About me
Jeff Apruzzese is an Assistant Professor and researcher with a distinguished background in both the academic and professional realms of the music industry. As a founding member of the band Passion Pit, which was signed to Columbia Records, Jeff achieved significant commercial success, earning top-ten records, gold and platinum certifications, performing at sold-out arenas such as Madison Square Garden, and making appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Late Show with David Letterman.
Currently serving as faculty at Drexel University, Jeff teaches courses on live music, touring, copyright, publishing, and data analytics. His research centers on consumer behavior in both live and recorded music sectors, exploring how factors such as touring affect streaming and physical sales, how concertgoers perceive opening acts, motivations for concert attendance, and the subcultures within Philadelphia’s DIY music scene. With deep expertise spanning both music performance and business, Jeff offers a rare and comprehensive perspective on how these fields intersect. A dynamic contributor to academic discourse, Jeff frequently presents at prominent national and international conferences and publishes in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Ethnomusicology, The MEIEA Journal, and The International Journal of Music Business Research.
