Sounds of Berklee

The Ruta Beggars, a student bluegrass band from Berklee, share "The Trains Don't Run No More in Boston," a song inspired by the MBTA.

Oakland-born singer Dalaun (Jordan Holly B.M. ’17) sings with the laid-back confidence of a seasoned R&B star on her first single, "Beggin.'" Catch her at BAMS Fest (https://www.bamsfest.org) on Saturday, June 22. Engineered by Tony Brown Edited by Darcy Davis Theme music by Sleeping Lion

After graduating from Berklee's film scoring program in Valencia, Spain, Félix Carcone M.M. '15 co-created the highly successful game The Live Thriller in Paris. He tells us why it's been such a hit, and we take a listen to the theme song.

Shirly Spikes, an electronic production and design major and CEO of Virtuo Studios, shares her insights into the rapidly evolving industry of virtual reality and its potential to transform music education. Theme music 'You Made Me' by Sleeping Lion.

In this episode, we hear a soulful track from rapper, singer, and producer Myia Thornton, a current student studying music production and engineering. Thornton recently brought her skills to the 2019 commencement concert, where she covered a couple Missy Elliott tunes while Elliott herself was in the audience.

Buck Meek B.M. ’10 discusses returning to Berklee on tour with Jeff Tweedy, writing and recording with Big Thief, how a surreal encounter with Joni Mitchell helped him finish his song “Halo Light," and more. Image by Shervin Lainez.

Dancer and choreographer, Ebony Williams (B.F.A. '05, contemporary dance), noted for her work with Beyoncé, was recently honored with an Alumni Achievement Award. She talks here about her road to a dance career and how she uses stories to inform her choreography. (Image by Nikita Alba)

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

Listen to Hakim’s slow-burning single, "Bet She Looks Like You,” ahead of his April 19 show at the Red Room at Cafe 939. Engineered by Zanne Hanna Edited by Darcy Davis

As a player and an educator, Berklee's new Guitar Department chair balances deep roots in tradition with stylistically diverse collaborations. Visit kimperlak.com for links to more music by Kim Perlak and the Perlak/Tronzo Duo.

Bands ranging from Americana and jazz to Berklee’s Balkan Choir and Indian Ensemble reimagined Metallica songs for Boston Conservatory at Berklee's Center Stage dance concert, 'Limitless,' April 11–14. Visit bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/centerstage for tickets and more information.

Berklee and Women in Music recently released the first-ever study of women working in the music industry. Erin Barra, who helmed the project, and researcher Becky Prior delve into the report's process, its findings, and how the industry can do better.

Alumnae folk trio Lula Wiles—featuring Eleanor Buckland '15, Isa Burke B.M. '16, and Mali Obomsawin '14—craft songs steeped in folk traditions, but with a raw and modern perspective. Listen to the ethereal triple harmonies in their ballad of heartbreak, "Love Gone Wrong."

Molsky's Mountain Drifters Search for a 'Bright Side Somewhere' by Berklee College of Music

Krystal Banfield, who leads Berklee City Music, talks with Stefanie Henning of the Career Center about how City Music helps disadvantaged young people develop musically while at the same time giving them an artistic community to thrive in.

Grammy-winning Brazilian vocalist and songwriter Luciana Souza B.M. ‘88, a featured performer at Larry Klein Meets Berklee on February 21, sets music to poetry on her latest album, The Book of Longing.

As Boston Conservatory at Berklee prepares to stage 'Hydrogen Jukebox,' a chamber opera collaboration between composer Philip Glass and poet Allen Ginsberg, director Nathan Troup shares his vision for adapting the experimental piece for today’s audience.

The incoming Woodwind Department chair’s versatility and lyricism are on full display in his new band, co-led with guitarist Matthew Stevens B.M. ’04. The band’s album was released on Whirlwind Recordings, owned by renowned bassist and composer Michael Janisch B.M. ’02.

Veteran Chinese music producer Billy Koh shares the insights he's gleaned from four decades working in the industry.

As we break for the holiday recess, 'Sounds of Berklee' flips the mic to our student engineer, Darcy Davis, whose band of fellow Berklee students, Lonely Path, just released their first single, "Continuum" on Spotify. Take a listen to the energetic, funked-up song and see if you're not humming that chorus all week.

The assistant chair of Berklee's Music Business/Management Department offers her practical, tough-love wisdom on making it in today’s industry.

Berklee Indian Ensemble Brings "Untold Stories" to Life by Berklee College of Music

Berklee's fall events calendar is stuffed full of senior recitals—each one telling its own story from showing up on campus with one idea, to graduating with many more to draw on. Here, three of those students share how they went about creating their final show at Berklee.

Berta Rojas and Paquito D'Rivera's Dia y Medio sprang from their four-year tour across the Americas. Here, we listen to "Las Abejas." Catch their Signature Series performance at Berklee on November 15.

Silkroad artists Cristina Pato, Galician bagpipes, and Edward Perez, double bass, discuss the collective's vision for education and its collaboration with Boston Conservatory at Berklee. And we listen to their song "Joropo-Festejo: Muiñeira de Chantada” from Pato’s album Latina, arranged by Perez.