It's taken her a while, but Emily Shackelton is finally comfortable with the genre she tried so long to eschew. "Today, I'm really excited to just say, 'I'm a pop country writer,'" the songwriting major says. "But when I came to Berklee, everyone else was always trying to be so different that I almost felt ashamed to just say, 'I want to be a country writer.'"
An exciting new international partnership is launched as Berklee and SGAE announce plans to build a new college for contemporary music education in Valencia, Spain. Berklee Valencia and its 25-story building will welcome its first class of students in 2011. More
Clear your calendar—we've got a plan for your week right here. Berklee's new videocast, hosted by Berklee's Mitzi Dorbu, highlights concerts, talks, films, and more to brighten up your week. More
FUSION: A Magazine of Literature, Music, and Ideas, is the literary voice of Berklee, featuring fiction, poetry, film, essays, and more by students, faculty, and visiting artists. More
Hiromi's Sonicbloom is a four-member group whose collaborative improvisations defy bounds and categories. The group is led by Japanese pianist and keyboardist Hiromi, who graduated from Berklee in 2003. Hiromi and her group will at Berklee on New Year's Eve. Listen to the group's "XYG" in our December podcast. More
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