About Me:
Professor Pooch (David J. Spangenberg): Personalized Music Business Career Guidance and Education; Consultant, Author, and Music/Film Contract Specialist
Inspiring, Guiding, Educating, & Protecting, Music Business People
A former Professional Recording Artist/Songwriter, "Professor Pooch" has been guiding Music Business Careers for over 35 years as a Music Business Consultant, Educator/Author and Entertainment Contract Specialist.
Specialties: Overall Music & Music Business Career Guidance, covering the Creative, Business and Legal/Contract areas, including Music & Video/Film Business Contracts, Negotiations & Mediation.
David guides Artists, Songwriters, and Producers on the Creative end, and Managers, Publishers, Production Companies, Indie Labels on the Business end - including handling everyone's Contract wants and needs, nationwide.
David is always open to any questions re: the biz or legal ends of the Music Business, including being there for You, live or via phone/video, for any Personalized Guidance with your career. Music Business Education & Career Guidance website...https://www.professorpooch.com...is where you can find all sorts of down-to-earth and up-to-date Music Business Information, Tips, and Personal Music Business Services as well as......
A Complete Indie Music Business Education Curriculum - 3 Books & 4 Courses... A total of over 1,000 Easy-To-Read, Follow & Understand, Down-To-Earth pages in Simple Language also comes with a full Audio version (32 hours). I
Education:
Granoff Conservatory of Music
School of Hard Knocks – 40 Years, Full-time
Award:
City of Philadelphia, W.E.B. Dubois, “Arts & Education” Award, 2017
Fun fact about me:
Professor Pooch Saves Artists, Their Companies, and Their Teams a Lot of Wasted Time, Effort, and Money, including Saving Those Who Wish to Really Learn All About the Music Business, Many Thousands Of Dollars Over Schools & Colleges. And, Everything Is Personalized to the Individual’s Wants & Needs, so They’ll be Ready for All That’s Coming in the 2020’s Version of the Music Business....
Featured Works

Boards:
Exec. Board Member, Music Advisory Committee
City of Philadelphia
Cause: Education
Co-Chair
“Philadelphia Recording Community”
Cause: Recording Arts, Education, and Culture
Co-run Organization with 4500 members. Includes FaceBook Page, plus monthly meetings attuned to Educating & Networking.
Advisory Board
“Rock To The Future”
Cause: After School Music Program for Underserved Youth
Advisory Board; Programming Committee; Educator
Music Business Consultant
“Corzo Center” [at the "University of the Arts"]
Cause: Music Business Guidance & Education
Supply Guidance, Monthly, for People interested in Making the Entertainment Business their Careers
Exec. Board Member
“Uptown Entertainment Development Corp”
Cause: The Uptown Theatre has historically been a hub for cultural and economic activity in North Philadelphia and throughout the Philadelphia region.
Executive Board; Education & Culture for Underserved People
Lead by the beat of my soul.