Luana Bittencourt is the founder of Music Room Academy and the recipient of a Berklee Online scholarship through Women in Vinyl and Marshall. She has been working to combine her passion for vinyl with modern music production to help the next generation of creators build both technical skills and creative confidence.

Eight Berklee Online students have been recognized by iZotope, Sweetwater Sound, and Slate Digital for their excellence after earning their Masters in Music Production.

With the 2026 World Cup underway, we asked Berklee Online instructors what makes a great anthem. From unforgettable choruses and crowd-sized energy to balancing cultural identity with global appeal, they share practical advice for songwriters hoping to create music that brings people together.

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.

After graduating from Berklee Online’s Music Production master’s degree program in 2025, Dean Vitale and Todd Urban have reunited—this time as collaborators—on a new four-song EP titled Urban Sound Studio Presents “sir” Luminous and Todd Urban.

When Kristen Long wanted to develop her animated children’s music series, she realized she needed more than songwriting skills—she needed production mastery. The Royal Caribbean music director returned to Berklee (via Berklee Online) to build her own studio, earn her master’s degree, and expand her creative range without stepping away from work.

Think concert ticketing is broken? So does Berklee Online alum Josh Misko. In 2025 he co-founded Seatfun, a live event platform challenging everything that’s wrong with ticketing. And he did this all while earning his master’s degree in Music Production. The company recently closed a multi-million-dollar funding round and launched a new, invite-only app.

With the 2025 holidays coming up, a Berklee undergraduate student is the perfect guide for finding gifts the musicians and music lovers in your life will actually appreciate.

Latin Grammy–winning producer and engineer Enrique Gonzalez Müller shares formative stories from studio experiences with artists like Tina Turner, Dave Matthews, and Nine Inch Nails. He also reflects on curiosity as a creative engine, his full-circle collaborations in Venezuela, and how those experiences shape the way he teaches music production with Berklee Online.