Leon Silva has played sax with Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande, and more, but he may be even prouder of earning his degree from Berklee after a 20-year absence.

One of the world’s leading scholars on emotional intelligence, behavior change, and leadership, Richard Boyatzis is putting his own research to practice while studying guitar at Berklee Online after a 60-year hiatus.

Berklee alum and accomplished drummer Jordan Rose takes a break from the road, touring with Maggie Rogers, to discuss his career in music, which includes drumming on Laufey’s Grammy-winning album and being in the studio with Jacob Collier. Oh, and he also reminisces about being an Advisor with Berklee Online.

The author of Berklee Online’s Advanced Jazz Piano course says growing up in Kentucky and singing in the church helped him develop an emphasis on teaching students that the best way to understand music is not just to study it, but to dance, clap, and sing to it.

America’s Got Talent producer Courtney Harrell discusses how following something that she calls “the snap” helped guide her through the wild variety of her music career and how it informed Get Heard: Promoting Yourself & Navigating The Music Industry, her new Berklee Online masterclass.

Berklee Online instructors weigh in on which country takes the gold for best national anthem, which is important to know as you watch the Olympic Games medal ceremonies in July.

Queer Music Agency is exactly what it sounds like: a music agency that represents solely queer artists, and it’s the only known business in the world doing this. Co-founders of the US branch, Aliya Bloom and Emily Burnett, share their business origin story and music recs from their 14 artists, including Eph See and TOMGIRL504EVER.

Vitas Svigaris runs two companies and is on track to complete four grad degrees with Berklee Online in four years. Somehow in his busy life he has managed to produce a catalog of calming music. Here’s how he says he manages it all.

Mark Kelley has a steady gig every night as bassist for The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, but he was starting to feel like something was missing from his life: His college degree.