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Behind The Board: Alissia On Working With Bootsy Collins, Learning From Anderson .Paak & What Makes A Great Record
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In the newest episode of Behind The Board, musician/producer Alissia explains how her first major project with funk legend Bootsy Collins came to be, what Anderson .Paak teaches her and why she doesn't believe in music competition
Taj Mayfield
|GRAMMYs/Oct 13, 2021 - 01:58 am
Producer Alissia is a music lover in the truest sense of the term. Any artist who has worked with Bootsy Collins, Cee Lo Green, 21 Savage and Anderson .Paak would naturally fall in love with the studio, but Alissia's admiration for music is deeper than the talent she works with.
"Music always had a really important role in my life," Alissia shares. "I'm not great at talking. I feel like music is a better way to express myself."
Watch the below episode of Behind The Board to hear what Alissia has to say about her early collaborations with 2
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Platinum Touch
Anyone who has come within earshot of a radio over the past decade has most likely heard the guitar playing of Michael Thompson '75. One of L.A.'s premier studio musicians, he has played on innumerable gold and platinum records with some of the biggest names in the pop music industry. His credits include sessions for divas Celine Dion, Cher, and Madonna, Latin stars Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Gloria Estefan, rockers Great White, Mötley Crüe, and Scorpions, and r&b artists Peabo Bryson, Anita Baker, and Toni Braxton as well as many others.
The sounds he creates are as diverse as the artists with whom he works. Thompson, with a little help from his wife Gloria, has collected a formidable arsenal of instruments that enable him to produce whatever guitar sound might be called for. If the track needs baritone guitar, electric sitar, a Rickenbacker 12-string, steel- or nylon-string acoustics, or any number of Fender or Gibson electric tones, Thompson ca
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Berklee's Helping Hands
Giant Steps on Track
As this issue goes to press, in the first capital campaign launched by the college, Berklee has raised $33 million toward its $50 million fundraising goal. The campaign’s name, Giant Steps, acknowledges John Coltrane’s groundbreaking composition of the same name and conveys the scope of the ambition of the campaign. The financial support from Giant Steps will set Berklee on a course to accept applicants—regardless of need—from among the best young musicians in the world and educate them in an environment that prepares them to become future leaders of the global music community. The goal of the campaign is to raise $15 million for scholarships, $20 million for improved facilities, and $15 million for innovative programs.
Given the turmoil in the economy, it’s humbling to see the overwhelming generosity of Berklee community members who have stepped forward. Several Berklee parents have agreed to join Berklee’s Giant Ste