
This is the Kit: Kate Stables on ‘Off Off On,’ Wordplay, and Lizzo
This is the Kit began as an open-mic act in the early 2000s. Kate Stables reveals how she turned it into a sturdy full-band project over the past 15 years.
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The Movie Score: Lessons from 5 Classic Films
Ben Newhouse shares film scoring tips from the movies “Troy,” “Cold Mountain,” “The Green Mile,” “Jurassic Park,” and “The Matrix.”

AJR Brothers Jack and Ryan on ‘Bang,’ Concert Livestream, and Tour Tips
AJR is comprised of three brothers—Adam, Jack, and Ryan Metzger. Their first initials are where the name comes from. Their music career began on the streets of New York City, where they would busk together for hours at a time for years. The two brothers who take part in this interview—Ryan and Jack—say that years of trying to get people’s attention off the streets was formative to their work ethic and the constant need to one-up themselves with their live show.

Berklee Online CEO Debbie Cavalier Wins Awards for Children’s Books Celebrating Lifelong Learning
Berklee Online CEO Debbie Cavalier’s two new children’s books—”My Mom is Going Back to School” and “My Dad is Going Back to School”—recently won won National Parenting Product Awards.

Music History Courses that Will Make You a Better Musician
Learn how Berklee Online’s music history courses like Music History of the Western World, Art History, and Rock History will make you a better musician.

Scoring for Games: Composing Music for Interactive Media
Michael Sweet shares eight techniques that can be used to score interactive music for video games.

Holiday Gifts for Musicians and Music Lovers
This holiday gift guide includes 20 gifts that musicians and music lovers will find useful and thoughtful, and should be able to accommodate all budgets.

Gavin Rossdale on 25 Years of Bush, Jamming with His Children, and More
Gavin Rossdale had tracked all of the songs on what would become Bush’s multiplatinum debut, but he was still painting dentist’s offices. In this wide-ranging interview, he talks sudden (and enduring) success, his favorite Gwen Stefani tunes, and more.

Song Lyrics Generators: Are They Good for Songwriters?
As a professional songwriter, I was highly suspicious that song lyric generators would be sophisticated enough to generate complete songs. However, this does not render their services completely useless.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry on Bob Marley, Dub, Reggae, and Production
Lee “Scratch” Perry passed away on August 29th, 2021. We were fortunate enough to interview the Upsetter in 2020, for the 50th episode of the Music is My Life podcast. What follows is a very surreal interview about his life, dub, reggae, and revolution.