Music Production: What Does a Music Producer Do?
Learn what music production is, what’s involved in the process, what music producers do, as well as what a career in music production looks like.
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Waldorf Kyra Synth Module Demo and Review
Learn how the Waldorf Kyra Synthesizer module can help you optimize space and processing power on your DAW.
Jungle Giants’ Sam Hales on Vibing with Bandmates
Sam Hales of Jungle Giants on taking the reins of his band, working two jobs to make an EP, and learning to trust your instinct.
Eddy Grant on ‘Electric Avenue,’ Heart Problems, and Lost Luggage
Eddy Grant began his career in the 1960s with the Equals, and 20 years later he made some of the biggest hits of his life, like “Electric Avenue” and “I Don’t Wanna Dance,” by fusing rock, reggae, and elements of electronic music. He continues to pioneer new sounds like soca and ringbang.
How to Connect Vintage Analog Synths into Your DAW
Incorporate some vintage synths into your computer setup, and you’ve got yourself an incredibly powerful music production and sound design toolbox. But first you need to know the best way to plug these old machines into your modern DAW.
10 Online Teaching Tips
Erin Barra teaches music production for Berklee Online and at the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston. She has been helping her fellow faculty members get up to speed with online learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Her 10 tips for making online teaching engaging extend beyond music and production and are helpful to anyone teaching an online course.
How Student Shelbie Rassler Created the Viral “What the World Needs Now” Video
Shelbie Rassler, a senior composition student at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a Berklee Online student, orchestrated a video of 75 of her peers performing “What the World Needs Now.” She shares how she did it.
Commercial Music: Writing Jingles and Music for Advertising
Peter Bell has written countless jingles for brands like Nike, RC Cola, Converse, and the American Red Cross, so he knows a thing or two about writing music for advertising.
High Fidelity Music Streaming: Can You Tell the Difference?
First there was TIDAL, and now there’s Amazon Music HD, another mainstream high-fidelity streaming service. Berklee Online instructors Jonathan Wyner, Erin Barra, Prince Charles Alexander, and Sean Slade share their thoughts on music streaming quality and whether it matters to music industry professionals like themselves, the average listener, and the audiophile.
Splice Studio Makes Remote Music Production Collaboration Easier
Berklee Online music production instructor Erik Hawkins teamed up with his students to test out the remote collaboration program, Splice Sounds.