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.

Your ears are your livelihood, but are you actually protecting them? Berklee Online instructors explain how volume, exposure time, and listening habits can put musicians at risk—and the practical steps you can take now to help preserve your hearing for the long haul.

Writer’s block happens to every songwriter, but getting unstuck doesn’t have to mean waiting for inspiration to strike. These five practical exercises can help you quiet your inner critic, explore new creative directions, and get your ideas flowing again. In this course excerpt from Songwriting Fundamentals, learn how small shifts in your process, environment, and mindset can help you break through creative blocks and get back to writing.

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.

Jennifer Hudson’s keyboardist Chadney Christle reflects on the unexpected acts of kindness that launched her touring career, the mentors who shaped her path, and how Berklee Online is helping her build a future as a film composer while continuing to perform on some of the world’s biggest stages.

Eight Berklee Online Music Production master’s alumni earned top honors in the 2026 production awards presented by iZotope, Sweetwater Sound, and Slate Digital. See the award-winning projects—and meet the producers behind them.

Could your song choice make a scene unforgettable? Enter Berklee Online’s Music Supervision Contest for a chance to win a free course, then learn how music supervisor Hunter George approaches everything in music supervision from Beatles clearances to finding the perfect sync.