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Event Ticketing Is Broken. Berklee Online Alum Josh Misko Wants to Fix It.

Think concert ticketing is broken? So does Berklee Online alum Josh Misko. In 2025 he co-founded Seatfun, a live event platform challenging everything that’s wrong with ticketing. And he did this all while earning his master’s degree in Music Production. The company recently closed a multi-million-dollar funding round and launched a new, invite-only app.

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Best National Anthems—According to Berklee Online Faculty

Berklee Online instructors weigh in on which country takes the gold for best national anthem, which is important to know as you watch the Olympic Games medal ceremonies in February.

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Grant Writing: How to Turn Ideas into Funded Projects

By Roya Hu

Grants can empower educators, artists, and entrepreneurs to bring bold ideas to life. From proposals to partnerships, discover strategies for turning vision into funded projects. Gain practical insights into the process—and confidence in your approach—in this excerpt from Roya Hu’s Grant Writing: Funding Your Creative and Teaching Projects course.

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Music Gifts: What Presents to Buy Your Musician for the Holidays in 2025

By Ale Gil

With the 2025 holidays coming up, a Berklee undergraduate student is the perfect guide for finding gifts the musicians and music lovers in your life will actually appreciate.

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Newsweek Ranks Berklee Online on List of America’s Top Online Schools 2026

Berklee Online is a chart-topping college! When it comes to online education, Berklee Online reached the No. 15 spot on Newsweek and Statista’s 2026 list of America’s Top Online Schools.

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How to Book, Plan, and Promote a Live Concert

By Ale Gil

Live performances are essential to growing your music career. This guide breaks down how to book venues, budget your concert, and promote your shows effectively—with a little help from Bruce Houghton’s Touring 101 course. Learn how to turn each gig into a meaningful connection and a sustainable source of income.

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Shayna Steele on Broadway, Solo LPs, Singing Backup, and Her Berklee Degree

Singer-songwriter Shayna Steele discusses her storied music career (singing backup with Rihanna and Taylor Swift as well as starring in Hairspray and Rent) and studying at Berklee Online with friends Jordan Ballard and Kamilah Marshall.

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What Makes a Good Artist Manager?

What do top music managers have in common? Passion, drive, transparency, and more—explore these traits in this excerpt from Ardie Farhadieh’s Artist Management course.

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What is Sora 2 From OpenAI? What Musicians Should Know

Ben Camp, course author of AI for Songwriters at Berklee Online, discusses the new text-to-video model, Sora 2 from OpenAI, including its implications for copyright holders, public figures, and musicians.

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Enrique Gonzalez Müller on Tina Turner, Dave Matthews, and Studio Lessons That Stick

Latin Grammy–winning producer and engineer Enrique Gonzalez Müller shares formative stories from studio experiences with artists like Tina Turner, Dave Matthews, and Nine Inch Nails. He also reflects on curiosity as a creative engine, his full-circle collaborations in Venezuela, and how those experiences shape the way he teaches music production with Berklee Online.