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?? Welcome to Berklee NYC, Class of 2025! ?? We're thrilled to open our doors to another exciting year filled with creativity, collaboration, and endless possibilities. We also welcome this new cohort into Berklee NYC's vibrant community of passionate artists and innovators. We can't wait to see what you have in store for us! #BNYC2025 #BerkleeNYC #BNYCOrientation

We’re excited to announce Jim Lucchese as Berklee’s fifth president effective January 1, 2025. A pioneering music industry executive and a dedicated artist advocate, Lucchese is uniquely positioned to lead Berklee in providing unmatched learning experiences for today's students and realizing the institution’s vision to build the future of arts education. Berklee’s presidential search process was grounded in an extensive series of community listening sessions designed to provide a fuller understanding of the qualities needed in its next leader. From these sessions, the profile emerged of a collaborative leader and organizer with an instinctual understanding of creative industry trends and a proven commitment to providing equitable access to education and opportunities. This profile guided the Presidential Search Committee to Lucchese. Lucchese began his career as an attorney representing artists across a range of ventures. In 2007 he became the CEO of The Echo Nest, a musician-founded start-up that aimed to fix music discovery, making it as easy to discover an unsigned artist on the other side of the globe as it is to discover a major-label pop star. The Echo Nest was acquired by Spotify in 2014, where Lucchese later founded the Creator team, building products and services directly for artists, including the popular Spotify for Artists. In 2019, Lucchese was named CEO of Sofar Sounds, a global live music community that has curated over 30,000 live performances across 78 countries. As he did at Spotify, Lucchese focused at Sofar on artist services, launching a new Artist Services division and acquiring company Seated to provide artists with tools to control their fan data and take ownership of their fan relationships. “It is an immense honor to become a part of the Berklee community, an institution that means so much to me personally and has been a singularly positive force for creativity all over the world,” said Jim Lucchese, who has served Berklee in numerous advisory roles over the course of his career. “I look forward to working with this amazingly talented and diverse community—students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters. I am eager to learn from their experiences and expertise across such a wide range of creative disciplines, from music education, dance, and theater to management, production, performance, music therapy, and more. All of these talents and perspectives are central as we uphold Berklee’s mission, honoring the artistic traditions of the African diaspora and centering diversity in all its forms.”

Congratulations to the Berklee NYC graduating class of 2024! ??? You've all worked incredibly hard to reach this milestone, and we're thrilled to celebrate your achievements. As you step into the next chapter of your lives, remember the passion and dedication that brought you here. Your creativity and talent have the power to shape the future of music and beyond. Huge thanks to our commencement speaker Charlie Rosen and to all our program directors, faculty and staff for making this all possible. Here's to new beginnings and endless possibilities! ???? ?? ?? #BerkleeNYCGrad2024 #BerkleeNYC #Commencement #BNYC ??? by @yusukeyamanouchi

Congrats to all of the amazing CE shows from our LMPD cohort! Though the performances wrapped last week, our CE season is far from over! ? ? On Tuesday, June 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Berklee NYC Annex theater and the Annex forum, join us for the LMPD designer showcase! Each student will be revealing their portfolios at individual booths, highlighting their journey and achievements throughout the year. Don't miss your chance to see the incredible work from this cohort!? ? #LMPD #CEseason #BerkleeNYC #DesignerShowcase

We are thrilled to present the 2024 writing and design for musical theater showcase of new musicals! Graduate students from WDMT are showcasing 15-minute selections from their original musicals, featuring professional actors and musicians! ????? ? ?? Join us for two rounds of shows on June 10 and 17? ?? Both rounds at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET? ? Attendance is either in-person at the Berklee NYC black box theater, or you can RSVP for a livestream of the show. Follow the link below to reserve your spot now! ???? Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eXWaZcVq ? #BerkleeNYC #WDMT #MusicalTheatre #Broadway #LivePerformance

Congratulations to Berklee NYC’s incoming class! #BerkleeNYCBound?