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| Berklee Alumni Won Eight Grammy Awards Berklee alumni were honored with eight Grammy Awards on music's biggest night for their outstanding contributions to some of last year's top releases. The winners were recognized for their work in varied categories and fields, including pop, rock, rap, jazz, Broadway show music, producing, mixing/engineering, and mastering. With last night's wins, Berklee alumni have now received a total of 176 Grammy Awards. John Mayer '98, who performed in a tribute to Bo Diddley at the ceremony, ?won two Grammys - in the categories Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for "Say, " and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, for "Gravity" -?bringing him the sixth and seventh awards of his career.??In other rock categories, ?Thomas Pridgen '03, of the Mars Volta, won Best Hard Rock Performance for "Wax Simulacra;" and?Joe Travers '91, of Zappa Plays Zappa, won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Peaches en Regalia." Andrew Dawson '01, who has two previous Grammys for his work with Kanye West, won Best Rap Album for engineering/mixing Lil Wayne's smash-hit album?Tha Carter III.??Gavin Lurssen '91?took home an Album of the Year award for his work as mastering engineer on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's?Raising Sand, which was the night's biggest winner.? Gary Burton '62?was awarded the sixth Grammy of his career in the category Best Jazz Instrumental Album for?The New Crystal Silence, with Chick Corea.??Alex Lacamoire '95?won his first award, in the category Best Musical Show Album for?In The Heights, a show for which he also won a Tony Award.? ?Berklee College of Music?was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over 60 years, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing over 70 countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today — and tomorrow.? write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |