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Sean Slade helped shape the sound of ’90s alt-rock, from Boston’s Fort Apache studio to Radiohead’s breakout hit “Creep.” In this Q&A, he shares the stories, instincts, and creative risks behind those sessions, along with the lessons that continue to guide his work as a producer and educator, teaching in Berklee Online’s Music Production grad program.

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As a musician, not all of your practice will be on your instrument. Some of it will be in your head, and some of it may even be on objects that just look like your instrument. We call this mental practice, and in this excerpt from Barbara LaFitte’s Practicing Techniques for Musicians course, the former principal oboist in the Boston Ballet Orchestra shares tips on how to practice your instrument when you just aren’t able to actually play your instrument.

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Wondering where to take your music career? Explore the best cities for your professional life through expert advice from Berklee Online instructors and alums who currently live and work in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami.

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Cindy Blackman became Lenny Kravitz’s drummer after a lifetime of jazz drumming. In this wide-ranging interview she discusses being visited by the spirits of the jazz greats she befriended during her time in New York City, and how she and husband Carlos Santana stay in harmony, onstage and off.

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