About me
Denise Shackelford is an Assistant Professor in the Recording Industry department at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she teaches Entertainment Intellectual Property and Survey of the Recording Industry. She also serves as a faculty advisor for Match Records, MTSU’s student-run record label, and for the Urban Entertainment Society. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Belmont University and a J.D. degree from Nashville School of Law. In addition to her role with MTSU, she continues to practice transactional entertainment law in the Nashville music community.