Dr. E. Michael Harrington Joins SAE Institute Nashville

Dr. E. Michael Harrington

SAE Institute Nashville has named Dr. E. Michael Harrington as its Music Business Program faculty chairperson. Harrington will oversee the school’s associates-level and diploma-level curriculum.

“We’re thrilled that ‘Dr. E’, as he’s referred to by our students, has joined our team,” says SAE Nashville Campus Director Lynn Dorton. “His understanding of the complex landscape of today’s fast-paced entertainment business, combined with his passionate approach in the classroom, helps students to form a strategic approach to real-world music business challenges, situations, and opportunities. This training will provide our Music Business Program students with a powerful competitive advantage when they enter the job market.”

Harrington has taught music business and entertainment law courses/sessions at Belmont University, Berklee College of Music, University of Miami, University of Alabama Birmingham, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio State University, and William Paterson University. He has lectured at universities including Harvard University Law School, George Washington University Law School, Boston College Law School, and has made presentations for the Americana Music Association, National Association of Recording Industry Professionals, the Copyright Society of the United States, and more.

He has provided services as an expert in intellectual property and copyright issues to situations involving Dixie Chicks, Woody Guthrie, Lady Gaga, Jib Jab, DJ Danger Mouse, Busta Rhymes, Steven Spielberg, HBO, Mark Burnett, Food Network, the White Stripes, the Black Keys, Akon, T-Pain, Steve Perry, Collin Raye, Patty Loveless, Tupac Shakur, Samsung, AT&T, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, the Turtles, Ne-Yo, Avril Lavigne, Mystikal, Britney Spears, Rascal Flatts, Hasbro, Ford, Heinz, Publix, and many others.