그 이름도 유명한 보스톤에서 산다는것, 어떨까? 꿈과 낭만 뒤에 있는 현실적인 문제들.
Berklee on Tour
버클리 입학은 결정, 이제 살곳은 어디서? 보스톤 집 구하기-Accepted in to Berklee..next, housing in Boston?
September 2, 2010 – 10:04 am
5 Cubed Part 2 – Meet Jairus!
September 2, 2010 – 7:18 am
Welcome to the second installment in the 5 Cubed series! Missed the first post? Here’s the link to meet Nelli from Finland!
Today you’ll be meeting a really interesting student from my peer advising group. Take a look ….
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Informational Questions:
What’s your name?
Jairus Daigle (author’s note: pronounced “j-eye-rus”)
Where are you from?
Lake Charles, Louisiana
What’s your instrument?
Violin
Serious/Semi-Silly Questions:
When did you know that you wanted to be a musician?
Probably around 5 when I got my instrument.
What album have you really enjoyed listening to this week?
I guess I would have to say Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah
Thank you so much, Jairus, for letting me photograph and interview you!
Until next time…
- Elisa
Ben Levin: My Private Session with Steve Vai (part two)
August 30, 2010 – 12:24 pm
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….
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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.
Here are my two most important questions and Steve’s answers as I understood them: Read More
Ben Levin: My Private Session with Steve Vai (part one)
August 27, 2010 – 12:30 pm
Have you ever had a conversation with your biggest creative influence? Guitar performance student Ben Levin did, with Berklee alumnus Steve Vai—and wasn’t disappointed. Here’s the first part of his kinda crazy, very L.A. experience. More next week.
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I recently won a contest where Steve Vai picked 10 guitarists to fly out to Los Angeles for a private master class. Steve Vai has been my greatest musical influence and needless to say, I have been ecstatic about the opportunity. The experience was really fascinating and inspiring, so I thought I’d share it with you and try my best to relay what Steve was telling us.
Steve Vai with Ben Levin. Photo taken by Dan Cristol.
I flew from Boston to LAX where a transportation service picked up all the contest winners, and took us to our hotel. Read More
BGJI at the Newport Jazz Festival
August 17, 2010 – 12:11 pm
Student pianist Christian Li recounts his experience playing the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival on August 7 with the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Septet. Read the official press release on Berklee.edu, and hear a live recording of the concert on NPR.
Hello everyone! This is Christian Li, the pianist for the Global Jazz Institute Green Ensemble, here to give you brief emotional synopsis of my experience at the Newport Jazz Festival.