Online Music Business

Our live, instructor-led, online music business program is a 36-week diploma program. If you’re ready to take a deep dive and discover how the entertainment industry really operates, this program might be the perfect fit for you.

The advent of digital recording and distribution forced major labels to rethink their traditional methods, and now independent musicians and entrepreneurs like yourselves are forging new ways to make and market their music. At Dark Horse Institute, you’ll learn the road-tested principles of the past, plus futuristic solutions as to how you can succeed in the new evolving music business.

The mission of Nashville’s Dark Horse Institute is to offer you the most compelling Audio Engineering, Music Production, and Music Business education available anywhere.

We accelerate the learning process by cutting out the fat and focusing directly on the knowledge and skills you’ll need to launch your career in the music world as an Engineer, Producer, or Music Business Executive. Every Dark Horse student gets virtually unlimited access to our labs, classrooms, and four professional recording studios. Plus, as an alumnus, you get 6 months of free studio time at world-famous Dark Horse Recording to help you keep your skills fresh and begin building your career. You’ll graduate from one of the foremost schools in the country with not just a Certificate but with your all-important first professional credits, proving to the music world that you’ve got what it takes to succeed as an Engineer, Producer, or music Business Executive.