live music<\/a> venue. The program has officially debuted at the club on Freret Street.<\/p>\nThe initiative, described by university officials as a \u201cteaching hospital\u201d model for the music industry, allows students to manage every aspect of concert production\u2014from booking artists and marketing shows to handling technical production, front-of-house operations, and hospitality.\n<\/p>\n
Kate Duncan, director of Loyola\u2019s School of Music and Theatre Professions, said the program provides students with a rare opportunity to learn by doing. \u201cStudents now can aim for these industry-specific goalposts as they advance through the curriculum, and toward the opportunity to work and learn at Gasa U, which puts them in the real-world drivers\u2019 seat of live music productions from start to finish,\u201d Duncan said.\n<\/p>\n
Gasa U is part of a broader initiative under the university\u2019s College of Music and Media. Through the nonprofit Wolf Moon Entertainment Inc., students operate seven student-run businesses, including a record label, talent booking agency, and graphic design firm. Many of these initiatives offer course credit or pay students for their participation, blending classroom learning with professional experience.<\/p>\n
Gasa Gasa\u2019s owners, Mike Twillmann and Micah Burns, both Loyola alumni, welcomed the partnership. Burns, who repurchased the club in 2024, said the program supports the future of New Orleans\u2019 music industry. Twillmann returned as an instructor, teaching venue management and talent booking courses.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very exclusive and special to have this kind of partnership and relationship where that\u2019s available to you,\u201d Twillmann said. \u201cWe are bridging that gap in a way that just hasn\u2019t been done before.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The program aims to integrate students across disciplines\u2014music, business, design, and media\u2014while enhancing the city\u2019s live music ecosystem.
Loyola\u2019s College of Music and Media includes the School of Music and Theatre Professions and the School of Communication and Design, preparing students for careers in music, theatre, media, design, and related fields.\n<\/p>\n
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