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Berklee City Music Network Podcast

Berklee City Music Network

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Berklee City Music is a nonprofit program that harnesses the energy of contemporary music to provide music education to 4th through 12th graders in underserved communities at 38 Network sites,educating more than 10,000 students across the country. With year-round instruction, the Berklee PULSE Music method online music education platform, expert faculty, individualized mentoring and a comprehensive curriculum, Berklee City Music combines the environment of attention and encouragement. Youth ...
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In this five-episode podcast from Berklee Online, the online school of Berklee College of Music, we examine four very different musical acts, and track their progress across various crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter, PledgeMusic, and Indiegogo. We look at all the pertinent points of launching a successful crowdfunding campaign, and touch upon the history and the future of online music crowdfunding, through interviews with famous musicians, platform heads, and teachers from Berkle ...
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Pivot Point explores the personal experiences of those who have made a life and career in the world of film, music and the arts. We’ll hear from industry pros about how they got started, the hurdles they overcame and the help they received along the way. Joseph’s style of interviewing reveals stories we embrace as our own, finding empathy and encouragement in the creative journey and hopefully help you move closer to your own personal Pivot Point.
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This is a weekly podcast about the craft of songwriting hosted by Berklee College of Music Professor Scarlet Keys. She takes deep dive into the craft, technique and art of songwriting in conversations with eminent songwriters, producers, and other creatives asking questions only a songwriting professor would ask so listeners can walk away inspired and armed with clear and actionable tools and techniques they can apply to their songwriting.
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New Artist Model ( http://newartistmodel.com ) in an online music business school for independent musicians, performers, recording artists, producers, managers, and songwriters who are driven to succeed and want to work smarter. Taught by Dave Kusek, the founder of Berkleemusic, New Artist Model offers a variety of classes that let you learn anywhere, anytime and at a fraction of the cost of other classes. You pick what aspects of your career you need help with the most and New Artist Model ...
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20 Minute Morning Show

20 Minute Morning Show

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The 20 minute morning show is a a snap shot of today’s popular culture and news stories. The show is hosted by award winning broadcast veteran Bj Murphy based in Charlotte NC...This show is coming out of the camera angle lens of the AfricanAfrican American experience. This daily show is delivered weekday mornings at 6am. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bj-murphy9/support
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Diving into the day-to-day details of a composer: what they do, how they do it, and why. Nadia, the host, is a composer and a graduate from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring. She shares her personal experiences, tips, and interviews other composers to give you an insider's view on composing professionally. Website: https://www.nadiamair.com/the-composers-life Email: nadiammair@gmail.com
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The Vocalist Podcast

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The Vocalist Podcast is your ultimate guide to all things vocal technique, college musical theatre auditions, audition tips, and so much more! Here we will interview top musical theatre professors on the audition process, and industry pros, as well as talk about evidence based vocal tips to take your singing to the next level.
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Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason are the founders of AphroChic, a brand focused on celebrating the history and cultures of the African Diaspora through modern media and design. Following the release of their bestselling book, AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home, hailed as “one of the most important design books of our time,” the couple is expanding the conversation on Black life. Hosted from the library of their AphroFarmhouse, each month Hays and Mason sit down with creat ...
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Welcome to Guitar Villains! I'm your host, Tyler Larson. Why Guitar Villains? Because villains are cooler than heroes, it’s just a fact. This is a podcast by guitar players for guitar players and over the course of this series we’ll talk to some of the most creative and innovative minds in the community about how they’ve achieved the things they have on the instrument and how you can become a better player yourself.
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Andrea von Kampen hosts a biweekly discussion with inspiring women who are succeeding in their fields. Andrea explores topics like the road to Broadway, publishing a cookbook, directing films, writing music, training at Julliard, starting a non-profit, traveling the world, and so much more.
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Yann Ilunga from The Jazz Spotlight brings you conversations with music industry experts, club owners, festival organizers and world’s renowned such as of Dave Holland, Grammy Award-winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gary Burton, Kool & The Gang, Cyrille Aimée, Ambrose Akinmusire, The Bad Plus' Dave King, Snarky Puppy and Jamie Cullum. Get inspired and listen to advice that will help you be a better independent musician – from how to master your craft to finding gigs and promote yourself on ...
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Are you ready to be inspired? Welcome to Buffalo Business and Banter where we'll take you on an adventure through the lives of successful local entrepreneurs right here in Buffalo, NY! In every episode, we'll delve deep into the incredible stories of these savvy business owners, uncovering the challenges they've faced, the creative solutions they've used to overcome them, and the secrets behind their SUCCESS! But that's not all - we'll also show you why Buffalo is the perfect place to live a ...
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Today I have Berklee Professor Ben Camp on the show discussing AI We talk about where it is now and what it means for songwriters in the future. We talk ethics, creativity, originality, works that are derivative and Ben takes a song we wrote together years ago and puts it through AI to demonstrate some of the current possibilities AI offers creativ…
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In this episode, Pat Pattison, author of "Writing Better Lyrics" walks us through step by step of how to find metaphors. This is the exercise I gave to writer Madi Diaz that she talked about in the previous episode. Pat talks about the difference between simile and metaphor for songwriters, passing metaphors and central metaphors and takes us throu…
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My guest today is one of my former students singer/songwriter Madi Diaz Madi grew up in Pennsylvania where she was homes schooled by her mother and took piano lessons from her father at the age of 5. After high school, Madi was accepted to Berklee College of Music and met her first collaborator Kyle Ryan which led to her recording her first record …
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-Fatal Affair: a man whose adulterous affair with two young women led to his gruesome murder. -Diss Track Drama A 15-year-old boy's diss track about his grandmother goes viral. -Celebrity Tension: What happened when Michael Ealy seemingly disrespected Jonathan Majors by hugging Meagan Good and not acknowledging him? - The End of Civilized Democracy…
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In this minisode, I talk about writing melody and thinking of melody as the song's tone of voice. Auditioning melodies to make sure we pair the best notes with our most important words and the power of unstable notes in writing great melodies. To join my summer songwriting class "Writing Better Melodies" click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mel…
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Ever felt drained, as if each day yields diminishing returns? Streamline offers a fresh perspective on navigating life’s complexities with renewed vitality and purpose. It poses a compelling question: Can we achieve greater fulfillment by expending less energy? The answer lies in a targeted methodology anchored in the concept of life congruence. St…
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Why does Emmy Award Winner Claudio Ragazzi want to compose for Teletubbies? Find out now by listening to his interview. Website: https://www.claudioragazzi.com/film-tv IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706420/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x9gv5rJtLNiMQ0JmeMCuk Berklee Interviews is a series of interviews with professor…
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Arriving in Philadelphia after deejaying in her native New York and Washington D.C., where she was known for a time as “Ebony Moonbeams,” Dyana Williams established the popular radio show “Love on the Menu” for radio station WDAS and later Soulful Sundays for Classix 107.9. The latter show lasting for 12 years before signing off for the last time i…
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Dr. George C. Fraser is a Cleveland-based author, entrepreneur, and speaker focusing on improving networking skills, building wealth, and improving diversity and inclusion. In 2011 Fraser was inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum. He has been awarded over 350 awards and citations from around the world including 3 Honorary Doct…
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"Inspiration is for Amateurs" "Don't be 'a writer' but instead be writing." - Faulkner "Just begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe To join the "What's in a Song" community membership: https://buymeacoffee.com/scarlet.keys Link to song from band Corner Boy "Morning Morning": https://…
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In this Episode, Robert Ellis Orrall talks about writing with Taylor Swift. What she was like as a young writer, how he set up the showcase that got her a record deal and shares two songs her wrote with Swift along with an original from his latest record. Upcoming workshop: Taylor Swift Master class this Tuesday May 28th: https://www.eventbrite.com…
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My guest today s an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Will Kimbrough. As a producer, he has produced albums for Rodney Crowell, Todd Snider, Kim Richey, Garrison Star and Matthew Ryan to name a few. His songs have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Little Fear, Jack Ingram, and he has collaborated with Rosanne Cash, Guy Cl…
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Part two of an interview with award winning film composer and TV composer Blair Mowat, recently nominated for a BAFTA for his score for ITV's Nolly. Blair Mowat has composed over 200 scores for films, theater, and television, with clients ranging from The English National Ballet and The Royal Shakespeare Company to the likes of BBC, SKY, and ITV. H…
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Four officers were killed in a shooting while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, including one deputy US marshal and two local task force officers, authorities say. A total of eight law enforcement officers were shot during the incident, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a Monday evening n…
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In today’s podcast, the unfolding legal drama between Katherine Jackson and her grandson Bigi, also known as Blanket, over the use of Michael Jackson’s estate funds; the potential consequences for Donald Trump, who faces numerous felony charges and the possibility of jail time if convicted; the controversial decision in Tennessee allowing teachers …
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An interview with award winning film composer and TV composer Blair Mowat, recently nominated for a BAFTA for his score for ITV's Nolly. Blair Mowat has composed over 200 scores for films, theater, and television, with clients ranging from The English National Ballet and The Royal Shakespeare Company to the likes of BBC, SKY, and ITV. He is a BAFTA…
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Guest: Emmett G. Price III, dean of the Africana Studies Division, will discuss the concert and the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Berklee College of Music's Signature Series will celebrate the power of gospel music at Gospel Extravaganza 2024 on Thursday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center. Tickets for the seated event are a…
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Brother Illia Rashad Muhammad, The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's Research Team and the Final Call Newspaper will be visiting Washington DC the weekend of May 25, 2024 https://www.nationbrothers.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bj-murphy9/support
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The storytelling effects of nouns. Mixed by Peter Sykes: https://www.petersykesmusic.com/ Otto Gross: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnxx19QD-vxD4wnYGTn3Jw Scarlet's website: https://www.scarletkeys.com Scarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/ Scarlet's website: https://www.scarletkeys.com Scarlet's instagram: https://…
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I wanted to give my spin on the drama this happening with P. Diddy. My comments are these are the unintended consequences of doing evil at a high-level and never thinking that one day you would be brought to account for what you have done. I hope people are looking at this through a spiritual lens because this is the time of exposure and P. Diddy i…
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In this minisode, I talk about the power of verbs and how they can do more than just their expected work but can help to tell your story, create characters and build metaphors. Mixed by Peter Sykes: https://www.petersykesmusic.com/ Otto Gross: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnxx19QD-vxD4wnYGTn3Jw Scarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sc…
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An interview with Emmy award winning film composers Robert Lydecker and Kevin Lax, who recently co-scored the new film Orion and the Dark out on Netflix. Join us as we discuss what drove them to pursue film scoring, behind the scenes on working with directors, and their thoughts on the industry. They also give plenty advice for people interested in…
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Today's episode is allll about the seventh mode, Locrian. Listen to hear how to construct it, songs based in this mode, and a composition created live. For more help to understand Locrian, you can visit this page: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/using-modes-to-compose-locrian This link will take you to video examples, the songs mentioned in the epis…
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Thavius Beck’s story started in Minneapolis and led him to California, into the Golden age of Los Angeles’ underground Hip-Hop culture through legendary venues like The Good Life, Project Blowed and Low End Theory. Emerging as a respected producer, emcee and electronic music performer, Thavius continued to walk the road laid out for him by his crea…
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Hi there, Thank you so much for your support and for listening to today's episode. It is sixth in a mini-series about modes, where I break them down and then compose with them! This one is all about Aeolian. To get more help with it, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Aeolian sca…
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In this episode, Ingrid talk about her influences, meeting her producer and shares three songs from her upcoming album. She talks about writing in opening tuning and writing process. https://www.instagram.com/ingridsaga/?hl=en Mixed by Peter Sykes: https://www.petersykesmusic.com/ Otto Gross: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnxx19QD-vxD4wnYGTn3Jw…
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Get ready to dive into the sizzling world of dance rebellion as our podcast guest, the one and only Melinda Markulis, takes us behind the scenes of Buffalo's hottest sensation - Underground Blo! 🌟 In this episode, we sit down with the fearless entrepreneur and creator of Buffalo's female hip-hop heels rebellious dance group, Melinda Markulis (IG: @…
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In this Episode I talk with singer/songwriter/producer/actor Aidan Laprete about Voice lessons, finding your sound, and producing. He walks us through writing melody takes - gibberish to find melodies, turning mumbles into words and making it make sense and shares guitar voicings to help you out of sonic ruts. Aidan is from Hawaii and was first kno…
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Embark on a style adventure with Giovanni Centurione, the visionary owner of Trend Up on Allen Street in Buffalo. Giovanni, a fashion enthusiast who once navigated the streets of New York City, brought the pulsating energy of the city to Buffalo in 2016. Join us as we dive into the heart of Giovanni's fashion expedition, exploring the vibrant fusio…
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Pope Francis has granted his formal approval allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples so long as they do not appear to endorse their marriage, marking the church's most permissive decree yet on the issue of same-sex couples. Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…
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TEDDY ASTIN’S NEW BOOK RELEASE. “A GOLDEN PAST -AND- A PLATINUM FUTURE” An Industry Insider’s Historic Insights on Black Music and Entertainment and Atlanta’s Emergence as a National Music & Film Mecca a former six-year-old paperboy to the warehouse of Warner Brothers Records. Teddy Astin eventually became a supervisor of the mailroom in Atlanta, t…
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Stuart Roslyn is a composer, producer and musician specializing in original music for motion pictures and their trailers. He also creates unique soundscapes for network tv and big brand commercials. His career spans more than 20 years composing and producing many genres of music for the biggest names in entertainment. He is either directing a full …
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Hi there, Thank you so much for your support and for listening to today's episode. It is fifth in a mini-series about modes, where I break them down and then compose with them! This one is all about Mixolydian. To get more help with it, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Mixolydi…
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Lorenzo Williams is part owner of the WI based nutrition company entitled “ Journey 2 A Better Health” he along side his wife has vowed to assist people to choose a healthier lifestyle through making better food choices. Lorenzo is a 2 times cancer survivor who last bout would had proven fatal had he not equipped his body with the proper vitamins a…
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Events Unlimited presents a special Black Tie Banquet in Phoenix at South Phoenix Missionary Baptist Church with Muhammad Mosque #32. The keynote speaker Brother Student Minister Nuri Muhammad on November 11th. For the Self Defense class with Brother Aziz Muhammad on Saturday morning and the Banquet that evening contact Sister Lakesha Muhammad 480-…
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Join host BJ Murphy on the "20 Minute Morning Show Podcast" as he explores the vibrant musical journey of the Silva Lining Band, a unique ensemble that bridges the gap between two culturally rich cities, Lisbon and London. Born in Lisbon and raised in London, this family trio, comprising Nuno, Catarina, and Tiago, infuses their Portuguese roots wit…
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In this episode, I share a little peak into the craft and poetry of Taylor Swift's songwriting. We look at her choice of chord progressions and one way in to one of her epic bridge sections as well as her use of metaphor. You will walk away with a few tools from the woman currently ruling the world that you can try in your own songs no matter what …
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Hello everyone! Thanks for listening to today's episode. It is fourth in a mini-series about modes, where I break them down and then compose with them! This one is all about Lydian. To get more help with it, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Lydian scales: https://www.nadiamair.…
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN’S CONSORTIUM: Who They Are The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (Southern Black Girls) is a collective of Black women in philanthropy, activism and girls’ work, who hold deep roots in movement-building. Established in 2017, Southern Black Girls has become a disruptor in grant-making and is positio…
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Candice Luter is an Iowa-based furniture designer and artist, creating furnishings and accessories for the home that are a perfect balance of beauty and functionality. The latest artist to join the AphroChic Art Shop, Candice is using design as something transformative for herself, while also creating a safe space for women in the furniture design …
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David Wilcox is an award winning and highly acclaimed American singer songwriter from Asheville North Carolina. His storytelling cuts deep into the soul and observes the human condition from both the nerve center and the outside looking in. He’s released more than 20 records and is famous for his thoughtful insights, humor and open tunings on guita…
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David Wilcox is an award winning and highly acclaimed American singer songwriter from Asheville North Carolina. His storytelling cuts deep into the soul and observes the human condition from both the nerve center and the outside looking in. He’s released more than 20 records and is famous for his thoughtful insights, humor and open tunings on guita…
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We’re revisiting our summer of 2020 conversation with one of New York’s most prominent chefs, JJ Johnson, that was held on Instagram Live. We discussed the James Beard Award winning chef’s heroic work feeding those in need during lockdown and his focus on developing a creative ecosystem that supports Black farmers, restaurants and consumers.…
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In this episode, we break down co-writing and talk about reflecting back on process and what can be learned from taking pause and observing what went well and what you wish had gone differently making you a better writer and co-writer going forward. To purchase Mark's books: https://www.amazon.com/Songwriting-Strategies-360-Degree-Approach-Music/dp…
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