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Berklee to Honor Wang Leehom, King of Chinese Pop, at Symphony Hall
September 22, 2016
Berklee students will celebrate Chinese-American singer-songwriter, movie star, producer, and director Wang Leehom with a program of his globally popular music, and Wang himself will join them on stage to perform selections and to receive an honorary doctorate from Berklee.
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Berklee Students, Alumni Perform on Flamenco Album Nominated for a Latin Grammy
September 22, 2016
José Mercé's 2016 album, Doy La Cara, is nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album. It was produced by Mediterranean Music Institute Artistic Director Javier Limón and features nine current or former Berklee students.
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Slideshow: Berklee Kicks off New School Year
September 16, 2016
Berklee celebrated the start of the 2016–2017 academic year by welcoming entering students and their families to campus, while faculty and staff reaffirmed their commitment to helping students succeed.
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Alumni Give Soaring Score to Clint Eastwood's Box Office Smash Sully
September 15, 2016
Alumni Tierney Sutton '87 and Christian Jacob '86 worked closely with legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood to score box office leader Sully, a biopic about airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, starring Tom Hanks.
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PODCAST: Inside Berklee—Noémie Legrand '16
September 6, 2016
In this episode of Inside Berklee, Noémie Legrand '16, lead singer of the band Noé, tells the story of how she scored a gig at the 2016 Osheaga Festival and how the Berklee Popular Music Institute helped her rise to the occasion.
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Industry Advice from Alumni Working on This Summer’s Biggest Films
August 12, 2016
A dozen people profiled in our feature on alumni working on music and sound for some of this summer’s biggest films share their advice for current students and more recent alumni looking to get their start in the film industry.
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Summer’s Top Films Fueled by Music and Sound from Berklee Alumni
August 12, 2016
When the closing credits roll after a film in your local movie theater this summer, there’s a good chance that one or more of those names on the screen are Berklee alumni.
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Alumni Nominated for Emmy Awards
August 11, 2016
Six Berklee alumni are nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Berklee Alumnus Lucas Vidal Creates ESPN Theme for Olympic Games in Rio
August 11, 2016
The millions of viewers who tune in to ESPN's coverage of the Olympic Games this summer will be moved not just by the athletes' feats, but by a song created by an international team of musicians, including Lucas Vidal '06.
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PODCAST: Life After Berklee—Bent Knee
August 9, 2016
On the heels of signing with independent label Cuneiform Records, Bent Knee guitarist Ben Levin '11 and bassist Jessica Kion '13 dropped by the Berklee alumni offices to discuss the making of their just-released critically acclaimed album Say So, life on the road, and becoming partners in music and life.
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Selah Poitier '16 Perseveres through Trials into Breakthrough Success
August 8, 2016
Bahamian bassist, vocalist, composer, and songwriter Selah Poitier ’16 overcomes trials on her journey in music, breaking through with authenticity, faith, and perseverance.
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BostInno: How One Man Melded His Love of Music with Entrepreneurship
July 28, 2016
BostInno reports on Berklee alumnus Johannes Flecker, whose melding of music with entrepreneurship resulted in the launch of Sound Leadership, a successful corporate leadership coaching venture.
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PODCAST: Anthony Fung
July 26, 2016
Anthony Fung '15, '16G—who will continue his jazz studies at the Thelonious Monk Institute—leads his quintet on this week's featured podcast track.
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Shea Rose Imparts Advice to Vocal Summit Students
July 20, 2016
Singer-songwriter, performer, and social change activist Shea Rose ’11 passed along career advice and hard-earned wisdom to students attending Berklee's Vocal Summit Summer program.
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Grace Kelly '11 Is 'Trying to Figure It Out'
July 18, 2016
Fresh off her latest album and a stint in the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, at 24, alto saxophonist Grace Kelly '11 has only just begun.
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Satya Hinduja Taps into the Right Frequencies with Her Alchemic Sonic Environment Performance
July 14, 2016
Satya Hinduja '04 talks about her musical journey, the transformation of the music industry in India, and finding what she calls her life’s mission to educate people about “the importance of frequencies and the subconscious.”
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PODCAST: Inside Berklee—Bryan Grone '08
July 12, 2016
A Berklee graduate talks about working for Spotify and producing live sessions with artists such as D'Angelo and Demi Lovato.
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Olivia Mok Finds Her Passion—and Two Master's Degrees—at Berklee's Valencia Campus
July 8, 2016
Juilliard graduate Olivia Mok combines her violin training with the production skills she learned during two Berklee master's degree programs to create music all her own.
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Berklee Alumnus Ramin Djawadi '98 Stuns with Game of Thrones Finale Music
July 1, 2016
The finale of HBO's Game of Thrones was stunning not just for its plot twists but also for its haunting 10-minute song, "Light of the Seven," by composer and Berklee alumnus Ramin Djawadi '98.
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Faculty and Students Collaborate with the Carter Center to Produce 'Love is the Answer'
June 21, 2016
Berklee faculty, students, and alumni collaborated with the Carter Center’s Human Rights Program to produce a song titled "Love is the Answer.” The video for the song premiered at the Carter Center’s 2016 Human Rights Defender’s Forum.
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