When I read about R.E.M. for the first time in 1983, I had no idea that they would become one of the bands that defined my life.

When I heard “Cello Song,” I felt that everything would be okay. How could it not be, when I was working with something so beautiful?

As we say farewell to a truly weird year, let’s revisit the collection of songs that allowed Bowie to say goodbye in a way that only he knew how.

Kip Winger humbly refers to himself as “a rock guy who had some hits in the ’80s,” which is only part of the picture.

In PT II of this podcast, Prince Charles Alexander shares how he walked away from fame (but not fortune) and how his path eventually led to Diddy, and engineering iconic albums.

Beyoncé is hitting the Grammys hard this year, so we look to her (and a whole bunch of other Grammy grabbers) for advice on songwriting.

Berklee Online professor Prince Charles Alexander shares how he came to fame that he walked away from and how Nile Rodgers and Diddy helped him reinvent himself.

Lawrence Berk—the founder of Berklee, and my father (pictured above, far right)—was a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

By and large, musicians in the public sphere are not happy about a Donald Trump presidency, but if history has shown us anything, it’s that they’re about to make some great music!