Sound Check
Career Jam kicks off with Sound Check, featuring performances, auditions, and prep workshops before the big event.
Schedule
Career Jam focuses on topics ranging from performance and production to business, education, and technology.
Speakers
Career Jam features a lineup of influential industry experts from the performing arts, entertainment, and technology industries.
2026 Keynote
Victoria Monét
The 2026 keynote presentation will feature multi-hyphenate artist Victoria Monét.
Victoria Monét is a three-time Grammy Award winner whose debut album, JAGUAR II (2023), and its follow-up JAGUAR II: Deluxe (2024) helped define a major breakthrough. Her hit “On My Mama” appeared across a range of Billboard charts, including reaching No. 1 in R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. Monét has performed at festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza, collaborated with artists including Usher and Davido, and released the children’s book Everywhere You Are, a New York Times bestseller. Her new album is currently planned for summer 2026.
2026 Featured Speakers
Khris Riddick-Tynes, Producer and A&R Executive
Katie Fagan, President, Mom+Pop Nashville
Troy Taylor, Music Producer, Songbook Entertainment
Ann Mincieli, Engineer and Head of Music, AK Worldwide/Jungle City Studios/She Is the Music
Timmy Haehl, Senior Director of A&R, West Coast, Big Machine Music / HYBE America
Poo Bear, Songwriter
Malita Rice, Vice President of A&R, Warner Records
Eleri Ward (BFA '17), Actor, Singer-Songwriter, Producer
Kimberly Summers, Lead, Artist Partnerships, Spotify
Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman (BM '04), Producer; Songwriter; President, Gitty Music, 3H Music
Pauline Kim, Violinist; Composer; Curator; Executive Director, MATA Festival (Music at the Anthology)
Jalen Parrish, Artist and Label Relations Manager, US, Soundcloud
2026 Featured Companies
Career Jam culminates in the Career Jam Award Show, highlighting talent from all career communities and a broad spectrum of majors. From writers to producers to business teams, this concert will showcase students for their growing industry expertise.
Career Jam award recipients and performers were selected by an expert panel of Berklee faculty and chairs, show producers, and the Career Jam talent relations ambassadors.
