Jeffrey Izzo is Visiting Assistant Professor in Music Industry Studies for the 2011-2012 academic year. During his 17 years as an entertainment and media attorney, Mr. Izzo has represented songwriters, performers, independent record companies, authors and filmmakers, and has worked as in house counsel for independent film production companies and multi-media organizations. He has also taught entertainment law at New England School of Law and has written extensively on copyright, distribution and other entertainment industry issues. He earned his Juris Doctor at Seattle University School of Law.

In addition to his comprehensive experience as a lawyer, Mr. Izzo is an accomplished composer, lyricist, vocalist, pianist and guitarist.  He holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Berklee School of Music, where he studied under the late Jeronimas Kacinskas, and a Master of Music from the University of Edinburgh, where he studied with renowned British composer Nigel Osborne.  He has composed everything from pop songs to symphonic, chamber and choral works, but his passion remains music for the theater. He is currently at work on the score and lyrics for a full-length book musical that is soon to enter workshop development at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.