About the Project

Dr. Mark Brill is associate professor of musicology and world music in the department of music at UTSA. His expertise is in Latin American music and film music, and he has published numerous articles on both subjects. He is also the author of the textbook Music of Latin America and the Caribbean. He has earned degrees from Oberlin College, Tulane University, and the University of California-Davis.

William Glenn is Head of Reference Services and Music Librarian at UTSA Libraries. While at City University of New York Graduate Center, he served as editor of the NEH award-winning digital humanities project, Music in Gotham: The New York Scene 1862 – 1875. A former FM disc jockey, he has written numerous Wikipedia articles on musicians and their work. Co-founder of Terra Incognita: International Journal in English and Spanish, he held bilingual literary and cultural events in Madrid, Spain, and New York City. He received a Master of Library and Information Science degree from The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Stan Renard is Visiting Associate Professor and Interim Coordinator/Faculty Member of the Arts Management and Entrepreneurship programs at the University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. Dr. Renard is taking a leave of absence Fall 2021 from his position as Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Music Marketing Program in the Department of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He is the Director of the Arts Incubation Research Lab (AIR Lab), a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. The lab’s research team studies the intersection of the arts, entrepreneurship, and innovation at its incubation stage with a research agenda that intends to understand the economic potential of artists as non-conventional entrepreneurs and the impact of the digital divide upon arts-based entrepreneurs. Dr. Renard is also Assistant Director of the start-up incubator CITE (Center of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship). In addition, he is a touring and recording artist, and the founder and arranger of the Grammy-Nominated Bohemian Quartet and the ensemble Viatorum. Dr. Renard holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts (DMA) from the University of Connecticut as well as a Doctorate in International Business (DBA) from Southern New Hampshire University. Previously held collegiate appointments include Colby College, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Providence College, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern New Hampshire University, and the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Renard is a member of the Yamaha Master Educator Collective, Music Business & Entrepreneurship Group.