Tag Archives: strings

Berklee in Haiti: Gerye Jwa Recording

Here we are in the first phase of the recording process here in Boston.  Will Wells is here directing the rhythm section… when he is not playing keys/ organ.

Berklee in Haiti: Gerye Jwa rehearsal

Berklee College of Music has been fortunate enough to be involved in a project to help kids overcome life-threatening challenges with Life is good Kids Foundation.  We are working on a cd project together.  Will Wells has put together a band of students and professionals to rework folk songs written by Playmakers in Haiti, who [...]

Fiddle competitions 101—no, 102

Coming to you Wednesday afternoon from the Mark O’Connor/Berklee Summer String Program… fiddle cases are everywhere! Fiddler Dan Carwile is so detail-oriented he has a spreadsheet ranking brands of rosin. He told a dozen students he wanted them to learn past masters’ fiddle tunes so well that they could name every lick they stole. “I’m [...]

Berklee’s First String Showcase

Although I really enjoyed seeing The Bad Plus, and hearing Bobby McFerrin speak left me speechless, attending Berklee’s first ever String Showcase was the event of my semester

A day in the studio with Wyclef

Hey Berklee-Blogs! My name is Will Wells, and I am a 7th semester Film Scoring/Music Production and Engineering student. I recently had the opportunity to work with recording artist/producer Wyclef Jean, a musical monster most known for his work with the Fugees, and many other artists such as Shakira, Lil’ Wayne, T.I., and Lauryn Hill [...]

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