Best National Anthems—According to Berklee Online Faculty
Berklee Online instructors weigh in on which country takes the gold for best national anthem, which is important to know as you watch the Olympic Games medal ceremonies in February.
Grant Writing: How to Turn Ideas into Funded Projects
Grants can empower educators, artists, and entrepreneurs to bring bold ideas to life. From proposals to partnerships, discover strategies for turning vision into funded projects. Gain practical insights into the process—and confidence in your approach—in this excerpt from Roya Hu’s Grant Writing: Funding Your Creative and Teaching Projects course.
Music Gifts: What Presents to Buy Your Musician for the Holidays in 2025
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.
How to Book, Plan, and Promote a Live Concert
Live performances are essential to growing your music career. This guide breaks down how to book venues, budget your concert, and promote your shows effectively—with a little help from Bruce Houghton’s Touring 101 course. Learn how to turn each gig into a meaningful connection and a sustainable source of income.
Shayna Steele on Broadway, Solo LPs, Singing Backup, and Her Berklee Degree
Singer-songwriter Shayna Steele discusses her storied music career (singing backup with Rihanna and Taylor Swift as well as starring in Hairspray and Rent) and studying at Berklee Online with friends Jordan Ballard and Kamilah Marshall.
What Makes a Good Artist Manager?
What do top music managers have in common? Passion, drive, transparency, and more—explore these traits in this excerpt from Ardie Farhadieh’s Artist Management course.
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.
Enrique Gonzalez Müller on Tina Turner, Dave Matthews, and Studio Lessons That Stick
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.
From ‘Blade Runner’ to Berklee Online: Owen Gurry’s Path to Film and TV Scoring
Owen Gurry went from rural Wales to working on Blade Runner 2049 and Netflix series, all while completing his Berklee Online degree. In this conversation, the guitarist and composer talks about returning to finish what he started and how online study fit into an already full creative life.
5 Surprising Benefits of Producing Music on an iPad
What happens when Apple’s iPad becomes as powerful as a MacBook? Dr. Andrea Pejrolo dives into iOS26 and reveals how it has reshaped his approach to music production!
