Behind every show a the Red Room there’s a superb team that makes every concert look effortless. But our production team work passionately and in perfect sync to enhance the live-show experience. Theo Tasker, Crew Supervisor/Assistant Production Manager, is a crucial member of our team.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Performers and fans talk music, mingling, and making new fans at BeanTown Jazz Fest
September 30, 2010 – 8:31 am
The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival turned 10 this year, and celebrated New Orleans style with the Wild Magnolias and Jonathan Batiste, Cajun food on the concourse, and temps in the 80 degree range. Jazz, blues, soul, and Latin music added to the festivities that stretched over six blocks for six hours. I spoke with [...]
Future of Music Series: The Shrinking Pie
September 30, 2010 – 12:00 am
No one knows for certain how artists will survive the relentless climate of the digital age. Many areas where the rivers of nickels once flowed are now streams of fractions of pennies. People are simply accustomed to free music now- legal or otherwise. Unfortunately, free music does not pay for instrument repair, mortgage, rent, production [...]
Remembering Sa Davis
September 28, 2010 – 10:22 am
The Percussion Department is starting the new school year without colleague Sa Davis, who passed away this summer at the early age of 56 (read the Berklee obituary). Here are some remembrances from his fellow percussion faculty, collected by Percussion Department chair John Ramsay. We welcome Sa’s other colleagues, former students, and friends to post [...]