Brandon Iljas: A Coursera Worker Paving a Musical Future with Berklee Online

Coursera manager Brandon Iljas saw his 30th birthday approaching from a distance, and decided to make a key change, courtesy of Berklee Online.

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Music Composition Techniques and Resources

Learn various music composition techniques and resources that will help you get started as you write your own piece of music.

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Music Production Alumni Recognized by Sweetwater, iZotope, and Slate Digital

Tommy Pedrini, Luis Rivera, Michael Simon, and Dan Toth are recognized by Sweetwater, iZotope, and Slate Digital for their excellence in music production.

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EQ in Music: 10 Audio Equalization Tips

If you’re starting to experiment with how to use equalizer in your music production, here are some tried and true equalization strategies.

Jimi Hendrix and 9 Other Musicians Who Changed the Way We Play

Jimi Hendrix, Django Reinhardt, and Louis Armstrong redefined their instruments so drastically we need to look at their innovations in a historical conext.

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How Did Olivia Rodrigo Become Famous?

From American Girl to “New Girl,” to Disney Channel and topping the global music charts, learn how Olivia Rodrigo became famous.

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Marc Lumley Starts Nonprofit Horns United to Fight COVID

Just one week into the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Marc Lumley founded the nonprofit Horns United, with a mission to raise money for COVID relief and infectious disease research.

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2022 Olympics: A Worldwide Playlist

To get yourself in a global mindset before the 2021 Olympics begin on July 23, we’ve put together a playlist of music from artists around the world.

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Don Letts on the Culture Clash of Punk and Reggae and ‘There and Black Again’

Don Letts introduced punks in the 1970s UK scene to reggae, kind of. He was a good friend of Bob Marley, sort of. He is the embodiment of punk’s ethos of empowerment, freedom, and individuality, totally!

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Shalom ‘J.Storm’ Miller on Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Bad Boy Records, BMI, and Artist Management

Berklee Online degree student Shalom “J.Storm” Miller talks about his two decade-long career in the music business, which includes collaborating with Beyoncé and Missy Elliott, working in the licensing department at BMI, and starting his own music management business out of Nashville.