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Master’s Degrees – Accepting Applications for Fall 2012

• Contemporary Studio Performance

• Global Entertainment and Music Business

• Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games

*If you want to be updated on Berklee in Valencia academic programs and admissions related info, please fill in the Request Information form.

Singer-Songwriter and Vocalist Program

July 3–5

Berklee Groove School

July 6–9

Art of Improvisation: Blues and Jazz

July 10–13

Re:Tool – Music Technology in Performance and Production

July 14–16

With the launch of summer programs in Valencia, Spain, Berklee College of Music has forged a partnership with the ground breaking Lollapalooza Festivals in Santiago, Chile and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Through this relationship, Berklee will be supporting education initiatives at the festivals to be held in Sao Paulo and Santiago, and the festival will be supporting scholarship awards for students from Brazil and Chile to attend the programs to be held in Valencia.

This partnership is an extension of the one that began in 2011 at Lollapalooza, Chicago, in the U.S., continuing a unique educational collaboration established to benefit young musicians. “The essence of Lollapalooza is about artist discovery and providing opportunity for emerging bands to reach new audiences,” said Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell. “This partnership provides young musicians with a chance to polish their skills on their way to performing on the main stage.”

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria;

• at least 15 years of age,

• a citizen of Brazil or Chile,

• a music student seeking to attend one of the 2012 Berklee Valencia Special Programs being conducted in July 2012.

If you have any questions regarding the Berklee Valencia Lollapalooza Scholarship Competition, please email scholarships@berklee.edu or call +1 617 747-8681.

The place was already packed with invited attendees, but the audience kept growing as people walking along heard the music from outside. The concert started with a performance by recent Berklee graduate Julia Easterlin, who played a 45-minute set with just her own voice and a loop station. The astounding performance showcased the great talent and creativity of this up-and-coming artist.

Easterlin was followed by a Mediterranean Music Institute ensemble directed by Javier Limón, which enchanted the public with flamenco sung by Tamara Escudero and played by inspiring Berklee in Valencia students, with Berklee alumna Ariadna Castellanos on piano. The set started with Limón on guitar and Escudero singing, and the momentum grew as each musician was added, ending with seven musicians celebrating flamenco and Latin music together on the same stage.

The evening ended with the Zoe Rahman Trio playing energetic contemporary jazz and contagious good vibes. The rhythm, melodies, and presence of all three members was mesmerizing, and Rahman had the public eating from the palm of her hand—or, rather, from the tips of her fingers—as she took us on a voyage with her piano.

Hill has demonstrated amply over the past decade that his committment to students does not end at the classroom door. His graduates can be found in Hollywood and other international media centers, working with composers of global renown such as John Powell, Mark Isham, Mychael Danna, Javier Navarrete, and Johnny Klimek. An avid networker, bridge-builder, and composer advocate, Hill will bring to Valencia the resources to help make it an international destination for media music.

1- How will Berklee in Valencia’s scoring for film, television, and video games graduate program contribute to students interested in pursuing a career in the music and entertainment industry?

The goal of a small, selective program like this one won’t be simply to train and certify composers, but to help transition them into the professional world. We want to create a backbench of talent ready to fill the needs of global media producers at the highest level of craft and artistry. The relationships that Berklee Valencia builds with the industry will be as important to our grads as what happens in the classroom, and will also keep our students at the cutting edge of what filmmakers and game producers demand.

2- What academic and musical opportunities does the new campus in Valencia offer?

Valencia, Spain is culturally and geographically at the epicenter of the world music scene, with lifelines not only to European media centers, but the vital and developing media hubs in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. It is also convenient to two of the three major international festivals that celebrate film music, the Fimucité Festival in Tenerife and the Festival Internacional de Música de Cine in Ubeda. Hollywood comes en masse to these events each year. Beyond this, Valencia is an intensely musical city, and having the Palau de les Arts literally in our back yard will provide a fantastic resource for our students. Academically, the grounding that Dan Carlin has given the undergrad program in Boston—combined with my own experience in building a successful graduate program and the contributions of our faculty—should put our students in a very good position.

3- What characteristics are you are looking for in prospective students?

More than anything else, we will be looking for original and distinctive “voices,” because this is also what filmmakers and media producers of all kinds are looking for. Those voices may be raw and unformed when we first hear them, but as long as they hint at something fresh and exciting, we can develop them. A passion to create music that finds its heart and soul on the screen is also essential. Of course, we want students whose musicianship and command of the musical vocabulary is exemplary, because we can’t go from A-Z in a one year graduate program. Past academic performance is important, but the key ingredient is the music.

4- What advice would you give to future students of scoring for film, television, and video games graduate program at Berklee in Valencia?

If your command of theory and harmony (along with your ability to follow a score) isn’t roughly at the level of a third year undergraduate composition student, you will want to do some “woodshedding” before you enter the program. Berklee offers online classes, as do many other institutions; and private instruction is also an option. Many of the finest film and video game composers are self-taught, so don’t feel intimidated if you haven’t attended a conservatory or achieved virtuosity on a single instrument. Virtually all music for the screen is now created in sequencing programs like Logic Studio and Digital Performer, using digital samples of orchestral and other instruments, so if this is an entirely new world to you, begin exploring it now.

Place: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Address: Avenida Autopista del Saler, 1

Valencia, Spain

Tickets: This is a ticketed event (free of charge). Reserve your ticket by registering below.

Grammy-winning bassist, producer, band leader, and film composer Marcus Miller was born in Brooklyn and raised in a musical family that included his father (a church organist and choir director) and his cousin, the extraordinary Wynton Kelly, jazz pianist for Miles Davis during the late fifties and early sixties. By the age of 13 he was already proficient on the clarinet, piano, and bass guitar and had begun composing music. The bass guitar, however, was his love, and by the age of 15 he was working regularly in New York with various bands.

Miller has appeared on over 400 records, including recordings by artists as diverse as Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, McCoy Tyner, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, Bill Withers, and Elton John. He is also a renowned producer, whose credits include Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, the Crusaders, Wayne Shorter, Take 6, Chaka Khan, Kenny Garrett, and Luther Vandross. In the past several years, Miller has also turned his attention to film scoring. “I like to keep things balanced, combining R&B, jazz, funk, and movie stuff to help reflect what’s happening in our world,” he says. “I just try to keep challenging myself to continue to grow and get better.”

The clinic is presented by Fender

Before the clinic we will held an Info Session. If you are interested in knowing more about Berklee’s academic programs, both in Boston and Valencia, we invite you to join us at 6:00pm at the Berklee in Valencia Campus to answer your questions. You can find more information on our Info Session page.

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