In this episode, Professor Barbe and I discuss his path to success in the music industry, offering insights to the music-creation process. We also place music in the context of modern technology and discuss the implications innovation has on the industry. Professor Barbe then explains how his career in music has prepared him to become a teacher, immersing young minds into the field of music. 

Professor Barbe is a musician located in Athens, Georgia. He has played in a variety of bands and has engineered or produced several hundred albums, most notably for the band Drive-By Truckers. He is the director of the Music Business program at the University of Georgia.