Sony Donates $7.5 Million to New York University to Launch Sony Audio Institute

variety.com:

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music New York University and Sony Corporation’s Personal Entertainment Business’ U.S. operations have announced the launch of the Sony Audio Institute, an initiative “designed to prepare the next generation of creators and innovators within NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, fostering innovation at the intersection of technology, music and business,” according to the announcement.

The Sony Audio Institute, established for an initial 10-year term, will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, combining the expertise of Sony’s professional and consumer audio businesses with NYU students, faculty, and facilities.

Formally known as the Sony Audio Institute for Music Business and Technology, the Institute will offer new opportunities and support to students in Steinhardt’s Music Business and Music Technology degree programs.

The institute will open this spring with Larry S. Miller — NYU Steinhardt Clinical Professor and music industry veteran who received the 2024 Educator of the Year Award from the Music Business Association — as inaugural Director.