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Sounds of Berklee

Listen to the stars of tomorrow…today, as well as Berklee faculty members, alumni, and a few legendary artists, coming to the college as visiting artists.

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Inside Berklee: Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten

Inside Berklee: Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten

After several years of hiatus, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones are reuniting for a two-week tour starting June 1, 2016 and... Read more

17 May 2016

17mins

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Teaching Vocal Versatility

Teaching Vocal Versatility

Boston Conservatory at Berklee faculty Christy Turnbow and Michael Hanley talk about the importance of vocal health, wha... Read more

4 Apr 2018

24mins

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Inside Berklee: Melissa Ferrick

Inside Berklee: Melissa Ferrick

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Melissa Ferrick, an associate professor in Berklee's Songwriting Department, talks ab... Read more

22 Mar 2016

16mins

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Student Yuning Song to Sing at Berklee's Chinese New Year Festival Concert

Student Yuning Song to Sing at Berklee's Chinese New Year Festival Concert

By the time Yuning Song entered Berklee last fall, he was already an award-winning composer who graduated from Beijing’s... Read more

30 Jan 2018

4mins

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Kishi Bashi '99, "Manchester?"

Kishi Bashi '99, "Manchester?"

By Adam OlennFebruary 27, 20121999 film scoring alumnus Kishi Bashi has toured with Sondre Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, and of... Read more

15 Jul 2015

4mins

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Stephane Wrembel, "The Edge"

Stephane Wrembel, "The Edge"

January 24, 2013Guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel ’02 learned to play in the style of Django Reinhardt in the gyps... Read more

9 Sep 2015

3mins

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John Scofield, "Ideofunk"

John Scofield, "Ideofunk"

December 19, 2012 | Rob Hochschild A widely influential jazz guitarist, alumnus John Scofield is bringing one of his mos... Read more

9 Sep 2015

7mins

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Nella Rojas Explores Solitude with 'Voy'

Nella Rojas Explores Solitude with 'Voy'

Berklee alumna Nella Rojas muses on solitude with a Latin beat in the title track from her upcoming album.

23 Apr 2019

4mins

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Berklee Alumni Advice: Paul Riggio '98 (Film Scoring; CEO of Tunespring.com, Groove Guild)

Berklee Alumni Advice: Paul Riggio '98 (Film Scoring; CEO of Tunespring.com, Groove Guild)

Berklee Alumni Advice: Paul Riggio '98 (Film Scoring; CEO of Tunespring.com, Groove Guild) by Berklee College of Music

26 May 2015

2mins

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Mental Health for Musicians

Mental Health for Musicians

Leah Driscoll B.M. '03, director of Student Wellness Promotion and Services, and student Lyzz Zinn discuss mental health... Read more

25 Sep 2019

20mins

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Tonya Butler Talks Personal Responsibility in the Industry

Tonya Butler Talks Personal Responsibility in the Industry

The assistant chair of Berklee's Music Business/Management Department offers her practical, tough-love wisdom on making ... Read more

11 Dec 2018

23mins

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Lonely Path Finds the Thread on 'Continuum'

Lonely Path Finds the Thread on 'Continuum'

As we break for the holiday recess, 'Sounds of Berklee' flips the mic to our student engineer, Darcy Davis, whose band o... Read more

19 Dec 2018

6mins

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Women of the World, "Dere Na"

Women of the World, "Dere Na"

By Adam Renn Olenn | October 26, 2012The world music supergroup Women of the World is almost entirely comprised of Berkl... Read more

27 Jul 2015

4mins

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Inside Berklee: Bob Boilen of NPR Music

Inside Berklee: Bob Boilen of NPR Music

Bob Boilen of NPR Music, recently visited Berklee, along with cohost Stephen Thompson, to hang out with students, facult... Read more

26 Jun 2015

19mins

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Melissa Aldana Explores Self-Identity on ‘Visions’

Melissa Aldana Explores Self-Identity on ‘Visions’

Award-winning Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana B.M. '09 talks about the inspiration for her latest album, struggles sh... Read more

19 Nov 2019

23mins

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What It's Like to be a Woman in the Music Industry

What It's Like to be a Woman in the Music Industry

Berklee and Women in Music recently released the first-ever study of women working in the music industry. Erin Barra, wh... Read more

19 Mar 2019

21mins

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Big Thief's Buck Meek Comes Full Circle

Big Thief's Buck Meek Comes Full Circle

Buck Meek B.M. ’10 discusses returning to Berklee on tour with Jeff Tweedy, writing and recording with Big Thief, how a ... Read more

7 May 2019

31mins

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Berta Rojas and Paquito D'Rivera Perform "Las Abejas" from Latin Grammy-Nominated Album

Berta Rojas and Paquito D'Rivera Perform "Las Abejas" from Latin Grammy-Nominated Album

Berta Rojas and Paquito D'Rivera's Dia y Medio sprang from their four-year tour across the Americas. Here, we listen to ... Read more

14 Nov 2018

5mins

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Saxophonist Walter Smith III’s Uncommon Range

Saxophonist Walter Smith III’s Uncommon Range

The incoming Woodwind Department chair’s versatility and lyricism are on full display in his new band, co-led with guita... Read more

29 Jan 2019

8mins

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Film Composer Pedro Osuna Reinvents Himself with Each Score

Film Composer Pedro Osuna Reinvents Himself with Each Score

In this episode, Pedro Osuna talks about deadlines, working in L.A., and finding his compositional voice.

5 Nov 2019

11mins

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