Music Export Business

Stephen Chen is Professor of International Management at Newcastle University, UK. Previously he held academic positions in the UK (at Manchester Business School and City University), USA (at UCLA) and Australia (at the Australian National University, Macquarie University and the University of Newcastle). Associate Professor Shane Homan teaches media and cultural studies at Monash University, Melbourne. Tracy Redhead is a composer, researcher, producer and lecturer of Electronic Music and Sound Design at the University of Western Australia. Richard Vella is a composer and academic. From 2007 to 2019, Vella was Professorial Chair of Music at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music.

• 1 Introduction2 The economics of music exports3 Music entrepreneurs and export readiness4 Networking at music industry export events5 Case study: Australia6 National case studies, export schemes and policy7 Born global?Appendix 1: Interview listAppendix 2: Australian Music Industry Exports SurveyAppendix 3: Music export snapshots

"A foundational examination of this important new direction in the popular music industry that is a worthy roadmap for future research." Heather McDonald, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society