Earlier this year, I got a chance to interview Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer Alan Silvestri at one of the rehearsals for his concert with the Video Game Orchestra at Symphony Hall, where he conducted his suites for Forest Gump and Back to the Future. The sold-out performance also included appearances by other accomplished film and television [...]
Tag Archives: Berklee Alumni
The Nashville Musician’s Survival Guide
June 16, 2011 – 11:12 am
Eric Normand, the author of The Nashville Musician’s Survival Guide gives a sneek peak at his new book! I’m here today to tell you about a book, a book that I believe every musician or aspiring artist should read, “The Nashville Musician’s Survival Guide.” The book is a street-level perspective of the music related jobs [...]
Life After Berklee – Pilot Season
June 14, 2011 – 2:37 pm
In her last post Sylvie Simhon talked about transitioning into her career. Now, she shares her experience as a composer’s assistant! In March I took a part-time unpaid internship with composer Jeff Russo. It was fairly straightforward “intern work” in the beginning. Make coffee, pick up lunch, learn the setup, etc. Eventually my duties extended [...]
Life After Berklee – Growing Pains
June 9, 2011 – 2:35 pm
Gracie Finnigan-Fox, a 22 year-old Berklee graduate, tells a funny and heart felt story about her immediate life post Berklee. Fox studied Pro Music and now teaches and performs in the land of palm trees – Los Angeles. My post-grad plan was to pack up the scant belongings I possess and head out to that [...]
Alumni Interview – Elodie
June 7, 2011 – 10:10 am
Berklee alumna Elodie shares some information on breaking into the European music industry in this post. What was the most challenging about your transition from college to career? My biggest challenge was and has been to find producers that understand the sound I’m going for with my own music. The challenge was to find someone [...]