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From A Star Is Born to The Greatest Showman, Grammy-winner Julia Michels has helped shape some of Hollywood’s biggest musical moments. Now she brings that experience to Berklee Online as the author of From Script to Screen: Storytelling through Music. In this wide-ranging interview, she discusses finding the right song, working with filmmakers and artists, and why the best music supervision starts with feeling.

Three entries from the Berklee POPP division have been named finalists for the 2027 NAMM TEC Awards in the Audio Education Technology category. The finalists include courses from Carlos Arana and Dan Pfeiffer and a book by Jonathan Wyner. Together, Berklee represents three of the six finalists in the category.

What can singing with grandmothers in remote villages teach you about making music? For Christiane Karam, quite a lot. The creator of the Vocal Styles from Around the World course shares lessons gathered from musical traditions, unexpected mentors, and lived experience.

From an F7 barre chord at age 12 to becoming a Berklee Online instructor, Amanda Monaco’s musical education has taken some unexpected turns, including a Mafia christening and a Chili’s commercial. She reflects on the experiences that shaped her playing and why hard work matters more than talent.

After a vocal injury forced Mike Jerel to leave Tower of Power, he wondered whether his career was over. He enrolled in a Berklee Online graduate program to figure out what came next, only to receive an unexpected invitation to rejoin the band in an entirely different role.

More than 200 contestants paired music with the same snowy scene, yet no two interpretations sounded alike. Meet the winner, watch the winning submission, and see what surprised the judges along the way—including the songs that kept appearing again and again.

Jonathan Wyner has mastered recordings by Nirvana, and remastered classics by David Bowie and Frank Zappa. In this Q&A, he reflects on decades of technological change, unforgettable artists, and the curiosity that continues to drive his work as a mastering engineer and Berklee Online instructor.

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.