Justin Sinkovich

Justin Sinkovich - Lecturer/Faculty Advisor for Music Business

Biography

Justin Sinkovich grew up working in the music business with his parents in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. After earning his bachelor’s degree in business, he moved to Chicago where he worked in music distribution at Cargo Records and then became the US Label Manager of Southern Records. He later co-founded a Webby Award winning, Wired Reader’s Poll Nominated music start-up, Epitonic.com, that was acquired by Palm Pictures where he worked for several years under Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.

While earning his Masters of Arts Management at Columbia College, he co-founded another acclaimed music website, betterPropaganda.com. He also managed the creation and operations of the digital distribution and the online promotion division of Touch and Go Records while teaching at Columbia part-time. He became full-time faculty at Columbia College in 2009. Justin has continued to run a small independent label, File 13 Records; produced and performed music; released albums; and toured worldwide with the bands, The Poison Arrows, Atombombpocketknife, and Thumbnail.

Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
E-Business I
Self-Management for Artists: Musicians
Decision Making in the Music Business
Applied Marketing: Recording Industry
AEMMP Record Company
New Media Strategies: Music

Graduate:
Music Industry Seminar
Decision Making in the Music Business

Education

• BS Business Administration - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• MAM Music Business Management - Columbia College

Contact

Office: (312) 369-6535
Fax: (312) 369-8063
Email: jsinkovich@colum.edu