Berklee today

JAN 2013

Berklee today is the official alumni publication of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a forum for contemporary music and musicians.

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Alumnotes Jon De Lucia '02 (center), Ryan Ferreira '00 (left) and Chris Tordini '01 released the CD Pieces, Vol. 1. Matt Moliti '02 Kizzy McHugh '03 Asuka Kakitani '04 Mike Papadopoulos of Chalkida, Greece, participated in George Kollias's Intense Drumming II DVD. He is releasing his band's second album, Cerebrum. Gregory Pavliv of Cedar Grove, NJ, is the director of training for Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit that provides assistance to public schools. The program has reached more than 200,000 students in the United States. Bruce Springsteen made a recent appearance at an event that raised $800,000. Visit www.littlekidsrock.org. Singer-songwriter Rebecca Loebe of Austin, TX, released the album Circus Heart. She also performed at Berklee's Café 939. Visit www. rebeccaloebe.com. Beliveau of Crash Kings, in support of the Stone Temple Pilots. 2005 In October, Laura Brunner of Union City, NJ, was the first runner-up in the eighth Jazzmobile Vocal Competition in Harlem, New York City. Visit www.laurabrunner.com. 2001 Darcie Nicole produced and arranged vocals for the song "All the Things That Lovers Do" by Derek Thompkins and Velvet Stylus. 2002 Jon De Lucia of Brooklyn, NY, and his trio released the album titled Pieces, Vol. 1. Visit www.jondelucia.com. Jason Mendelson of Woodland Hills, CA, established Bass Strings Online, an online bass string shop. Visit www.bassstringsonline.com. Matt Moliti of Woodland Park, NJ, released his third album with Dark Empire, From Refuge to Ruin, and endorses Vigier Guitars. He is an instructor and the show director for School of Rock in Chatham, NJ. 2003 Kizzy McHugh of Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a TV host, actress, singer, and songwriter. Her new album, Unspoken Rhyme, was produced by Robert Jansen and Piet Souer. Visit www.kizzymchugh.com. Luis Santiago-Sierra is the commanding officer of the 319th Army Reserve Band in New York. He composed and produced a Christmas CD for the Puerto Rico National Guard Language Center and composed music for Nadine Martinez for "Gris," presented at the Wave Rising Series. Travis Vance of Nashville, TN, was the bassist and bandleader on tour with Thomas Rhett, opening for Jason Aldean. 2004 Steve Gregory of Stafford Springs, CT, released the album River to the Sea. It features Jon Francis '99 on drums. Proceeds from downloads will go to the Connecticut Food Bank and Love146 charities. Visit www. stevegregorymusic.com. Asuka Kakitani of Brooklyn, NY, released her debut album Bloom, featuring an 18-piece orchestra. Visit www.asukakakitani.com for more information. Khari Allen Lee of Auburn, AL, and the New Creative Collective, released the album Conscious Evolution. The group held the Concert for Our Conscious Evolution, a celebration of the birthday of John Coltrane. Visit www.khariallenlee.com. Roy Assaf of New York City has released the album Respect. He played with the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia. He has worked with Winard Harper, in addition to many other musicians. Visit www.royassaf.com. Jim Briggs of North Hollywood, CA, scored and played guitar for the short documentary Mr. Christmas. The film received awards at film festivals in the United States and Canada. The session was engineered by Andrew Maltese '08, and featured Berklee alumni Neara Russell '10, Sean Rainey '05, Andy Keathley '08, Matt Bruer '08, and Evan Winsor '09. Chris Parris of Boston, MA, is the director of the College Success Academy of the Steppingstone Foundation in Boston, MA. Visit www.tsf.org. Tom Roslak of New York City is touring with alumni Tony and Mike 36 Berklee today 2006 Aurelien Budynek of Astoria, NY, performed The Music of Queen: Rock & Symphonic Spectacular with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at Red Rocks in Denver. He is the guitarist and musical director for the Dan Band and has been a guitar sub for the Broadway shows Rock of Ages and Book of Mormon. Giovanni Rotondo of Naples, Italy, helped lead an international film music workshop at the National School of Cinema in Italy. Ennio Morricone was the art director of the class. Visit www.grotondo.com. Robert Vega of Chicago, IL, won a People magazine Teacher of the Year award. He is the band director at Rauner College Prep in Chicago. His school's band placed fifth at Berklee's High School Jazz Festival. Brianne "Brie" Widaman of Los Angeles, CA, was recently promoted to associate marketing manager at Interscope Geffen A&M; Records (Universal Music Group). She has worked such acts as Madonna, Lifehouse, and others.

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