News

Below you will find recent news from the Office of the President.

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Wassim "Sal" Slaiby, founder and CEO of SALXCO and XO 

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SALXCO and XO 'Take Over' Berklee Class This Fall
September 15, 2021

Execs from the industry-leading management group and record label will join Berklee’s Trends and Special Topics course, connecting students with some of the biggest names in the music business.

Tina Turner

Tina Turner

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Berklee Announces 2021 Fall Signature Series Lineup
September 10, 2021

This year's series celebrates the music of Tina Turner and Billie Eilish and welcomes guest artists Daymé Arocena, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Miguel Zenón.

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How Innovation and Design Thinking Boost Music Industry Careers
September 8, 2021

The new Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Leadership and Innovation program is training students to imagine and create the music business of the future.

Zami

Philadelphia singer, songwriter, and poet Zami

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Berklee Debuts New Music Video Series, Two Track
September 7, 2021

Launching September 8, the free web series features music and storytelling segments by Berklee artists.

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Berklee, the Recording Academy, and Arizona State University Launch Women in the Mix Study
September 2, 2021

The study, which builds on a 2019 report by Berklee and Women in Music, will help to inform diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the Recording Academy and in the industry as a whole.

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Emilia Jones in the film CODA

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Apple's Movie CODA Puts Berklee on the Big Screen
August 26, 2021

The record-breaking Sundance film features musical contributions from students and alumni and tells the story of the hearing daughter of a deaf family who wants to attend Berklee.

Members of the band Mom Rock pose in vintage baseball gear

#BerkleeAnywhere’s final performance will feature Boston-based rock band Mom Rock on August 30, 2021.

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#BerkleeAnywhere Wraps More than a Year of Virtual Performances with Final Show
August 25, 2021

The weekly performance series that has featured virtual student-artist collaborations since spring 2020 will end its run in August.

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Berklee Valencia’s Student-Run Disrupción Records Releases New Compilation Album
August 18, 2021

The album, Summer Whistle, features 12 tracks composed by 21 artists from music schools around the world.

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David Murillo R. B.M. '16

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Composer David Murillo Takes Independent Path to Netflix's Top Foreign-Language Show
August 13, 2021

Just five years after graduating, the Berklee alumnus landed a gig scoring the international hit show, Who Killed Sara? (Quién Mató a Sara?).

Choir with NKOTB McIntyre

Sixteen Berklee vocalists practice at a dress rehearsal with NKOTB vocalist Joey McIntyre at Fenway Park on August 5. 

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Berklee Vocalists Back New Kids on the Block at Fenway
August 12, 2021

A group of 16 students sang with vocalist Joey McIntyre at a sold-out show on August 6.