AIMP LA proudly offers an annual scholarship award to qualified Music Industry majors living in the greater Los Angeles area and attending an accredited university. The scholarship was first awarded in 2020 and is named in honor of the late Linda Komorsky, a music publishing executive and past President of AIMP LA. The AIMP Scholarship Fund – Los Angeles, Inc. is a recognized 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations (financial or product) are tax deductible.
AIMP LA is pleased to announce our 2026 Linda Komorsky scholarship. We are currently accepting applications from students at CSUN, Cal Poly Pomona, UCLA, and USC. If you meet the requirements below, we encourage you to apply. Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2026.
Requirements
- Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited, music industry studies bachelor’s degree program located in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.
- Students must currently be enrolled full-time as a freshman, sophomore, junior or continuing senior, and must enroll as a full-time student for the Fall 2026 school term.
- Students must be in good standing (e.g., not on suspension or academic probation) at their university and making the required minimum progress toward a bachelor’s degree.
Past Recipients
2025 Nicole Rocha
USC
2024 Trinity Drummond
UCLA
2023 Jackie Gibson
USC
2022 Decker Paterson
USC
2021 Justine Hawelu
Cal Poly Pomona
2020 Angela McPhee
USC
Linda Komorsky was an amazing music publishing executive and advisor who left us all too soon due to an unfortunate accident. In her career, she held senior-level executive positions at Dimensional Music Publishing and BMG Music Publishing, as well as being president of EG Music. When the digital juke box was created, Linda was hired as TouchTunes Vice President of Business Affairs where she was instrumental in acquiring music licenses for this “new” technology. More recently, she started her own company, International Music Services, that covered music publishing administration and entertainment consultancy.
Linda was extremely generous in all facets of her life, but especially gave back to an industry she so loved. She was a past President of our own AIMP and a past Secretary to our sister organization, the California Copyright Conference (CCC). She also taught a 10-week lecture series on music publishing at the University of California, Los Angeles which was always well attended.
Tony Mastronardi, who founded TouchTunes said, “Within the music industry, Linda was a visionary. Although not from the Internet age, she knew much earlier than most other veterans that the recording industry needed to embrace change and reposition itself for the new reality of downloadable content.”
Singer, songwriter and artist Jennifer Warnes said, “On October 26th, 2014, my beautiful, bright and much beloved friend, ally and advocate, Linda Komorsky, was struck down in a car accident and has left our world. Linda was a highly respected music publisher, one of the first females in a male industry — beautiful, feminine, smart, funny, strong and self reverent. We used to joke that our generation of women were collectively the ‘first pancake on the griddle’. A few rare women of my generation took it upon themselves to embody gender equality long before that idea was popular. To make any social change requires vision and courage. Linda was that girl — in the right place, at the right time, offering the right medicine. She made it all taste good. She was the wind beneath many people’s wings, mine included. I salute her artistry and grace from depths of my feminine heart. I wish Linda had written a book about what she knew. I would give that book to every young woman who aspires to make a difference in the world.”
Click here to read the full press release about the scholarship.
Donations, of any amount, are greatly appreciated.
Note: The AIMP Scholarship Fund – Los Angeles, Inc. is a recognized 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations (financial or product) are tax deductible. No goods or services are provided in consideration of your gift. Please consult with your tax advisor for details.
Please send any questions regarding the Linda Komorsky Scholarship to: lkscholarship@aimp.org.
