When was psy at berklee

After finishing at Berklee in , Yoonhan returned to Korea, fulfilled his two-year mandatory military service and then launched his career. Representatives from Stomp Music spotted him at a music competition and signed him to a management contract. Yoonhan is also developing his career as a concert attraction and headlines regularly.

Some of his concerts are presented in collaboration with fashion designers. Despite having a packed schedule, Yoonhan has carved out time for further education, anticipating that one day he will teach. He is currently finishing Ph. With talents and opportunities that could take him in different directions, Yoonhan will continue with TV for now. Kenzie has a coveted position as a staff songwriter for S. Entertainment, one of the three major labels in Korea.

The two met at Berklee and married in Seoul in In addition to collaborating daily with Kenzie, Jung-bae also has a full schedule teaching at Seoul Jazz Academy, Seoul Arts University, and elsewhere and just released Santa Monic a, his second jazz-rock instrumental album available through iTunes.

The couple has a unique system for working remotely. His stage name blends his last name and an abbreviation for the producer role. After three years as a business major at Parsons College in New York, Cho PD decided to develop his abilities as a singer and drummer and transferred to Berklee.

Soon afterward, his career blew up. In , Seo, Taiji was the first artist to introduce rap in Korea. But, in , Cho PD skirted the censors by offering his songs on the Korean equivalent of America Online rather than through terrestrial radio. In so doing he was able to include expletives in his music, pushing the boundaries. People noticed. I uploaded eight or nine songs that all became hits.

A savvy businessman, Cho PD figured out how to monetize his music. A lot of companies wanted to sign me, but I produced my songs and released them myself. I only signed a distribution deal. After that I started my own label. Cho PD gathered other artists to his imprint, with Psy among his first signings.

Psy is now on another label. Cho PD had a good run as an artist, but found himself aged out of the K-pop demographic by ChoPD who could still pass for a college student , retired from the stage to launch his own production company, Brandnew Stardom Entertainment now just Stardom Entertaiment. He just built a new recording studio in Seoul and is now the executive producer for a variety of K-pop artists. One of his acts, Block B, is currently making waves.

Born in Korea, he lived with his family in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during his teen years. Cho spent two years working with Hancock and Shorter at the Monk Institute after earning his Berklee degree. Like many Berklee-educated musicians in Seoul, Cho is also involved in education and teaches three days a week at Jangan University. Cho has written the material and will soon record it.

In addition to bass, Hwang will play Korean traditional stringed instruments, and Lee will add traditional percussion instruments. Cho is already booking festival performances of the new material. Cho is a model for the motivated contemporary musician. But I believe musicians have to go beyond just playing and writing music. They should also do their own promotion, create blogs, and really manage their careers. Maybe it will take me He started playing classical music at six, and decided to attend Berklee after his friends—songwriter Min Kim and guitarist Sang Won-han enrolled.

It became his passion. After earning his degree in professional music, he returned to Seoul in and began playing various gigs with singers and as an instrumentalist. He is presently finishing his sixth album featuring original music that straddles jazz and pop styles. He has also contributed his music to movie soundtracks and served as a judge on the popular music audition show Top Band. He teaches two days a week at Howon University, and has guided many young students—including year-old prodigy and current Berklee student Chaeree Kaang.

It seems easier for young players to develop technique rather than feeling. I have them play the blues very slowly and listen to earlier players like Dave Brubeck or Thelonious Monk. Musicians need to keep returning to the roots of the music. A former student of Chung, Won-young and other Berklee alumni, Im, took their advice and continued her jazz studies at Berklee with Joanne Brackeen. Typically, Korean universities feature more instruction on pop styles than jazz. Im teaches jazz to her students and is sanguine about the future of the genre in Seoul.

Maybe the audience will grow when a real Korean jazz star like Herbie Hancock [emerges]. They play with various American artists and work together on occasion. They also stay plugged into the scene in Seoul, returning periodically for big gigs and recording sessions.

Song arrived in New York in the fall of just before the attacks. After completing that program in , she returned to Korea and began touring extensively with K-pop artists Kim, Dong-ryool, Yangpa, Rain, and others, as well as teaching. The disc showcases her formidable skills as a pianist and composer. But then felt I had to go back to America to refresh and challenge myself. She returned to New York in If I go back to Korea, things would be better for me financially—and I know I can go back anytime.

After an introduction by the late Berklee professor Robin Coxe-Yeldham, Hwang became an intern at the Boston-based recording company Soundmirror. It turned out to be a career-defining alliance. Back in Korea in , he helped Soundmirror open a Seoul facility. Hwang still works periodically with the Boston team on projects in the U. Hwang does a range of freelance projects at his own studio, frequently with Berklee alumni. Chang called upon Hwang to master his latest jazz-infused album, Chagall Out of Town 2.

He also worked on the soundtrack for the now-classic Korean film Gwanghae. His newest venture was founding a record label. While serving his mandatory two years in the Korean army, he wrote an official army song. After graduating from Berklee, Jang was anxious to share his knowledge. In , he began teaching music at home to 10 young students. Enrollment tops students now, with young musicians drawn primarily from Seoul, but also includes one from Japan and another from North Korea.

The school received a publicity boost after becoming the model for a popular primetime Korean TV show Dream High similar to the American show Glee. We accept one out of every 10 that apply. Among his 42 faculty members, Jang has brought three Berklee alumni aboard as deans.

She majored in contemporary writing and production at Berklee, and in addition to teaching, she writes instrumental music for TV, radio commercials, and more. A film scoring major at Berklee, he coaches SMHS students on making beats and actively pursues composing gigs after hours. In addition to music, SMHS students take academic courses in math, science, history, English, and physical education, and receive a diploma at graduation.

Student arrangers have also helped with my music for TV dramas. He escaped to the south and had no money, but we made a way for him to get support. Korean musicians are finding their place on the world stage as Seoul becomes a key cultural center in Asia.

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