Sunday, November 28, 2010

Achieve success, listen to the BEST!


Melissa Ferrick, a Berklee alum, is both a powerhouse vocalist and masterful guitarist with a constantly deepening catalog of songs. Ferrick emerged on the music scene in 1994 and began singing in coffeehouses. Her big break came one night when she replaced Morrissey's opening act less than an hour before show time. Morrissey invited her to open for him for the remainder of the tour where she earned not only a cult following but also a contract with Atlantic Records. Melissa plays piano, trumpet, bass and guitar, an instrument she taught herself while at Berklee. Ferrick has released a total of fifteen albums. Her first two were on Atlantic Records. She then moved on to an indie label, W.A.R. In 2000, Ferrick founded her own record label, Right On Records. The first studio album released on her own label was Valentine Heartache. Since her departure from Atlantic, the rise in her popularity has been driven by her fan-base, by reviews in the independent and alternative press, and by word-of-mouth. Ferrick’s rigorous touring schedule generally includes more than 150 shows per year. In 2007, she performed at the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, and opened for Indigo Girls and Ani Difranco.

She will be hosting three clinics on songwriting and the business of songwriting Thursday December 2nd.

They are:

The Business of Songwriting @ 9:00 AM in Room 2E 1140 Boylston Street Bldg.

Clinic/ Performance on Songwriting @ 3:00 PM in The Loft 921 Boylston Street Bldg.

Songwriting Master Class @ 7:00 PM in Room B16 150 Massachusetts Ave. Bldg.

Don't miss these opportunities!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Want a job working for Sony?

Times are tough, and jobs are hard to find?  Maybe.... But do we have job offerings for you?  HELL YEAH WE DO!
 
SONY : Administrative Assistant - A/R: 

SONY: Creative Coordinator:

Good luck and let us know if you land a paycheck!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Do you have songs? Are you female? Women's Musicians Network wants YOU to perform!


Female Singer/Songwriters are invited to submit music for the 14th Annual Women Musicians Network Concert on March 3rd in the BPC.
What are they looking for? Original compositions and arrangements by Berklee women in all genres. They are also looking for performers and producers as well!
See their website for more information and to download a submission form(no electronic sumbissions accepted): ttp://www.wix.com/thewmnclub/wmnconcert. For questions, email kwkristi@gmail.com.

Free Music/Marketing Book!

Love reading? Don't miss this opportunity to download a FREE book online titled The New Rockstar Philosophy. The book covers Songwriting, Performing, and having an Online Presence - seriously, it' worth grabbing a warm, fall Starbucks drink and reading the whole thing!!!


Some of the chapters are soo neat! Here's some of them:

Songwriting


Your Band is a Marriage


Image Isn't a Dirty Word

Online Essentials
Blogging
Twitter, YouTube, Email, Text, Myspace and FAcebook

You GOTTA check this book out!
You can download the book for FREE by clicking here:

Holiday Networking Party! Free food, live music!

On December 9th in The Loft @8:30pm, the Songwriter's Club and the Producer's Societyare hosting a HUGE Holiday Party!! The holidays are right around the corner so come celebrate with your Berklee friends and network! FREE food, live singer/songwriter performances, a DJ, raffle prizes~ Don't miss it! The Loft in 939 @8:30pm. 


To attend - please RSVP to bmahrer@berklee.net with your name, email address, and a weblink to your music/productions/business.



Singer/Songwriters: If you want to play a 15 minute slot at the party, please e-mail Kayleigh Mill (kmill@berklee.net) with your name and website or a couple mp3s so we can hear your music. 
 
Producers who would like to showcase their music at the event: please contact Emily Dale (edale1@berklee.net) 

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Handle your business.

3 Free Clinics at Northeastern!  Get your future taken care of...
http://www.northeastern.edu/eweek/2010/musentr.html


Becoming a success in the music industry is extremely challenging. Music entrepreneurship concerns the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to plan, finance, develop, and operate a new music venture. Attend the three sessions about music entrepreneurship.

One of the most exciting programs in NU's Music Department is the Music Industry concentration. Inaugurated in 1989, the program is the first of its kind in Boston. The Music Industry program prepares students for a broad array of career opportunities in the music industry, including starting their own ventures. The program includes music industry electives focusing on such topics as artist management, the music products industry, recording and copyright law. Topics include attributes of music entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial careers, evaluating opportunities, writing business plans, financing the venture, and long-term management and planning.


Livingston Thank-Yous

As you can see, we had quite a crowd for the Livingston Taylor lecture this Tuesday.  Thanks to everyone -- most of all Livingston -- for coming out and having such a great time!  We hope to have him back soon to the club, and also look forward to the rest of the amazing lecture series we have lined up for you this term!





Here's what people were saying :


"Impressive, entertaining and inspirational"

"...ridiculously informative"

"THE BEST"

"awesome. I always walk away from Livingston's lectures and performances feeling full of inspirational information"

"I am so grateful that these weekly lectures are available to students...I've gotten a lot of out of [them]."

"Thank you for the great career advice, Livingston!"

"His advice is invaluable."

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

FREE HOLIDAY PARTY! SW Club, Producers Club, and Business Club

On December 9th in The Loft @8:30pm, the Songwriter's Club and the Producer's Society are hosting a HUGE Holiday Party!! The holidays are right around the corner so come celebrate with your Berklee friends and network! FREE food, live singer/songwriter performances, a DJ, raffle prizes~ Don't miss it! The Loft in 939 @8:30pm. 

Singer/Songwriters: If you want to play a 15 minute slot at the party, please e-mail Kayleigh Mill (kmill@berklee.net) with your name and website or a couple mp3s so we can hear your music.  
Producers who would like to showcase their music at the event: please contact Emily Dale (edale1@berklee.net) 

Friday, November 12, 2010

Songwriting Dept Masterclass!

The Songwriting faculty: Pat Pattison, Susan Cattaneo, Scarlet Keys, Jimmy Kachulis, Stan Swiniarsky, Jon Aldrich, Jimmy Kachulis, Jon Stevens, Mark Simos and Chair, Jack Perricone, will listen to selected student songs and comment on them and work with them to make them better and better.Come and observe this clinic done in a master class format.




WHEN: Thursday, November 18th, 1:00 pm
WHERE:  Lawrence and Alma Berk Hall 1A (1140 Boylston Street)

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Perfect Pitch SONGWRITERS announced



At long last. The winning songwriters for Perfect Pitch have been announced!  The songwriters will now be rehearsing the singers, keying the songs, and working with arrangers and band members to make the final performance as powerful as possible!  Keep an ear out for some mind-blowing performances!






WINNERS:


Mario Jose performing Charlie Puth - Next To You
David Michael Wyatt performing Khalil Overton - Made For War / Back To Love
Keren Tayar performing Nicky Rood - Snowflake
Naomi Gillies performing Christina Brehm & Sam Shrieve - Loving on Empty
Jen Hoyt performing Heather Smist - You Make Me Go
Alexey Musatov performing David Pramik - Lady Light 
Prayre Finley performing Joren van der Voort - Giving Up
Melanie Donnelly performing Hannah Christianson - Let's Be Frisbees
Khalil Overton performing Joren van der Voort - The Whole World Thinks You're Beautiful
Tyler Simmons performing Jason Sibi-Okumu - Blue
Alex Economou performing Nikolas Metaxas - Not Ready To Lose You 
Katy Schirard performing Michael Hazani - Really Don't Know
Mike Squillante performing Alex Blizniak - Never Felt Better 
Brittany Marie performing Ken Yates - I Don't Want To Fall In Love

Friday, November 5, 2010

Performance Opportunity! Monkey Rock Songwriter Circle!

Monkey Rock is a community comprised of artists and friends from all over the world who support each other by promoting, and performing as a group.

Monkey Rock hosts a weekly ‘Writer’s Show’ at All Asia (334 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA) from 6-9pm on Wednesdays where members and friends of the Monkey Rock, Berklee, and Greater Boston communities come to listen and play.

Monkey Rock has begun to grow branches in cities all over the US, with communities in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. 

Submissions for the weekly writers show can be sent to:
monkeyrockboston@gmail.com


Thank you and much love! 

Monkey Rock family members

Monday, November 1, 2010

Alan Menken Revue seeks original songs!

The Berklee Musical Theatre club will be putting on an Alan Menken revue (you know, "A Whole New World," "Under The Sea" -- all the songs from Aladdin, Little Mermaid, and pretty much every Disney move you loved!)

They've agreed to consider original songs IN THE STYLE of Alan Menken  to be performed. The bar is pretty high on this one  -- hey, if you win, your song will be sharing the stage with "Be Our Guest" -- so step it up!

If you'd like to submit, please email your best Alan-Menken-Style musical theatre song to berkleesongsubmission+menken@gmail.com

Be sure to put lyrics in the body of the email, attach an mp3 (NOT m4a, wav, aac, or anything else) or put a playable weblink.


Good luck!