Sean Slade helped shape the sound of ’90s alt-rock, from Boston’s Fort Apache studio to Radiohead’s breakout hit “Creep.” In this Q&A, he shares the stories, instincts, and creative risks behind those sessions, along with the lessons that continue to guide his work as a producer and educator, teaching in Berklee Online’s Music Production grad program.
As a musician, not all of your practice will be on your instrument. Some of it will be in your head, and some of it may even be on objects that just look like your instrument. We call this mental practice, and in this excerpt from Barbara LaFitte’s Practicing Techniques for Musicians course, the former principal oboist in the Boston Ballet Orchestra shares tips on how to practice your instrument when you just aren’t able to actually play your instrument.
Wondering where to take your music career? Explore the best cities for your professional life through expert advice from Berklee Online instructors and alums who currently live and work in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami.
Cindy Blackman became Lenny Kravitz’s drummer after a lifetime of jazz drumming. In this wide-ranging interview she discusses being visited by the spirits of the jazz greats she befriended during her time in New York City, and how she and husband Carlos Santana stay in harmony, onstage and off.
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On Thursday, October 15 at 4 PM ET, you’re invited to join Gina Zdanowicz, as she shares key insights from her career in game audio, as well as the Berklee Online course she wrote with Spencer Bambrick, Video Game Sound Design.
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More About Gina Zdanowicz
Gina Zdanowicz is an Emmy-Nominated sound designer and music composer for games, film, and TV. Her love for video games, sound, and technology began at a very early age and grew into a decade-long career in the games industry.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a degree in music synthesis, Gina focused on a career in game audio, working in-house for game developers as well as operating her own independent sound studio, Serial Lab Studios. Her work can be heard on more than 100 game titles from award-winning AAA games to casual games such as Just Cause 3, Bioshock2, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, CrimeCraft, and Runeward, to name a few.
In addition to her work in games, Gina continues to score feature films and TV projects, which have won awards around the world and have premiered on networks such as Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. She currently resides in New Jersey, just outside of NYC, where she creates game audio for clients worldwide. She also teaches Game Audio Production with Wwise, which she co-wrote with James Morrell, and Game Audio 101, which she co-wrote with Jeanine Cowen.
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If you missed the previous live Q&A session with special guest Shaun Michaud, or if you would like to watch it again, the entire session is now available for playback.
Shaun Michaud has been teaching in Berklee’s Guitar Department for more than 25 years. The music he has written has appeared on TV on The History Channel, and in films such as Movie 43 and November Criminals. He has written, recorded, and produced five albums, two of which were released on the Inside Out label. Working as a recording engineer for more than a decade, he has hundreds of recording and mastering credits in the classical music genre for PARMA Recordings.
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