\u201cOur graduates\u2019 achievements showcase not just great technical prowess, but also their passion for exploration, innovation, and creating music that resonates and inspires audiences worldwide,\u201d says Gonzalez M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of the Spring 2025 semester, Berklee Online\u2019s graduate music production instructors were invited to review students’ culminating experience projects from the previous year in a blind deliberation process. The culminating experience is the final requirement that music production master\u2019s students need to graduate, showcasing everything that they\u2019ve learned in the program. This year, the instructors judged the winners on the following criteria in music production: excellent performance, excellent mixing, and excellent creativity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEach award stands as a testament to their unwavering dedication to both their craft and to one another,\u201d says Gonzalez M\u00fcller. \u201cFor the course authors, instructors, and myself, it is a true honor to guide such a dynamic and visionary community of artists and producers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Merrily James<\/a> is the winner of the Slate Digital Award Honoring Excellent Mixing in Music Production. James was born in London, raised in Seattle, and has lived in NYC for nearly a decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m really proud of allowing myself to be a learner again\u2014to get curious, to try new things, and to be challenged,\u201d says James, who in addition to her work as an artist and producer, is also the associate dean and program director for songwriting and production<\/a> at BerkleeNYC<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cI want to thank the incredible professors, mentors, and especially Enrique for his vision and dedication as program director,\u201d she says. \u201cI love being a learner, and continue to be humbled by how much more there is to discover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Merrily James<\/a> is the winner of the Slate Digital Award Honoring Excellent Mixing in Music Production. James was born in London, raised in Seattle, and has lived in NYC for nearly a decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud of allowing myself to be a learner again\u2014to get curious, to try new things, and to be challenged,\u201d says James, who in addition to her work as an artist and producer, is also the associate dean and program director for songwriting and production<\/a> at BerkleeNYC<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to thank the incredible professors, mentors, and especially Enrique for his vision and dedication as program director,\u201d she says. \u201cI love being a learner, and continue to be humbled by how much more there is to discover.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n