Mike King

Mike King spent 19 years at Berklee College of Music, where he served as vice president of enrollment management and marketing and chief marketing officer for Berklee Online. He currently holds the same role at Interlochen Center for the Arts, overseeing enrollment and marketing for all divisions. Earlier in his career, he held marketing roles at Rykodisc, Rounder Records, and Palm Pictures, working with artists such as Mickey Hart, Andrew Bird, and Frank Zappa. He is the author of Music Marketing: Press, Promotion, Distribution, and Retail, published by Berklee Press, and has written the following Berklee Online courses: Music Business Trends and Strategies and The Business of Music Marketing.




A musician sits at his computer creating his website.

How to Create a Musician Website

Websites allow artists to share their music and shape their messaging exactly how they want. Here you’ll learn where to begin when designing your artist website and the components that make a website effective.

How to Market Your Music

Creating an album or planning a tour is only half the battle. An effective multi-channel, diversified, and integrated music marketing campaign helps make sure the right people buy and engage with you.

Song Stories: “Cello Song” by Nick Drake

When I heard “Cello Song,” I felt that everything would be okay. How could it not be, when I was working with something so beautiful?