L-R Dawaun Parker, Makeba Riddick, Keith Harris & Carl Beatty (Chief of Staff - Berklee)
February 2012 – Berklee Los Angeles alumni gathered in the cathedral room at the Village Studios to listen to heavy-hitting Grammy winners Makeba Riddick, Dawaun Parker and Keith Harris speak about everything from artist management, to hit songs, to their career paths and aspirations. If anything was front and center during the 2-hour event, it was as Keith Harris put it…
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It’s been full steam ahead here. I’ve seen lots of great bands, including Berklee buzz band Passion Pit, DD/MM/YYYY, the Circle Jerks, Echo and the Bunnymen, N.A.S.A, Bishop Allen, Julie Dioron, Who Shot Hollywood, Terrible Twos, and King Khan & the Shrines.
I also spent some time at the convention center, checking out the SXSW keynote speech by Berklee alumnus super producer Quincy Jones ’51, and an interview with Devo. Quincy’s talk was quite lengthy, but very interesting. Continue reading