Monthly Archives: August 2010

5 Cubed Part 1 – Meet Nelli!

Welcome to the first installment of my series, 5 Cubed: 5 Incoming Students, 5 Days, 5 Questions! This week, I chatted with the lovely and talented vocalist, Nelli. Take a look!

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Identification:
Name?
Nelli

Where are you from?
Helsinki, Finland

What’s your instrument?
Voice

Serious Question:
When did you have that defining moment when you knew you wanted to pursue music as more than a hobby, but a career?
Well, it was 1998. I was in Sound of Music the musical in Finland and I played one of the Van Trapp kids. So that was the moment for me. I knew that this is what I want to do, maybe on the stage like as a musical actress or just singing. But then I knew.

Silly Question:
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure song, artist or album? Something that you really like but wouldn’t necessarily want the faculty to know you enjoy?
That’s a hard one. Let me see….. I think that Beyonce’s Deja Vu is kind of my secret song.

So, if you see Nelli this week, please say hi! :-)

- Elisa



Ben Levin: My Private Session with Steve Vai (part two)

After winning a context, guitar performance student Ben Levin—last seen auditioning for Lady Gaga’s band—is in Los Angeles at a master class with his creative hero, Berklee alumnus Steve Vai—and he’s just stuck his foot in his mouth. Fortunately, they move on….


Steve immediately opened the floor for questions and not too many people were raising their hands. Since I had A LOT of questions, I ended up asking a ton of them and I got some incredibly inspiring information out of him! He also asked us what our goals were and offered personal advice.

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Will Makar and the Red Line Tour Diary (Bowling Green and Nashville)

Our 2010 Texas Tour is just now closing in on the first week, and it has been both crazy and an absolute blast!  While in Bowling Green, KY, Will and Corey performed an acoustic set on the Tony Rose morning radio show as the band prepared to perform on ABC 13 WBKO later that day, and Music City Cigar that night in Nashville.
Will Makar and the Red Line

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“Miroku” @ Lincoln Center Festival, New York

週末を利用して、NYに行き、

リンカーン・センター・フェスティバルで上演された日本人振付家の

勅使河原三郎さんのダンス「Miroku」を観てきました。

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