Berklee Artist Notes

Anastassiya Petrova and Tyson Jackson perform Anastassiya's original tune, "The Traveler". Anastassiya Petrova Insta: /anastassiya_petrova_music Facebook: /anastassiyamusic Youtube: /jazzconda Soundcloud: /anastassiyapetrova Tyson Jackson Website: Insta: /tdiorjackson Facebook: /tyson.jackson.5264 Hammond B3 Organ: Anastassiya Petrova (Kazakhstan) Drums: Tyson Jackson (USA) Berklee Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Website: Learn more about Berklee College of Music’s Jazz Composition program: Call or email Berklee’s Office of Admissions today for more information: 1-800-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2222 (international callers) admissions@berklee.edu Recorded at The Ark (Studio 2) Recording Engineer: Tarik Monsanto-Mahrour Protools Engineer/Studio Assistant: Bobby Danzi Studio Assistants: Kady Lau, Jeff Millonig, Andres Cardona Gonzalez: mixing engineer Jonathan Wyner: mastering engineer Angel de Jesus Irizarry Almonte: video edit About B

Berklee student Anastassiya Petrova talks about the Hammond B3 organ and performing with it. Anastassiya Petrova Insta: /anastassiya.. Facebook: /anastassiyam.. Youtube: /jazzconda Soundcloud: /anastassiyapet.. Berklee Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Website: Production and edition: Angel de Jesus Irizarry Almonte Design: Audrey H Audio production: Andres Gonzalez Cardona

The Berklee Bruno Mars Ensemble performs an “Uptown Funk" and "Formation” medley, paying tribute to Bruno Mars and Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime performance. As part of Berklee’s Signature Series, the Bruno Mars Ensemble performed a sold-out Bruno Mars Tribute Show at the Berklee Performance Center. The ensemble consists of outstanding student vocalists and instrumentalists selected by Berklee Professor Tia Fuller, a saxophonist, composer, and educator who toured extensively with Beyoncé’s original all-female band. This performance features a collaboration with the Berklee Marching Percussion Club and over 30 female dancers from both the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Berklee College of Music. Tia Fuller: Facebook: /tiafullerjazz Twitter: /tiafuller Site: Berklee: Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Site: Berklee Bruno Mars Ensemble Director: Tia Fuller Producer: Jonathan Foo Lead Vocals/Band Leader: Reggie Lett Lead Vocals/Music

Some of Berklee's most popular shows in recent years were produced by Jonathan Foo '18. He shares with us his unique role and what it takes to produce live shows. Foo is a live entertainment producer known for his event management. He directs concerts in their entirety, including the music, choreography, lighting design, stage management, marketing, and overall logistics. He strives to achieve the highest standards of production and understands the creativity and hard work required to achieve that. His strong business acumen has created a reputable brand for his shows, ensuring successful turnouts. The audience experience is everything to him. Foo has produced three sold-out shows at the Berklee Performance Center: Beyoncé’s Original All-Female Band Concert in March 2017, the Bruno Mars Tribute Show in February 2018, and the Berklee Chinese New Year Concert in February 2018. He was handpicked to produce the annual Berklee Commencement Concert in May 2018, where he worked with Nile Rodg

Unraveled is an immersive 360 audio and visual experience where the listener finds themselves at the center of all elements, being surrounded by choir, strings, synths, and imagery. Where you turn your head, sound from that direction will be emphasized and filtered. For the full immersive experience, please wear headphones. Yao is a composer, sound designer, and artist who developed a passion for music at a very young age. She recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Electronic Production & Design and Film Scoring. Yao has made it her mission to pursue a career combining her love for music, sound, and technology. Her company ICTUS provides spatial audio solutions to immersive experiences including VR, AR, and MRby blending musical composition and sound design together to create asoundscape that completes the visual reality. The central idea of this piece is repressed and unleashed emotions. All the elements of the composition are tailored to t

The making of an immersive 360 audio and visual experience, led by Yao Wang, involving more than 50 students across 7 majors. The recording was done using three ambisonic microphones (Zylia, Ambeo, TetraMic), attempting to forge a 320 piece choir by asking the 40 singers to shift their position around the microphones for every overdub. We also recorded 12 close mic-ed singers to have some freedom spatializing individual mono sources. Yao is a composer, sound designer and artist who developed a passion for music at a very young age. She recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Electronic Production & Design and Film Scoring. Yao has made it her mission to pursue a career combining her love for music, sound and technology. Her company ICTUS provides spatial audio solutions to immersive experiences including VR, AR and MR by blending musical composition and sound design together to create a soundscape that completes the visual reality. Carlos is

The Venezuelan Project performs a medley of "Merenguisimo,” “Blue Ensemble,” and "Pajarillo." The first two are by members Josu Ortiz and Carlos Capacho, while the last is traditional. The medley of the three is entitled Roots Medley. The Venezuelan Project is a group that was created by 4 students studying at Berklee College of Music in during Spring 2015. The group focuses on recovering and combining traditional folkloric Venezuelan styles, with contemporary genres of the music world. Current members are Ali Tovar on bass (Caracas), Carlos Capacho on the Venezuelan Cuatro (Guayana), Alexis Soto on percussion (Caracas), Josu Ortiz on piano (Caracas), and Eduardo Betancourt on Llanera Harp (Caracas), who joined the band in 2017. Since its creation, The Venezuelan Project has performed in multiple venues like the Berklee Performance Center, House of Blues, NPR Radio Station, Dreamfarm radio, as well as numerous festivals and events like the 2016 Beantown Jazz Festival, Berklee Internati

Venezuelan Merengue explained and demonstrated by Berklee students Alexis Soto and Carlos Capacho. "Merenguisimo" by Josu Ortiz. Subscribe: Facebook: /berkleecollege Twitter: /berkleecollege Instagram: /berkleecollege Site: Production and edition: Audrey H Design: Audrey H Audio production: Isak Kotecki