The Academy – Clever stuff on music etc.
The Academy is open and in session. Unlike a normal University, the Professors work 24/7/365, do not go on about their research, never have a sabbatical etc. In the Academy you’ll find some thoughtful papers and interviews from the Professors of Rock’n’Roll on music and its relationship to leadership, creativity, marketing and just about everything else. PLUS, some of our own MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS and some fun resources and links in our ROCK TRIVIA section.
Academy Resource |
Overview |
| What BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme think about Rock’n’Roll Management | Can Prince teach us about competitive advantage? Can music save your moral soul? Click the link and read on... |
| What can we learn about Innovation and Marketing from the Fender Stratocaster? | The Fender Stratocaster is a great example of groundbreaking innovation. What are the transferable lessons in innovation and marketing to your business? Click the link and read on… |
| It’s only Raga and Roll, but I like it | What can we learn from Indian Raga music about structure and improvisation in management? Click the link and read on… |
| Music and Marketing | What can we learn from a great strapline? How does music beat other media in getting a marketing message across? Click the link and read on… |
| The Eden Project is the eighth wonder of the World. Find out why in this short trailer film | |
| ROCK'N'ROLL WISDOM | Free sample of some snippets from Sex, Leadership and Rock'n'Roll |
Our music
From the boardroom to the bedroom.... outside of our Rock'n'Roll business life I occasionally retreat to my 'cave' and record original pieces of instrumental music, mostly in the ambient retro-futurist jazz genre (if that exists!:-), without concern for the ravages of the commercial world. Some snippets of our music can be heard below. The full pieces can be downloaded at REVERBNATION or contact us for a CD.
The Inner Gardens of Desire Bill's Next Waltz The Enigma of Bass Mercury Rising
I always knew you would come back to earth
This section is for rock trivia, irrespective of whether they have a transferable lesson for us in business. Please e-mail your additions to THE ACADEMY
Rock Trivia |
Overview |
| Bill Bailey on Rock | Here we see some clips of Bill Bailey doing his stage show sending up rock paradigms - A little bit like one of our seminars but without the business lessons and with less smoke! |
| What Peter Cook does on his nights off | Here we see some clips of Peter when he's 'playing the blues' and not doing blue chip consulting. Some people have to play golf to relax. Peter plays guitar. Some wierd, wired and wonderful items here on his You Tube sites: |
| Air Guitar Competition | Extract from a Corporate Conference where we auctioned a guitar for a Cancer Charity in exchange for some air guitar performances. People excelled themselves! Watch the FILM |
| How NOT to do your marketing – the Rock'n'Roll way | The crazy world of rock music does produce its fair share of product failures. Sometimes the product is good but the packaging somehow does damage to the reputation of the band. Look at these classic worst album covers of all time for some inspiration on how NOT to do your marketing. |
| Jailhouse Rock | Here's a hilarious extract from a trial in which a blues singer protests her innocence via the vernacular of the blues! Thanks to Suzanne Looms for this piece - Priceless! |
| Great
rock songs about money
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Top 30 songs about money |
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