Sounds of Berklee

In this episode of Sound of Berklee, Pablo Munguía, the director of Berklee’s Music Production, Technology, and Innovation master’s program talks about how he helps students push the frontiers of music and technology, and about reuniting with Justin Timberlake for this February’s Super Bowl halftime show.

In this episode of Sounds of Berklee, we're listening to the title track of Iris Lune's newest album, Lost in Chatter, to hear how the band is creating music that challenges the status quo of today's pop.

A veteran session musician and longtime touring road warrior, world-renowned drummer, composer, and producer Omar Hakim has performed on records and tours with the biggest names in music without ever allowing himself to be typecast by genre. In the realm of R&B and pop, he’s worked with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Daft Punk. In jazz, his extensive credits include work with Miles Da...

Take a listen to student Kiersten Kelly’s debut single, "Get Out," a song that establishes her as a powerful pop artist ready to take on the world and give every modern woman an anthem.

On this week's Sounds of Berklee, we're featuring Ben Johnston's 5th quartet, a work that highlights Johnston’s microtonal gymnastics built on just-tuned intervals, performed by Kepler Quartet. The song was recorded as part of a larger project to record Johnston’s entire body of work, a project that took 14 years.

In this episode, Erin Barra B.M. '06 talks about her anti-tech roots, walks us through the production of a new song, and discusses why she pushes students to use technology to help achieve their vision.

Mariza's "Alma," off her 2015 album, Mundo, fuses traditional fado melodies with newer styles, and is sung in Spanish. Mariza will receive the Master of Mediterranean Music Award from Berklee's Mediterranean Music Institute on November 11.

This episode features a track, "Let's Live Again," from 2006 Berklee graduate Lauren Kinhan's critically acclaimed new album, "A Sleepin' Bee," which offers new takes on the songs of Nancy Wilson, the legendary jazz vocalist and 1994 Berklee honorary doctorate recipient. Kinhan recorded the album in Berklee's Shames Family Scoring Stage with eight-time Grammy-winning producer Elliot Scheiner (a 20...

Berklee Voice Professor Livingston Taylor talks about the key principles of good stage performance techniques.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Michael Shinn talks about key skills that every modern day musician needs to be build a career in the arts, and what he hopes to achieve as Boston Conservatory at Berklee's new dean of music.

Molly Tuttle, a 2014 Berklee alumna, recently won the International Bluegrass Music Association award for Best Guitarist, becoming the first female to do so since the IBMAs began in 1990. In 2017, Tuttle's debut EP, 'Rise,' debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart. This podcast features a track from that EP, which is available via CDBaby here: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/mollytuttle...

For her new album, guitarist Kaki King teamed up with birnCORE, the Berklee Internet Radio Network's (BIRN) independent record label, to reimagine selections from her catalog with the help of a chamber orchestra comprising Berklee personnel.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, seventh-semester student Paloma Menendez calls in from her semester abroad at Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain, where she’s taking a respite from her music-business-heavy schedule to re-energize her singing and songwriting.

Modern Drummer magazine calls Marko Djordjevic, an assistant professor of percussion at Berklee, a “world class drummer” and “a true innovator.” Djordjevic and his band, Sveti, will perform at this year’s Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival on September 30.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Rhoda Bernard discusses how her decade of successful work in educating special-needs students and their teachers has evolved into the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, and where she plans to take this program in the future.

"Pretty Good for a Girl," a track on Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers' first studio album, The EastWest Sessions, is about empowering and supporting women and a cause Berklee alumna Abair B.M. '91 has taken up.

Carin Nuernberg, Berklee’s vice president of online education, discusses Berklee Online’s forthcoming master’s degree program and how students can take advantage of flexible pathways to study and earn degrees with Berklee through an array of options.

The new Lady Pills' track "Old Song," showcases their affinity for pairing punky, fuzzed-out guitars alongside ethereal melodies and unexpected song structure. The song was released just prior to the band's set at Lollapalooza 2017.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Nichelle Mungo talks about the history of the Berklee Gospel and Roots Choir, the difference between traditional and contemporary gospel, and how the choir keeps the party going at Newport.

Songwriter and music therapist Brandon Hassan B.M. '17, who performs under the moniker Brandon Shah, made it to the top 24 of the hit show "X-Factor" when he was only 16. Take a listen to “Work of Art,” the lead track from his EP "Young Love." And be sure to catch him performing at B3 in July.

Jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator Jason Palmer discusses his music and shares a track from his latest album as he prepares to lead a Berklee septet at the Newport Jazz Festival and Toronto Jazz Festival.

Trumpet player, composer, and music teacher Paul Sanchez will perform as part of Berklee's Summer in the City series. Listen to his song “A Traves de Tus Ojos” (“Through Your Eyes”), which he wrote about his wife.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, musician Todd Rundgren '17H reflects on his decades-long career as well as his Berklee experience as an honorary doctorate recipient and this year's commencement speaker.

In Part Two of Tony Brown's interview with Esperanza Spalding, the two talk about her early days in Portland, Oregon; her mother's influence on her musical development; why feedback is important; and what's next for her.

Esperanza Spalding and the BIRN's Tony Brown talk about the inspiration for her album Emily's D+Evolution and how the song "Unconditional Love" came about.