Studio Sessions

Watch the songwriting major perform an original tune and a mashup of Heart’s "Straight On” and Franklin's "Chain of Fools” on Berklee’s Two Track series.

The Trio (Cardell Smart II, Kirsten Henry, Adina Baptiste) showcases their velvety smooth vocals.

Violinist and bassist Jaylon Black performs his original "Bass Heavy" at Berklee College of Music with Jason Betts II on drums, Thomas Antonio Debelian on percussion, Justin Peterson on bass, Haein Kim on keys, and Josh Porter on guitar.

Drummer Jodie Michael performs Paul Motian's "Drum Music" with Alex Johnson on tenor saxophone and Jacob Jezioro on bass. The musicians graduated from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute's master's degree program in 2019.

Berklee guitar principal Jason Ji performs "Classical Gas" with strings. The composition is originally by Mason Williams and won three Grammy Awards in 1969 for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Contemporary-Pop Performance Instrumental, and Best Instrumental Arrangement.

The band murphy. performs its original "Arroyos," recorded by the Music Production and Engineering Department's visiting artist Steve Albini on Berklee's Shames Family Scoring Stage. The track was written by student Sam Stallings and mixed by student Logan Haynes.