For the past 25 years, Scott LeGere has played key roles in the ownership, operation, and strategic direction of academic institutions, independent record labels, non-profits, and commercial production companies with clients that include Prince, Brian Setzer, Target, the Minnesota Wild, and many more. Having started his first band at 13, he has since engineered Grammy nominated albums, produced Cannes Lion, Clio, and Regional Emmy award-winning multimedia content for major brands, lectured nationally at conferences and events, and foolishly hauled both Yamaha CP-70s and Hammond B3s (sometimes concurrently) to gigs while watching the music and entertainment industries transform dramatically in the process.
In April 2023, Scott was named the “Dr. Dwayne Orr Teacher of the Year” at Minnesota State Mankato where he served as an Associate Professor in Music Industries from 2018 to 2023. Now teaching at Augsburg University, Scott is splitting his time between education, advocacy, and creative production. With a myriad of technology and education-based initiatives in the works, he believes there are indeed growing career opportunities for those interested in the intersections of art, culture, and media. However, Scott cautions that the valued skills of the future might involve collaborating on jingle lyrics that rhyme with “broccoli” for a grocery chain, managing crowdfunding campaigns, hand signing limited edition cassette releases, or performing in the metaverse. Maybe simultaneously.
Surveying the post-COVID arts and cultural landscape and emergence of powerful generative Artificial Intelligence platforms, Scott is keenly aware of the fragility of our creative ecosystem. His classroom and advocacy goals prioritize not only the growing economic impact of our creative sectors, but the crucial role human artistry plays in shaping our collective identities. As such, he encourages everyone to remember that art matters, songs matter, and attending a concert tonight could not only change your life, but positively impact our shared future.
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