Interviews

December 7, 2017

Q&A with Felipe Saalfeld, Senior Analyst at Live Nation and Musician

“I strongly encourage you to play as much as possible with any musician from campus. You’ll learn a lot from…

May 5, 2017

Q&A with Dylan Peck, Sound Engineer at Bay Area Sound and Musician

“Berklee’s campus in Valencia offered an environment and curriculum that let me focus on and nurture my own project.” Born…

January 27, 2017

Q&A with Iltaek Hong: Music Content Specialist for Google Korea

Iltaek Hong is a music content specialist and a music marketing, strategy, and industry specialist. He studied creative writing at…

November 22, 2016

Q&A with Beth Schofield, Circus Musician, Traveler, and Former Head Tech at Tedgroup

Beth Schofield is a traveling musician. Originally hailing from a small town in Cornwall, England, she is currently living in…

September 29, 2016

Q&A with Kevin Smithers, Composer, Arranger, Songwriter, and Guitarist

From being a composer of soundtracks for films such as Good Grief and Seeking Dolly Parton to his current work…

August 31, 2016

Q&A with Ricardo Curto, Co-Founder of the Yamaha Music School Valencia

Ricardo Curto is an accomplished jazz pianist, composer, and producer from the Canary Islands, Spain, who also mixes jazz and…

April 28, 2016

Q&A with Oliver Weder, Film Composer at Spitfire Audio in London, UK

Berklee alumnus Oliver Weder ’14 of Switzerland is a film composer, performer, and producer with a background in jazz, contemporary…

March 22, 2016

Q&A with Haein Erin Lee, Manager at the Global Initiatives and School Development Office at Seoul Jazz Academy

Born and raised in South Korea, Haein Erin Lee lived in Canada for seven years prior to attending Berklee College…

December 23, 2015

Q&A with Michael Sean Harris, Assistant Director at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Jamaica

After being granted a scholarship to pursue a dual major in contemporary writing and production and music synthesis (now known…

November 25, 2015

Q&A with Viktorija Pilatovic, Jazz Vocal Performance Teacher at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

Born in Klaipeda, Lithuania in 1989, Pilatovic was trained to be a piano player until she discovered jazz. That led…

October 28, 2015

Q&A with Jane Kim, A&R Manager for JYP Entertainment, South Korea

Jane Kim had been in the music business for a few years as an artist and tour manager when she…

September 28, 2015

Q&A with Jordan Gagné, Founder of Clockwork Studios in Los Angeles, US

Coming from the concert music world, Jordan Gagné says he never could have imagined that he would be able to…

August 27, 2015

Q&A with Tony Savino, Director of ‘Hello’ Documentary

Born and raised in Chicago, Tony Savino knew that he wanted to pursue a life in music from a young…

July 27, 2015

Q&A with Misty Jones, Assistant Professor of Music at Kent State University in Ohio, US

Misty Jones, who hails from San Antonio, Texas, never imagined she would study for a master’s degree at Berklee’s campus…

June 29, 2015

Where Music, Art, and Fashion Meet: A Q&A with Student Aimée Jagou

Aimée Jagou doesn’t graduate until July 2015, but she already has a foot firmly in the future. While she completes her…

June 26, 2015

Q&A with Athena Koumis, Curation Coordinator at Spotify

Music has been a constant element in Athena Koumis’ life since she began playing the violin when she was four…

November 19, 2014

Rob Dickins Visits Berklee’s Campus in Valencia

Renowned U.K. music mogul Rob Dickins (CBE) held master classes in A&R (artist and repertoire) last month at the Berklee…

January 29, 2014

First Night Boston Featured Music of Berklee Alumnus/ Faculty Ben Cantil

This year’s First Night Boston featured the work of Ben Cantil, a Berklee alumnus and current faculty member of Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain. His music played during the 10 minutes leading up to the New Year’s countdown into the first minute of 2014. Cantil describes the performance as a “combo of cinematic and electronic music, which provides a sonic backdrop for the $50,000 light show in Copley Square.” Continue reading →

September 10, 2013

Berklee in Valencia Alumni Score Spanish Short Film

Berklee in Valencia alumni Jonas Buehler and David Antolin wrote the score for the Spanish short filmTOC TOC, a movie full…

August 1, 2013

Faculty Profile: Clara Barberá

Meet our Movement for Musicians Professor and Student Affairs Manager, Clara Barberá. She is an accomplished professional dancer who was…

June 4, 2013

Master in Contemporary Performance Student Profile: Priscilla Vela

Priscilla Vela is a student of the master in contemporary performance. Vela is a prominent classically trained upright bassist from…