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 Greg Stein '00 Maria Morales (aka Majo) '01 Accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman of Melbourne, FL, released the album Gig 365, which is based on his gigs during 2011. Visit www.gig365.com. sical string quartet ETHEL. The group's performance at the Santa Fe Opera was featured on a PBS special. 2000 Elik Alvarez of Pasadena, CA, won the Goldspirit award in the Best Documentary Score category at the International Film Music Festival in Córdoba, Spain. He was a guest conductor for the Córdoba Symphony Orchestra during the awards ceremony. In August, Patrick Charles of Woodland Hills, CA, and his Makandel Group performed at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, Japan, with Gaku Murata '04 (guitar) and Michael Roberts (saxophone). Charles is an Exodus Cymbals endorsee. Visit www. patrick-charles.com. Saxophonist Bob Reynolds of Los Angeles, CA, released the album Somewhere in Between. John Mayer, Aaron Parks, Eric Harland, Oli Rockberger, Janek Gwizdala, and John Shannon played on the CD. Visit www. bobreynoldsmusic.com. Gregg Stein of Framingham, MA, was recently appointed as the CEO of wireless speaker company Libratone Inc. Visit www.libratone.com. 2001 Christopher "Kip" Jones of Saint Paul, MN, performs and tours with the clas 44 Berklee today Maria Morales (aka Majo Riviera) of Bogotá, Columbia, released the single "Yo Podría Ser." See the song's video at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HYZ_bRK2yb4. Paulo Perfeito of Aldoar, Portugal, received a student award in DownBeat magazine for a performance with Paulo Perfeito's Eastman 6tet. Visit www.pauloperfeito.com. Brian Sturges of Los Angeles, CA, graduated from the Second City, Hollywood's Conservatory Program, after an eight-week run of the original comedy show America: Made in China!, which he cowrote. He has been cast in The Really Awesome Improv Show. 2002 Cliff Beach of Los Angeles, CA, released the EP Who the Funk Is Cliff Beach? He was nominated for three Los Angeles Music Awards, including one in the Record of the Year category, and a Hollywood Music in Media Award. Visit www.cliffbeachmusic.com. Kevin Casini of Hamden, CT, is counsel at Beatty & Beatty in Guilford, CT, working on property law, LLCs and commercial holdings, real estate, estate planning, foreclosures, tax appeals, civil and property defense, and entertainment, copyright and trademark law. Brian Sturges '01 Calita of Rome, Italy, released her frst CD, The Mission of Compassion, for which Marco Angelone '12 was the artistic director. Calita also received a full-time assistantship and tuition fellowship at Drexel University in Philadelphia for Ph.D. studies in art therapy. Joe Chinni of Boston, MA, and his brother Tony are part of the group the Deathrays, which recently released the CD Songs from a Vacuum. Chinni mixed and mastered the album, in addition to playing keyboards. Visit www.deathrays.com. Jeff Kalmbach of Oakland, CA, released his frst self-produced instrumental guitar CD, This Is Not Here, and is touring northern California with the Spazmatics. Jessica Levy of Zurich, Switzerland, is responsible for promotion at Filmcoopi Zürich, an independent distributor of domestic and international flms in Switzerland. Visit www.flmcoopi.ch. Pianist and composer Aruán Ortíz of New York Cty curated the Music and Architecture Series at the club DROM in New York. Rie Tsuji of Forest Hills, NY, has been Beyoncé's touring keyboardist since 2006 and is currently her assistant music arranger. Tsuji has performed at the White House and at the 2013 Super Bowl. Cliff Beach '02 2003 Tiff Jimber of Santa Monica, CA, released the album The Foundation in September. It features Matt Bobb '03 and Jonny Morrow '02. Visit www. tiffjimber.com. Karin Ryan of Atlanta, GA, was named as the director of the Carter Center for Human Rights. Ryan works directly with former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter helping victims of human rights abuse. Marty Silverstone of Studio City, CA, completed an EP titled St. Sauveur. It was coproduced with Johannes Raassina '04, and is affliated with the Artists for Humanity charity. 2004 Guitarist Andy Bianco of Brooklyn, NY, performed at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club with Nickel and Dime OPS. The band has a weekly residency at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in Manhattan and released a new album this summer. Visit www. andybiancomusic.com. Daniel McClain of Allston, MA, is featured as a singer/songwriter on the Earth, Wind & Fire album Now, Then & Forever, released in September. Yotam Rosenbaum of Los Angeles, CA, cofounded Earbits, a streamingmusic service focusing on independent artists. Its roster includes more than 11,000 artists, including Berklee alumni. Visit www.earbits.com.