Tag Archives: Shelly Booth

Business—not as usual

One of my favorite parts of the Berklee in L.A. program is the music business panel that Don Gorder, Chair of the Music Business department, coordinates. On Tuesday night, five Berklee alumni who work in the music industry volunteered their time to come and talk to students about how to start their careers. They offered [...]

Berklee in L.A. program kicks off to a great start

After the first day of classes at Berklee in L.A., the energy and talent brought by the students is sure to make this week the best yet of the summer.  What kind of student is a Berklee in L.A. student?  Most of them are of high school age, representing 19 states and 6 different countries [...]

An inside look at Berklee in L.A.

We’re Shelly Booth and Amanda Gouldthorpe, reporting live from sunny Long Beach, CA!  We’ll be blogging from the Berklee in L.A. program this coming week, and have all sorts of fun posts planned, so stay tuned.

Berklee in Dublin- Jam session at Shebeen, Scholarship awards

Many students came out to a place called Shebeen last night for a jam session. It was a fantastic ending to an amazing week here in Dublin! The jam session started downstairs, where faculty from Newpark Music Centre and Berklee kicked off with a round of jazz tunes. Later, a group of Traditional players found [...]

A day as a Berklee in Dublin student

Meet Karen- a musician and singer/songwriter from Bray Co. Wicklow, Ireland.   Karen has been playing classical piano since age six, and also singing all her life.  She plays in a band with her friends called Wyvern Lingo, and she grew up in a very musical family. I followed Karen around for a day on Wednesday [...]