Has any musician in singapore studied at berklee?

[Ichiro]

seriously in the world of music, there is no one place where to study and they can gurrantee u becoming one of the best in the world juz by doing the course....

although there sch which produce alot of talents.... like berklee... but it is all determination, passion and willingness of one to achieve what they wan.... in music or rather life... it is abt taking chances, they don't juz come by so grab every chance u hv, at least u won't be regret in the end....

therefore, u don't hv to study in berklee to be a great musician or a great sound engineer... it is the amount of effort & research u put into wat u do...

in the world of music, i believe it is experience that counts, not certification although it does help.... ultimately it will still come down to the experience u hv in yr line of profession be in musician or audio related field....

 

[subversion]

the most important BERKLEE for all of us is that very confined space, otherwise known as out bedrooms; where supernatural forces had taught us how to play our instruments without external guidance.

 

[bongman]

always good to have qualification especially in Singapore.

if you can't make it as a performer, can still teach in music school.

otherwise may do both.


nowadays for musician to survive,
they need to teach, performer and hopefully do production

 

[sofyan]

the most important BERKLEE for all of us is that very confined space, otherwise known as out bedrooms; where supernatural forces had taught us how to play our instruments without external guidance.

true that man. i've met someone from berklee who isn't exactly an impressive player. Maybe I was expecting a lot?

 

[Cheez]

As discussed before in a previous thread, portfolios and experience is more important than certification when it comes to music. In classical music (ie if you want to perform as a classical sololist or in an orchestra), certifications becomes important.

 

[Weiht]

Maybe i guess the exposure u get there does help alot in terms of ur music creativity. I mean you are working with other aspiring musicians as well, n the lecturers r supposed to be gd... so iron does sharpen iron?

I read Vai said that one of the best things that happened to him when he was a young guitarist, was that there was this huge library where he could listen to almost all kinds of music... It did open his eyes to alot of dif styles n ideas, n just learn from it

 

[boomdoom]

go Berklee can be superstar a not?

 

[ViD]

Quite a lot of established local musicians graduated from berklee:

Walking on water's Ruth ling, Audrey and Christine, Iskandar Ismail and his brother Indra, Andrew Lim, Joshua Wan, Keith Kwok (soma's director), Gerald (also soma instructor), Justin Ho, corinne may...thats all i know...

i also agree with madmonkeykungfu, their online courses like quite jialat leh..i saw their preview like damn basic...i think if u can, go directly to the school!!

yes i think dont bother about the hype of the berklee name, go for the exposure and develop your skills.

 

[jono007]

if you are a guit player, have you thought of going to something like GIT in the US or IGF Summer School in the UK? IGF have a short program - about two weeks from the end of July this year in Bath University. www.igf.org.uk for more info...

 

[ShredCow]

Walking on water's Ruth ling, Audrey and Christine, Iskandar Ismail and his brother Indra, Andrew Lim, Joshua Wan, Keith Kwok (soma's director), Gerald (also soma instructor), Justin Ho, corinne may...thats all i know...

Indra is AN INSANE keyboard player. Freaking insane. Him and Tony Zeeee.... 8O

 

[Paulo]

in Indra's case, he was already gifted with those capabilities before going to Berklee. i remember watching him on Talentime prog as a youngster, amazing.

 

[newbie100]

oh? didn't know that talentime for keyboardist?

 

[ShredCow]

in Indra's case, he was already gifted with those capabilities before going to Berklee. i remember watching him on Talentime prog as a youngster, amazing.

Yeah... I can imagine... his abilities go beyond mere "hard work & practise" IMO, his playing just makes you wanna throw your guitar in the air and let him carry on with that Distortion Guitar midi patch on his keyboard.

 

[newbie100]

really ah? so good meh?
where is he performing?

 

[glentiaw]

my 2 cents worth...

i think musicians don't really need any sort of official music
schooling cause if there's a drive and love for music then it
should be enough to carry you through as a hobby and if you're
good enough, which dsnt always mean technically, a profession.

but i think music school is gonna help a lot. cause of the lessons
and the environment put together. and of course a certificate
from a school as reputable as berklee... it's a head turner for a lot
of people. meaning before people hear you play they already take
notice of that. so in a sense it makes you stand out and gives you
a certain amount of credibility as a musician before playing.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

^ but what it also means is that you HAVE to live up to the standards of berklee per se. Skahlly play until CMI then people think you r not authentic? But personally I will not give opinions until I see that person play.

 

[teraslasch]

doesnt mean u go berklee means u play good? music is not only about playing instruments

 

[ShredCow]

doesnt mean u go berklee means u play good? music is not only about playing instruments

+1
The dude might be composing movie themes!

 

[teraslasch]

composing and arranging is another skill .. n u could have taken music productions & engineering in berklee too, u dont have to be excellent in your playing to get in there..

 

[glentiaw]

doesnt mean u go berklee means u play good? music is not only about playing instruments

very much agreed. but my point is that certificates give you an
advantage on making an impression even before playing a note.

its like how i may be a real self-thought talented prodigy at balancing
accounts and managing finances. but a company would like to see
a cert before they actually hire me to do their accounts.

a cert gives credibility. and proper schooling sure would help although
it's not exactly needed. afterall the almighty jimi hendrix was
self-thought...

really depends on what you're looking for in a school. if it's the conducive
learning environment that you really need or the formal classes or just
plainly the cert then by all means go for it if you can afford it. professionally
i believe it would help. as a hobby or even a rather dedicated serious hobby
like how i think almost everyone here takes it, it's really not a need.