art, performance art, digital installations for Soundbox 4: A Zoom of One's Own, a partnership among Oregon State University, Truckenbrod Gallery of Corvallis and the Site and Sound Series. February 23-25. Submissions are due Sunday, Feb. 7.