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Sean Slade on Radiohead’s ‘Creep,’ Fort Apache, and Trusting Your Instincts in the Studio

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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Mental Practice Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide for Musicians

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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Best Cities for Music Careers: Where to Move After College

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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Drummer Cindy Blackman Santana on Carlos, Lenny, and Visitations from Jazz Greats

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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When to Hire a Mastering Engineer

By Erik Hawkins

A common question I hear from students is, “Do I need to hire a mastering engineer?” The answer is, it really depends; it depends on what you’re trying to accomplish.

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Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature Amp Review

By Thaddeus Hogarth

Berklee Online guitar instructor and course author Thaddeus Hogarth reviews and demos the Two-Rock Custom Reverb Signature amplifier.

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Ethos Overdrive Pedal Review

By Thaddeus Hogarth

This week I am writing a review on one of my favorite Overdrive pedals: the Ethos Overdrive Pedal.

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Thaddeus Hogarth is pictured playing his sunburst Fender Stratocaster guitar.

The Tone Power of the Stratocaster

By Thaddeus Hogarth

One eye-opening revelation in the quest for tone happening to me back in the early ’90s: I was playing with a relatively popular Boston-based band called the Heavy Metal Horns.

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