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Take Note is an online music magazine featuring content from Berklee faculty, staff, and music industry professionals.
I am incredibly proud (and relieved!) to launch Take Note, a new online magazine from Berklee Online. Check it out! Itâs already filled with amazing content from my colleagues and Berkleeâs renowned faculty.
Oh and in other news... Iâve been promoted! I am now the Social Media and Event Manager for Berklee Online. Exciting times, indeed.
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Meet Eirini Tornesaki, the sole vocalist in KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil and a Berklee Online student. Berklee Online grants Tornesaki the flexibility to earn a specialist certificate in songwriting while on the road with the circus.
Iâm incredibly proud of this! Hereâs the brief blurb I wrote for berklee.edu about our Cirque du Soleil student, Eirini Tornesaki. This article also includes the student spotlight video that we filmed with Eirini and her interview with the Berklee Internet Radio Network.
My work lately has consisted of a lot of collaboration with the touring Cirque du Soleil production, Kurios. The show's vocalist, Eirini Tornesaki, is also a Berklee Online songwriting student. I can't describe how much fun I've had working with the Cirque team. Everyone has been so friendly and easy to work with. I first met Eirini when she came to the Berklee campus to deliver a visiting artist clinic about singing for Cirque, and she could not have been kinder or more genuine. Today, two of my colleagues and I actually got to film in le grand chapiteau with Eirini and we had so much fun! She and Kurios' publicist AmĂŠlie gave us a backstage tour. Our video producer Mason and I had both seen the show, so we were in awe getting to see props, costumes, and even some acrobats practicing! My job can be very, very cool at times.
Last Friday was BRASS Day, Berkleeâs annual staff appreciation day. Unbeknownst to me, I had been nominated for the Staff Collaboration award alongside some of my amazing colleagues for the hard work that we put in executing last yearâs inaugural Berklee Onsite. I am very proud to say that we won!!
Berklee Onsite is Berklee Onlineâs annual music conference held at the Boston campus. Weâre bringing Onsite back this June for its second year!
I am so honored to be part of such a wonderful, dedicated team at Berklee and absolutely thrilled that we were recognized for Berklee Onsite.
By: Michael Marotta Photos by: Kayley Kravitz
The world lost a true visionary today with the passing of Prince. It was cool to see Boston pay tribute to the late purple one by lighting up the Zakim Bridge, South Station, and Government Center in his signature color.
Bostonâs Prince tribute photos by yours truly.
(Re-blogging this while listening to Brett Andersonâs cover of âWhen Doves Cry,â because of course I am)
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Yesterday, I got to interview Peter Holmstrom from the Dandy Warhols ( @thedandywarholspdx ) for Berklee Onlineâs musiciansâ tips + tricks video series. We talked pedals, custom guitars, and music industry success. Iâve been interviewing bands for almost 10 years now, and I can safely say that Pete was one of the kindest, most genuine musicians that Iâve ever had the pleasure of talking to. He gave Mason (our camera guy AKA Johnny Utah), Emily (my boss), and I nearly an hour of his time. I was also lucky enough to see the Seratones and the Dandys play later that night. I had been so nervous about this interview because I always worry about inconveniencing bands and their crew, but Pete, the Dandysâ crew, and the Sinclair staff could not have been nicer or more accommodating. It will probably take the video team a while to sort through the hour of footage that we took and edit the best parts (of which there are a lot!), but I am so excited to see how this video turns out! Mason also took a photo with the fancy professional camera of Emily, Pete, and I because Emily and I are both longtime Dandy Warhols fans. I canât wait to see how that picture came out.
Anyway⌠All I can say is Dandys rule, ok? (Especially Pete!)
Getting to talk to Peter Holmstrom about pedals and guitars is already one of my highlights of 2016.
Itâs rare that I ever have the opportunity to interview professional football players, but when I do, itâs about music. Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Ben Grubbs is currently studying music theory and piano with Berklee Online. I really enjoyed getting to ask him about his musical influences and how sports have helped him become a more disciplined musician.
Hereâs a recent piece that I did for the Berklee Online Student Stories blog!
My friend Jazz, known professionally as Serene Pristine, has published a collection of poems titled Poetry for Capricorns. She asked me to write a short bio for her ages ago and I am honored that she chose to feature a line from it on the back cover of her new book!
You can purchase Poetry for Capricorns as an e-book or paperback on Amazon.
The last couple of days have been incredibly exciting! The website that I write for, Vanyaland, has entered a partnership with Boston Magazine. The school that I work for, Berklee Online, has been shortlisted for the Reimagine Education Awards 2015. So many cool things happening!
And what have I been listening to, you ask? The new Anchoress song âPopularâ is a favorite...
Boston Magazine announces partnership with Vanyaland
Very, very exciting news out of Boston this morning -- Boston Magazine and Vanyaland are partnering on content and events!
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Sometimes, my day job is really cool. I recently got to interview the multi-talented Allison Scagliotti for my Berklee Online blog. Allison is best known for her work on the SyFy series Warehouse 13 and is now on the ABC Family show Stitchers. She is also an accomplished musician, currently earning her degree online with Berklee.
Allison told me all about her teenage dreams of interning for Rolling Stone and later the surreal experience of getting to sing on stage with the Runawaysâ Cherie Currie.
Check out one of my recent student spotlights from my Berklee Online blog!
The Vanyaland accolades just keep pouring in! The site won an award in the Improper Bostonianâs list of Bostonâs Best: 2015.
Iâve been incredibly busy at Berklee (we just had our first campus conference and it was a success -- woo!!), so I need to get back on the Britpop beat for Vanyaland.
Again, excellent work #TeamVanya!
Back in February, the blog network that I curate for Berklee Online was ranked #9 on Musicians Empoweredâs list of the top 100 music industry blogs.
Now, Vanyaland has been ranked #76 on Style of Soundâs list of the top 100 most influential online music publications in the world.
I am really honored to be a part of these amazing organizations and websites. Excellent work, #TeamVanya!
I just returned from a much-needed vacation (this Boston winter has been particularly brutal) to find that the blog that I curate for Berklee Online made it onto Musicians Empowered's list of the top 100 music industry blogs! The Berklee Online blog just made it into the top 10 being ranked #9. I just celebrated my one year work anniversary with Berklee and am immensely proud of this accolade.
Check out the Berklee Online blog now, featuring my two latest interviews with Tom Breyfogle (Bleed the Dream, Secondhand Serenade, Relient K) and Zac Baird (Korn).
It's been a while since I've posted some updates! My new (well, new since February) job with Berklee College of Music's online extension school has kept me incredibly busy. Just last week, I launched our revised blog network (along with the help of some wonderful developers!). My network blog can be found here. I'll be updating it with Berklee Online news, stories about our students, and more.
I continue to write for Vanyaland in my (very few) spare moments. Expect lots of cool updates this weekend as some of us from Vanyaland are headed to the Newport Folk Festival!
Back in May, my boyfriend and I started a monthly Britpop night at Abigail's in Cambridge's Kendall Square. Britpop Social Club isn't a traditional dance night. It's a place for people who want to hear obscure Kenickie b-sides and Longpigs album cuts while drinking craft cocktails and munching on gourmet appetizers. However, we won't stop you if you are overcome with the overwhelming urge to dance when we spin Bis' "Eurodisco." We took the month of July off but will bring Britpop Social Club back in late August. Watch Vanyaland for details.
'Til next time,
K.
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Some updates:
Friday was my last day working as a social media coordinator at Northeastern University. On Monday, I will start my new job as a Marketing Communications Writer/Coordinator at the Berklee College of Music. I wasn't looking to leave Northeastern so quickly, but this job at Berklee is a an amazing opportunity and a huge step forward for my career. 2014 truly is shaping up to be a great year!
After a couple of months away, I recently published something new on the Huffington Post. Check out my guide to digital crate digging here.
On a much more sentimental note, my dad sold my car for me. It was my one and only car! Needless to say, I had tremendous emotional attachment to my first car. I'm very sad to see it go. I penned a tribute to the Camry over on my personal blog recounting our adventures together and the music that soundtracked them.
I'm thrilled to report that Vanyaland won the 2013 Boston Music Award for best music blog!
I was invited to join Vanyaland as a founding staff writer shortly before its launch in May of this year. I left the site that I was writing for at the time and made my Vanyaland debut with a review of Sulk's debut Graceless and an interview with official Suede biographer David Barnett. I can't believe that just over six months later, we've won the award for Boston's best music blog. I'm so proud to be a part of this fantastic and exciting website!
