Talia Smith-Muller

Talia Smith-Muller is the content manager at Berklee Online and a frequent contributor to Take Note. She enjoys telling the stories of Berklee Online’s talented worldwide community. Before coming to Berklee, Talia was an assistant publicist for the top names in children’s music and marketed classical music organizations such as the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Eugene Symphony.




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What is Sora 2 From OpenAI? What Musicians Should Know

Ben Camp, course author of AI for Songwriters at Berklee Online, discusses the new text-to-video model, Sora 2 from OpenAI, including its implications for copyright holders, public figures, and musicians.

In this production still from the Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” we see the three main characters—Zoey (voiced by Ji-Young Yoo), Rumi (voices by Arden Cho), and Mira (voiced by May Hong)—all decked out in colorful clothing, and brandishing shiny weapons.

Berklee K-Pop Expert Dr. Ray Seol on the Phenomenon of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Songs from KPop Demon Hunters have stormed the Billboard charts, with “Golden” hitting No. 1 in summer 2025. Berklee K-Pop expert Dr. Ray Seol unpacks why this animated phenomenon resonates far beyond its tween audience—with its mythology, cultural impact, and irresistible hooks.

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Frank Louis’s Year of ‘Yes’: A Major League Collaboration with Berklee’s Katie Day

Frank Louis was ready to leave music behind—until Katie Day’s Berklee Online class helped him discover a new path in advertising music. One year later, his work is featured in a national MLB campaign. Now he’s finishing his bachelor’s degree, running his own company, and inspiring others to say “yes” to unexpected opportunities.

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Berklee Online Master’s Alumni Honored with 2025 Music Production Awards

For the fifth consecutive year, Enrique Gonzalez Müller has partnered with iZotope, Slate Digital, and Sweetwater Sound to award six outstanding alumni from Berklee Online’s master’s in music production program: Merrily James, Jerold Jerry, Canita Rogers, Todd Urban, Andrew Veres, and Dean Vitale. 

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Berklee Online Student Thomas Thunder on Pursuing His Degree at 17

Thomas Ferreira, a 17-year-old drummer whose artist name is Thomas Thunder, talks about his accelerated musical journey, from graduating high school early and studying at Berklee Online, to collaborating with rock legends from the supergroup Sons of Apollo—and he’s just getting started.

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Berklee Online’s Class of 2025: Celebrating the Journey and Embracing the Future

On May 10, more than 200 members of Berklee Online’s class of 2025 will come together in Boston to take part in this year’s Commencement ceremony. This moment celebrates not only the completion of their bachelor’s programs, but also the connections they’ve built, the obstacles they’ve overcome, and the music and meaning they’ve created along the way. We’re shining a spotlight on five standout graduates whose stories exemplify where determination can take you.

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Are You Ready for It? New Taylor Swift Songwriting Course Coming Soon!

Berklee Online instructor Scarlet Keys is leading The Songwriting of Taylor Swift, a four-week course that serves as a bite-size online version of the popular course she teaches at the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston. Learn what particular Tay-Tay songwriting tricks Scarlet appreciates most.

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Richard Boyatzis on Using His Intentional Change Theory to Re-Learn Guitar

One of the world’s leading scholars on emotional intelligence, behavior change, and leadership, Richard Boyatzis is putting his own research to practice while studying guitar at Berklee Online after a 60-year hiatus.

A screenshot of the Berklee Online Ear Trainer VR game, which shows two mallets that are drumming a rhythm and the points earned for doing it correctly.

Berklee Online Brings Ear Training to Virtual Reality with New Game

Improving your musical ear doesn’t have to feel like a chore. Berklee Online’s new virtual reality (VR) Ear Trainer makes practicing rhythm, harmony, and scale degrees a fun and immersive experience.

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Berklee Online Master’s Alumni Receive 2024 Music Production Awards

For the fourth year running, Enrique Gonzalez Müller, director for Berklee Online’s Music Production master’s program, has partnered with iZotope, Slate Digital, and Sweetwater Sound to celebrate the accomplishments of six alumni. Check out their stories and the award-winning music they’re making!