Berklee Alumni

Happy Friday! This weekend be sure to check your email for the September newsletter.

Swipe through to see this month’s stories and Q&A.

Congrats to alum Devin Kennedy ’18 for his headlining show at Cafe 939!

Be sure to catch him live tomorrow and tune into our stories to watch his Instagram takeover.

GBH and JazzBoston are launching GBH Jazz Nights, a new monthly live music event series at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. Be sure to catch alum Hey Rim Jeon ’01 ’s performance this Thursday, September 12th.

We look forward to seeing you at this free event to connect and enjoy great music!

GBH JazzBoston

Alums in Austin, Texas. Join us for an alumni gathering at the Cosmic Saltillo! We are excited to engage in conversations, and catch up with old friends.

Registration link in bio!

Congrats to alum Luan Pommier ’20 for her amazing performance of the national anthem of France at the Paralympic 2024 opening ceremony!

📸: Alex Slitz, Getty Images

Friday September 13th, join us at the season two premiere of Candle Room, hosted by Evan Nachimson ‘16. Get ready to enjoy a late-night show with performances, interviews, and games, showcasing your favorite artists.

This series is brought to you by a team of Berklee alumni including Nachimson, Seth Richardson ‘14, Stefano di Blasio ‘12, Fernando Firmino BM ‘21 MA ‘23, and Eric Durkin ‘06.

Use the code BCMALUMNI for $10 discounted tickets!

Link: https://ow.ly/s4YG50Tgwo3

Have you read this month’s newsletter? Be sure to read about upcoming Events to Kick Off the Fall, Opportunities, and an Alumni Q&A!

Link: https://ow.ly/k4Tj50T7R8q

Berklee’s Africana Studies Division welcomes Afro-diasporic (Black) Berklee alumni to the Boston campus for our first annual Black Alumni Weekend! Join us to celebrate, network, jam, and visit with former faculty and staff, while witnessing the exponential fruit of generations of student, staff, and faculty advocacy and activism.

Registration link: https://ow.ly/gy7W50T7HOv

Enjoy your weekend and listen to this last bonus episode featuring Colleen Glenney ’01, Associate Director of Alumni Affairs! We discuss Colleen's performing career after Berklee, and the wealth of diversity within the alumni community.

You can find Pass the Mic wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart, etc.).

Congrats to alum Simona Smirnova ’15 for being recognized with a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Folk/Traditional Arts! The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship makes unrestricted cash grants to New York State-based artists working in 15 disciplines, recognizing five disciplines per year on a triennial basis. Simona Smirnova is currently the only professional kanklės player in the United States!

New York Foundation for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts

Read more here: https://ow.ly/1sGF50SYHSO

Image Credit: Pat Simmons

📣Attention alums in Chicago, Illinois and Austin, Texas! We will be in these areas next month, and are looking for people to connect with and volunteer for events.

If you are interested, please email our Director of Digital Engagement, Padriac Farma by Friday, August 23rd:

[email protected]

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Alums in LA! Join us on Wednesday, August 14th, to discuss the journeys of authorship from fellow musicians and creative artists. This Reverb ON conversation will feature Dana James ‘09, Emily Arrow ‘12, Rhoda Bernard, Faculty, Berklee Institute Accessible Arts Education, and Jake Cassman ‘13. See you there.

Link to reserve your spot: https://ow.ly/UaEL50SRlXw

It’s finally Friday! Enjoy your weekend by listening to another bonus episode of our podcast, Pass the Mic, featuring Joe and Georgia.

You can find Pass the Mic wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart, etc.).

Congrats to all alums who have received an Emmy nomination! Read more below.

Berklee Alumni Nominated for 2024 Emmy Awards Twenty-one Berklee alumni received Emmy nominations this year for music composition, sound mixing, and sound editing.

See you on Monday!

Reserve your spot here: https://ow.ly/AXQa50SLh7b

Join Berklee faculty, staff, and the NYC alumni community for an evening celebrating the release of the spring 2024 issue of Berklee Today, featuring the talented Charlie Rosen '12 on the cover!

Berklee Today editor Kim Ashton will talk with Rosen about his career, including his journey from Berklee to the Tony Awards! The audience will be invited to participate in a Q&A afterward.

Link: https://ow.ly/2hLl50St3bM

In the “Meet the Team” episode of our podcast Pass the Mic, our team had a lot of great things to say and we couldn’t fit it all into one episode.

This weekend enjoy this bonus episode featuring Dana James and Zack Lucia!

Link: https://ow.ly/trQF50SGiQ1

This Sunday be sure to take a look at the July newsletter. Read about the upcoming Berklee Today Cover Party, Webinars, and enjoy the Alumni Q&A!

Jim Lucchese Named Berklee’s Fifth President A 20-year music industry veteran and a committed artist advocate with deep Berklee roots, Lucchese sets the tone for a new era at the institution.

The 2024 Emmy nominations were announced today! If you or someone you know was nominated, tag them below.

James Cote ‘80 just got his spot on the lawn at to see .

Join Berklee faculty, staff, and the NYC alumni community for an evening celebrating the release of the spring 2024 issue of Berklee Today, featuring the talented Charlie Rosen '12 on the cover!

Berklee Today editor Kim Ashton will talk with Rosen about his career, including his journey from Berklee to the Tony Awards! The audience will be invited to participate in a Q&A afterward.

Link: https://ow.ly/2hLl50St3bM