BPMI Celebrates Dorm Sessions 13

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The Sinclair
52 Church Street
Cambridge
Massachusetts
02138
United States

Berklee Popular Music Institute (BPMI) presents Dorm Sessions 13, the new release from its student-run label, Heavy Rotation Records. The compilation—a mix of rock, pop, Americana, hard-rock, soul, and electro-pop by Berklee students and alumni—features luhx., Emilia Ali, Jacksonville Kid, MDFK, AJNA, and Yanina Johnson.

With ticket purchase you will receive free roundtrip bus service to the Sinclair (pickup at 160 Massachusetts Avenue), free custom Vans T-shirts and other limited-edition merchandise, and unlimited free photobooth pictures.

Formed in Boston, the synth-soul band luhx. pairs its undeniable groove with melancholy lyrics to create haunting tunes. Mixing the rawness and passion of soul music with the energy of modern electronic music, the band brings a high-energy and multimedia experience to any stage. It has shared bills with Lido, Los Elk, and Brynn Elliott, and has been featured at Spotify’s Women in Music Showcase and Sofar Sounds.

Yanina Johnson is a singer-songwriter from Cambridge, Masscahusetts. After studying abroad at Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain, she realized there was a lack in representation of Afro-Latina woman across the globe, so she developed an all-women’s artist collective called SheReigns. Through this she hopes to bring awareness to social and political injustices and, with her original music, to touch upon the real truths that many face in life.

Boston’s Emilia Ali made waves in the fall of 2016 with her breathtaking vocal performance on VALNTN’s international hit song, “Can’t Let Go.” To date, the song has garnered more than 14 million global streams and sold more than 100,000 downloads and equivalents. Ali released her debut EP, Dreamland, the following spring, which debuted at no. 24 on the iTunes Pop Chart and went “Spotify Viral" in multiple countries. In January 2017, Ali released Dreamland (Extended) featuring “Thick Thighs" through Listen For Pleasure/Capitol Records.

Hailing from all corners of the U.S., Jacksonville Kid is a Boston-based, Southern-psych-rock band. Trying to repaint the Americana idiom, it explores sounds that remind one of sitting on a back porch sipping lemonade on a summer day—and then blasting off into the great ether and beyond. Combining dueling fiddle and electric guitar parts, folksy-driven songwriting, and heartfelt melodies, Jacksonville Kid is an energy-packed experience.

Watch Jacksonville Kid perform its original "Toein' the Line" in this Berklee studio recording:

Hailing from Boston, MDFK fuses elements of thrash metal, death metal, and metalcore. Heavy breakdowns and fast riffing accompany politically charged lyrics. MDFK has made a name for itself in the New England thrash community for its unpredictable and explosive live performances. MDFK is working on its debut EP.

AJNA combines the eclectic sounds of indie, electronic, and glitch music to create glimpses of physical reality through sound. Founded by vocalist and guitarist Felipe Maldonado, the group includes Zak Icaza on drums, Aaron Kennedy on backing vocals and OP-1 sampler, Carlo de Biaggio on bass, Tommaso Tadionio on keys and synth, and Saguiv Rosenstock on guitar.