On Sunday, April 22, the Music Deconstruction Experience will offer artists and other conference attendees a full day of clinics at the Berklee Performance Center composed of individual sessions by leading figures in music. Led by Berklee Professor of Music Production and Engineering, Stephen Webber, the morning sessions will be practical, tools-based workshops designed to arm attendees with techniques to take their songwriting skills and productions to the next level. The afternoon session will feature a performance by the always astonishing Berklee Turntable Crew, and a artist led clinic featuring Portugal. The Man, where the artist will talk about real-life experiences, guide the audience through their process of making music, and provide an in-depth perspective of what it takes to make it to the top of a challenging industry.
| Time |
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| 11am - 11:30am |
Opening Remarks: "Deconstructing What Works, Musically" by Stephen Webber |
| 11:30am - 1:00pm |
Songwriting Clinic: "Writing Better Lyrics" with Pat Pattison |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Break |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Berklee Turntable Crew: "Universal Skratch Assasinz" |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
Production Clinic: "Listening Like a Producer" with Stephen Webber |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
3:30 - 4:30 Artist Clinic: Portugal. The Man |
| 4:30pm |
Closing Remarks |
The Berklee Turntable Crew, aka the Universal Skratch Assasinz, consists of Mix Master Mo, DJ K-Luu, Professor Skratch, DJ Oh Please, and DJ Iron Fist.Incarnations of the group have played in concert with Grand Master Flash, Jazzy Jay and Fab FIve Freddy, and have toured Europe for the US State Department. Alumni of the group include Grammy-winning producers and Internationally touring DJs.