The Newhouse Sports Media Center will kick off the spring semester with Matthew Gutknecht, the Senior Director of Sports Entertainment at APM Music. Matt will be coming to Newhouse to speak with students about his career in music production and the plethora uses for music in sports media. The event will take place on January 24, 5:30 p.m. in the I-3 Center(432/434) in NH3.
Gutknecht has been with APM since 2007. He started his career with Ticketmaster, working in online advertising. With joining APM, Gutknecht turned his attention to the music side of the entertainment business.
In his role as the Senior Director of Sports Entertainment, Gutknecht provides a unique, all encompassing viewpoint on the sports landscape. Clients of APM Music range from Power Five Athletic Departments(Syracuse University among them) to the major networks producing live sports at the highest level. Gutknecht and Kligerman will cover both of those areas and everything in between including music in sports content for social media, documentary, live broadcast, feature work and in arena fan experience.
An alumnus of Tulane University, Gutknecht holds a bachelor’s degree in economics. He is a musician, collector and avid concert goer.
The event will be hosted by Professor Jordan Kligerman, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Television, Radio & Film and faculty in the Newhouse Sports Media Center.