Author

Jimmy Kachulis teaches songwriting and lyric writing at Berklee, conducts clinics nationwide, and has helped thousands of songwriters develop and maximize their skills. Look through the bios of some of today's best songwriters, and his name comes up again and again; his students' works have earned Grammy nominations, and been recorded by a vast range of artists on major and independent labels. An accomplished composer, arranger, and conductor, he has worked with great artists like George Coleman, Jon Hendricks, John Lewis, and Martha Reeves, and his compositions have been featured on scores from The Sopranos to Touched by an Angel. Jimmy's songs and arrangements for "Island Breeze," by legendary guitarist, Eric Gale, have been re-released and distributed worldwide under the Warner Brothers label.

Instructor

Chloe O’Brien is an alternative rock/pop singer, songwriter, producer, and educator from Queenstown, New Zealand. After moving to Washington State as a teen, she leaned on music throughout her adolescence. She threw herself into the alt-rock scene of the Pacific Northwest, playing in several bands and discovering her love for writing songs. 

Instructor

Christopher North is a singer/songwriter (eclectic albums, songs for film and children’s TV), award winning composer, multi-instrumentalist (Carnegie Hall, Newport Folk Festival, CBGBs, Grammy award-winning recordings) and conductor (Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Space). A Texan in NYC since 1997, he’s thriving in Brooklyn, having released 20 genre crossing albums and composed scores / songs to over 60 films (inc. award-winning and Grammy Nominated). A Sundance Fellow, collaborating brings out his best, for which VARIETY says he's a "notable asset” to work “well served by a fine soundtrack.” With studies at University of North Texas, a BM from SMU and a M.Mus from Brooklyn College, he is energized by learning, teaching and sharing what he loves as an Asst. Professor at Berklee in Boston and Berklee Online.