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Rohith Jayaraman on Berklee: A Musical Undergraduate Journey.

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Episode summary introduction: A product of  Silicon Valley, Rohith decided to pursue a career in Music. His talents in the Arts were in evidence at an early age and nurtured through his teenage years through Indian Classical Music training and Performing Arts in school.

Rohith Jayaraman is a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Music Therapy.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

  • Picking a Career in Music
  • Growing up around the Arts
  • Why Berklee?
  • The Program at Berklee
  • Advice to Applicants

    • Topics discussed in this episode:

    • Introduction []
    • The Berklee Experience []
    • Why Music? Why Berklee? []
    • Reflecting on pursuing Music []
    • High School Interests []
    • Realizing “I had something special”[]
    • Over to Berklee []
    • The Peers and Classmates []
    • Broad Spectrum of Profs []
    • Curriculum Focus []
    • The Dorm Life []
    • Friendly Chefs, Decent Food []
    • Summer - When the Labels come calling []
    • Post-College Musical Life []
    • Advice for the Musically Determined []
    • Tip: How to audition when applying []

      • Our Guest: Rohith Jayaraman is a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Music Therapy.


      Memorable Quote: “You are Asha’s son, you must be a great singer.”


      Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.


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