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Berklee College of Music (/ ˈ b ɜːr k l i /) is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts.It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, [6] it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including rock, hip hop, reggae, salsa, heavy metal and bluegrass.
The following contains a list of notable alumni of Berklee College of Music. Members of this list have attended Berklee for at least one full-time semester (not including honorary degrees or summer programs) and are notable in their respective field in the music industry .
Sallee graduated from Berklee College of Music, where he had been a member of the a cappella group Pitch Slapped. [13] Pentatonix has won three Grammy Awards: they were the first a cappella act to win Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, doing so in 2015 and 2016, [14] and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017. [15]
Since 2012, she has taught a semester course called "Hitmaking with Kara DioGuardi" at Berklee College of Music in Boston. The course was developed specifically for the fall 2012 curriculum; it has paired 27 student songwriters and producers to mirror today's music industry practices. [21] One of her students was Charlie Puth.
In May 2019, Lacamoire received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music. In April 2021, Lacamoire worked as score composer and executive music producer for Lin-Manuel Miranda 's animated movie, Sony Pictures Animation 's Vivo , which was released on Netflix on August 6, 2021.
William "Bill" G. Leavitt (October 4, 1926 – November 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist and arranger best known for his long series of guitar instruction books and for developing a related curriculum at Berklee College of Music as chair of the guitar department.
Erica Muhl (born October 26, 1961) is an American composer and conductor who was the president of Berklee College of Music until July 24, 2023. [1] She formerly served as dean of the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, and was previously dean of the University of Southern California Roski School of Art and Design before being accused of “strategic dismantlement of a formerly renowned ...
Lawrence Berk (December 10, 1908 – December 22, 1995) [1] was the founder of Berklee College of Music, a pianist, composer and arranger, and educator.. Berk oversaw the growth of the modest Schillinger House music school into the Berklee College of Music, the largest independent school of music in the world.