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36 Berklee today 36 Berklee today ALUM NOTES Gizem Gokoglu '11 Tortuga. The album is receiving air- play on radio stations nationwide. Visit scotchhollowmusic.com. Patrick Jonsson of London, England, composed the score for Netflix docu- mentary The White Helmets, which was nominated in the Best Short Documentary (Short Subject) cate- gory at this year's Academy Awards. Jonsson also scored the film Virunga, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions. Visit patrickjonsson.com. Allison Moore of Rocky Hill, NJ, was promoted to vice president of mar- keting at Stache Media, the market- ing arm of RED Distribution. Moore has been a part of the success of mar- keting campaigns for Mumford & Sons, Bonnie Raitt, Phoenix, Cage the Elephant, the Lone Bellow, Alabama Shakes, Lecrae, Ingrid Michaelson, Santana, and Daya. Visit: stachemedia.com. Paul Nowell of Pasadena, CA, known as Paul the Trombonist, has released his first studio album titled Journey to the World. It is available on all major streaming services and at paulthetrombonist.com/ new-album-journey-to-the-world. 2008 Tatsuya Yoshinaga of Boston, MA, leads the band, the XTY Jazz Group. As a piano instructor, he received the Best of Brighton Award for two consecutive years. Visit tatsuyayoshinaga.com. 2009 Yunjae Lee of Seoul, South Korea, is a sound designer for Samsung Electronics and worked on the Galaxy S8. To learn more, visit https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=xuce2moGNcA. Tidtaya Sinutoke of Rego Park, NY, and her collaborator Ty Defoe have been selected as the recipients of the 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant. Visit tidtayasinutoke.com. 2010 Keith Asack of Stoughton, MA, has released Shuffle, his first album in a decade. He is the owner of Keep the Edge Studios in Quincy, MA, a facil- ity offering audio and video record- ing that just celebrated its fifth anni- versary. Julien Baraness of London, England, is the cofounder of the public relations company Lost in the Manor, which also books live music events in ven- ues all across London. Baraness was the in-house engineer for the venues the Finsbury from 2012–2015 and the Victoria from 2015–2017. Derek Bomback of Torrance, CA, recently became the first guitarist named as a music director and music manager for Princess Cruises in the cruise line's 52-year history. Yasmin Tayeby of Williston, VT, opened Meadowlark Studios, near Burlington, VT, designed to offer art- ists scenic views and to house visit- ing musicians on the property. Grace Potter, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry's), the Dover Quartet, and Ellis Paul have been to the studio. Visit meadowlarkstudiosvt.com. Shamou Shamou of Tehran, Iran, is the music director for dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Shamou was recently com- missioned to create a score for Fadi Khoury, an Iraqi-born choreographer, artistic director and founder of FJK Dance Company. Yui Yamamoto of North Hills, CA, released the CD Sensationally Sensational featuring nine of his origi- nal songs. Visit yuisensational.com. 2011 Danielle Deckard of Sidney, Australia released This Is How I Dance, her third EP and her first to include studio recordings of cover songs. Visit http:// www.danilelledeckard.com. Gizem Gokoglu of New York City received a 2017 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award for her composition "Garden Of Onur." Visit gizemgokoglu.com. Zoe Hillengas of Philadelphia, PA, cowrote the single "Livewire" with Australian singer/songwriter Anikiko. The song was produced by Keath Lowry and is available on all down- load and streaming sites. Hillengas is a signed as a writer to Groove Control Productions. Visit gcdigi.com. Singer/songwriter and jazz pianist, Aris Valeris of Chalkida Evia, Greece, released the first music video for his single "American Wonderland." His debut album will be released later this year. Visit arisvaleris.com. Raul Vargas of Victoria, Mexico, is a full-time educator giving drum clin- ics, master class in various cities, and working with national youth sym- phonic orchestras and national music programs. He is also a contributor for Digital Drummer magazine. Visit raulvargasdrumeducator.com. Evan Wanserski of Monona, WI, formed Modus Novus Music Inc., a nonprofit corporation to provide edu- cational and career-development resources to low-income composers in Wisconsin. Wanserski is also finish- ing recording his debut album, titled M0N0ph0b1@, for release next year on modusnovusmusic.com. 2012 Since January 2016, Marcus Thorne Bagala of Astoria, NY, has been con- tributing original music for NPR's acclaimed radio show and podcast This American Life. Bagala was the sole composer on two episodes entitled "Are We There Yet?" and "You Don't Have to Live Like a Refugee," which focused on Greece's refugee camps. Visit marcusbagala.com. Dallas Aimer '06 Tatsua Yoshinaga '08 Danilelle Deckard '11 Sarah Louise Stedeford