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Spring 2017 33 adrianoaponte.com. International Film Festival. Visit www. Music Awards and 2016 Chandler Movie Score at both the 2016 Prestige Nastri d'Argento Awards and won Best an honorable mention at the 2017 (SFTV) of London, England, received Film composer Adriano Aponte '15 winds. Visit www.matteonahum.com. Valencia with a work for strings and Musica Jove composition contest in projects. He also recently won the ing in Valencia on various audiovisual Television and Video Games) is work- Matteo Nahum '15 (Scoring for Film, trozmusicpublishing.com. works for commercial use. Visit www. including local artists, licensing their roster of songwriters and composers, Publishing. She represents an eclectic Grenada, is the director of TROZ Music Rozelle McBarnette '14 (GEMB), of salsa group Calle Progresso. leads a Latin jazz group and directs the Yamaha Music School Valencia. He also and percussion department for the and Innovation), heads the drums (CP), '15 (Music Production, Technology, Vibraphonist Sebastian Laverde '13 service entertainment company. departments. YG is Seoul's largest full- ness planning and overseas business Entertainment in Seoul in the busi- Seoul, South Korea, works for YG Ji Won Hwang '15 (GEMB) of Connolly band. active performer and leads the Peter School in Valencia. He is also an instructor for the Yamaha Music Peter Connolly '14 (CP) is a guitar andreafraenzel.com. jazz combos. Visit www. own music as a solo artist and leads Europe and Russia. She performs her and recording with various artists in Vienna, Austria, has been touring (Contemporary Performance) of Bassist Andrea Fraenzel '14 Bonsound Records. released his debut album, Coastline, on pursuing a career as a solo artist and for Shutterstock Music. Sauvé is also Business) is the artist-relations manager (Global Entertainment and Music Geoffroy Sauvé '13 of Montreal, Canada Compiled by Maxwell Wright VALENCIA ALUM NOTES Love the Following by David Petrelli '05 Nashville Pros love is working for Broocke. There's little doubt that following the when you are in the grind every day." you don't often see or think about ten out into the world. "It's something ined all of the ways his music has got- Broocke never would have imag- entered heavy rotation. their single "That Was Me Then" has powerhouse, Lightning 100 FM, where garnered attention from local radio & Arrows was born. They quickly dio sessions later, and their duo Slings few writing appointments and stu- for CDs featuring both of them. A ence members began asking them then backing each other up. Soon audi- The two performed as solo artists and with an artist named Marlaina Youch. est project. He began playing shows accidentally triggered Broocke's lat- One collaboration in particular ers find hard to break free. from which some aspiring songwrit- exists outside of the Nashville bubble experience the immense talent that lasting working relationships and its touring with allowing him to forge the release of a new album. He cred- record deal and began touring after Nashville in 2009. In 2012 he signed a Music brought Broocke back to out," he jokes. like a slot machine that keeps paying been licensed numerous times. "It's projects. One of Broocke's songs has opportunities to write for film and TV led to multiple song placements and came across Broocke's music. That placement giant Lakeshore Records source: Myspace. A rep from music- Los Angeles, thanks to an unlikely to the idea of music placement in Nashville. He was also introduced now two of the top writers in David Hodges and Mike Busbee— collaborating with such writers as In the city of angels, he began was just following the love. Zach Broocke '01 Los Angeles before he got there. He to Nashville, Broocke had never seen 2005. Just as it was when he moved a record lured Broocke to follow in to Los Angeles. The chance to make mates had decided to make the move ing in the West. Some of his band in Nashville, doors also began open- Just as things were starting to click started putting a band together. his way to a Monday night slot and wanted to do," he recalls. He begged hear other writers who did what I "That was where I finally got to at the old 12th & Porter club. artists such as Mindy Smith playing but then found his niche after seeing He got nowhere for about a year, "jaded love affair" with Nashville. what Broocke now describes as his school for Music City. That began Aldrich, he took a chance and left ing professors Pat Pattison and Jon On the advice of Berklee songwrit- without ever having visited the city. Broocke moved to Nashville love" as he puts it. music takes him, or to "follow the always been willing to go where the throughout his career. Broocke has guided the Milwaukee, WI, native admits. It's that mindset that has would do if I weren't a musician," he "I honestly don't know what I acclaimed duo, Slings & Arrows. ing on a fifth tour with his critically musician, and is currently embark- He has toured the country as a solo of the biggest names in the industry. ing artists, and cowritten with some produced projects for up and com- ing documentaries. Broocke has also Championship commercials to surf- Freeman movie to Ultimate Fighting a range of settings from a Morgan key. His songs have been featured in music business, diversification is it comes to making a living in the knows that when Zach Broocke '01 When bassist Aubrey Harris earned her degree on May 13, she became the third student, spanning three generations of the Harris family, to graduate from Berklee. Her grandfather, Les Harris, grad- uated in 1957, and was a member of Herb Pomeroy's first recording band. He served as a faculty member from 1968 to 1996, teaching drums, ear training, arranging, and harmony. He also taught in the Berklee City Music Program. Les Jr. studied drums as a kid with his father. He later enrolled at Berklee, graduating in 1983. He has THREE GENERATIONS DEEP played with countless top jazz acts at venues across the globe, and cur- rently teaches at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Southern Maine, and Phillips Exeter Academy. Les Sr. also taught the basics to Aubrey, enabling her to test out of classes and graduate in three years with a degree in songwriting. "My father and grandfather were a huge influence and very helpful to me," she says. Aubrey, who played bass for the commencement concert, hopes to launch a career that will include co- writing and touring with top artists. Summer 2017 33 From the left: Les Harris '57, Aubrey Harris '17, and Les Harris Jr. '83