Amanda Davis, Berklee Online instructor and Sound Engineer for Janelle Monáe, is pictured sitting on a maroon chair, against a gray background.

Amanda Davis on Working Front of House for Janelle Monae, Ella Mai, and More

Amanda Davis, live sound engineer for Janelle Monáe and Ella Mai, shares insights on her career, from mixing at Madison Square Garden to teaching Berklee Online’s Live Event Sound Engineering and Concert Mixing 201 course.

A dancer stands against a background of smartphones, holding the scales of justice aloft to symbolize copyright in the age of TikTok dances

Can You Copyright Choreography? Inside the Murky Legal Landscape of TikTok Dances

By Ale Gil

Navigating copyright infringement and protecting your choreography in the era of TikTok dances is becoming increasingly important. See how Berklee Online instructors advise you on laying down the law when trying to get your dance to trend.

Berklee Online graduate and composer Nathaniel Harder is pictured.

Nathaniel Harder Taps Berklee Online Classmates to Score ‘Thank You, Places!’ Soundtrack

By Ale Gil

After completing Berklee Online’s Film Scoring grad program, Nathaniel Harder turned to a reliable resource—the talented classmates he met in his courses—to score a 31-song soundtrack for the dark comedy Thank You, Places!

Elvis Presley, pictured here in uniform, was assigned to the 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg, West Germany.

Beyond Elvis: 15 Musicians Who Served in the Military

Explore the surprising military backgrounds of some of music’s biggest stars. From Elvis to Jimi to Sturgill, we take you through the journeys of legends who swapped their stage clothes for uniforms—like Shaggy in the Marine Corps and Johnny Cash decoding Soviet messages—before (and sometimes while) making their marks on the music world.

The late music critic Steve Morse is pictured in this undated photo.

Remembering Steve Morse

Steve Morse was a legendary music journalist, having served as the senior rock critic for the Boston Globe for three decades, and on the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was also a Berklee Online instructor, who put all of his heart into his Rock History course. He passed away after a brief illness in October of 2024.

An image of BOB, the Berklee Online Bot, who is an animated red eighth note against a yellow background.

BOB’s Got Your Back: How Berklee Online’s New Chatbot is Changing Music Education

Music education and technology are constantly evolving together, and Berklee Online’s newest development, a chatbot named BOB, is a testament to that. And before you ask, BOB stands for Berklee Online Bot.

Vocalist singing at a piano trying to find their vocal range

How to Find Your Vocal Range for Singing Pop and R&B

The key of a sound recording may not always work for you; It may be too high or too low. This doesn’t mean that you can’t sing the song. In this excerpt from Berklee Online’s Improvisation Techniques for Singing Pop and R&B course, Gabrielle Goodman teaches you how to find your vocal range so you can pick a key that will make your voice shine.

A person hugs a bass player.

Hug-a-Bassist Day: Embrace the Teachings of Berklee Online’s Bass Instructors

October 12 is Hug-a-Bassist Day, a little-known but much-needed celebration that honors those who lay down the low end. Celebrate by hugging a bassist, obviously, but also by getting to know Berklee Online’s four bass instructors—each as essential as the four strings on a standard bass guitar.

A musician uploads their music to a music distribution portal.

How to Make Spotify Work for You as an Artist (DistroKid Guest Post)

Getting music on Spotify is a must for any artist looking to reach a global audience. There are several services you can use to upload your tracks to Spotify and other major platforms like Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, and YouTube.

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Lori Landay on Crafting Stories in a Digital World

Lori Landay’s new four-week Digital Storytelling course will guide students through the narrative process, from forming an initial concept and storyboarding, to filming and postproduction.