Sean Thomas with Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill from New Edition.

Where Are They Now? Updates from 6 Berklee Online Alumni

If there’s one thing that the vast network of Berklee Online alumni prove, it’s that success can take many different forms and manifest in many impressive career paths. We checked in with six Berklee Online alumni that we previously covered in Take Note, to see what they were doing after graduating, and how they were applying their degrees.

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Chris Read WhoSampled

WhoSampled: Chris Read on the Art and History of Sampling Music

WhoSampled is the leading destination for sample-based music, covers, and remixes, housing the world’s most comprehensive database of music. Chris Read, the Head of Content at WhoSampled, opens up about what drives this powerhouse of a music discovery service.

Freesia Towle DJing.

Academic Advisor by Day, DJ by Night: Freesia Towle’s 5 Tips to Start DJing

Academic advising and DJing share the common requirements of empathy and emotional intelligence. Academic Advisor and DJ Freesia Towle shares her five tips to start DJing.

Woman using laptop, cellphone, and headphones.

What Does a Music Publisher Do?

Berklee Online music business instructor Eric Beall explains how music publishers pick hit songs, providing sample questions and examples of feedback.

Gabrielle Davis stands in front of a colorful brick wall wearing headphones.

Gabrielle Davis’ Nonprofit Offers Music Education to Students in Flint

Gabrielle Davis is a drummer, a DJ, a new mother, and a graduate of Berklee Online. In 2014, she founded her music mentoring nonprofit, Dream League, to offer music education for students in her hometown of Flint, Michigan.

A wide range of courses are available at Berklee Online

Online Music Collaboration Courses at Berklee

Berklee Online recommends 10 music courses for creation and collaboration in areas such as music business, music production, songwriting, guitar, and more.

Student studying guitar.

5 Ways for Musicians to Collaborate During a Pandemic

Social distancing can be a strange new concept for musicians who are used to playing in bands and being around other creatives on a regular basis. Here are five ways that you can collaborate with other musicians while waiting out coronavirus.

A music producer remixing music in a sound studio.

How to Remix Music

Learn how to remix with Berklee Online music production instructor Erik Hawkins who discusses the history and renaissance of remixing.

DJ remixing a song

So You Want to Remix a Song?

Learn how to remix a song with advice from Erik Hawkins, author and instructor of the “Remixing” course at Berklee Online.