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The article presents a profile of J.R. Rotem, a producer, songwriter and president of the Beluga Heights record company, a joint venture with Epic Records. Known for working with a variety of artists including Snoop Dogg, Mobb Deep, Jennifer Lopez and Blake Lewis, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and started his career as a jazz pianist.

The article reports on an upswing in the enrollment of Latin music students at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a Latin music curriculum and affiliate programs in Latin America, and Berklee graduates were nominated for 19 Latin Grammy Awards for 2007.

The article reports that the band Click Five has replaced lead singer Eric Dill, who left the band to pursue a solo career. The new lead singer, Kyle Patrick, is a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, the band's hometown. The article states that the addition of Patrick will influence a change in the band's sound and require special consideration when introducing the change to fans. INSET: ERIC DILL'S NEXT STEP.

The article profiles Monica Giraldo, a Colombian musician who won a competition for new artists at the publication's Latin Music conference in April 2007. Giraldo's background as a student at the Berklee School of Music and her career in her native country are presented. Her work is compared to that of other Latin music performers. Giraldo's first album, as yet untitled, is scheduled for release in the summer of 2007.

The article offers information on singer Lisa Palleschi. Long Island native Lisa Palleschi was fond in singing and went to college, enrolling at the Berklee College of Music where she learned about the music industry. Palleschi had written songs and showcasing in Manhattan clubs, and then hired Steven Beer as her attorney for a CD release. She has also signed a two-record deal with Lighter Entertainment, making a step of her career.

Presents an update on the music industry in the U.S. as of September 4, 2004. Features of the online courses offered by Berkleemusic.com Web site, the online division of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts; Information on the 117th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society.

Reports on the appointment of Roger H. Brown as president of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts on February 6, 2004. Predecessor of Brown; Career background.

Presents news briefs on the music industry as of December 2003. Release of the music recording "More Street Dreams, Pt2: The Mixtape," performed by Fabolous; Introduction of the OS 6.5 update for the Virus C-series synthesizers by Access Music; Installation of software instruments from NI at Berklee College of Music.

Reports developments in the sound recording industry in the U.S. as of April 2003. Combination of the brand TC Works and TC Electronics to form TC Works Co; Deal between Fender Musical Instruments and Jackson-Charvel Manufacturing; Details on the online music instruction of Berklee College of Music.

Presents news briefs related to Latin-American music as of June 22, 2002. Plans of TV Azteca and Columbia Tri Star International Television to produce the reality television program 'La Academia'; Scholarships awarded to Puerto Rican music students to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Reports on the release of the album 'Shekinah: 13 Artists,' an album of music by several female Berklee College of Music-trained musicians. Success of former students Aimee Mann, Diana Krall and others; Artists who appear on the album, including Clare Muldaur, Rhea and others; Details of the marketing strategy used by Heavy Rotation Records for the release of the album.

Highlights the expansion of the internal communications systems at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts using the technologies offered by Lexent. Advantages of the gigabit Ethernet package provided by Lexent to Berklee; Application of the videoconferencing technology at Berklee.

Offers an adaptation of a commencement speech given when David Bowie was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Comments about Shirley Bassey; His views about John Lennon.

Presents news of interest to songwriters and publishers in the United States for the week ending March 13, 1999. Demo2Deal, an artist-development program that has been launched by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Deal between the Hal Leonard Corp. and the Berklee College of Music; Purchase of the Lawson-Gould choral catalog by Warner Bros. Publications; Other news.

Discusses Newbury Comic's Mike Dreese's involvement with Berklee College of Music. His work with the Boston Institute for Art Therapy; How he became involved with Berklee; His goals for Berklee; Music industry executives who joined his board at the school; Comments from president of Rykodisc Don Rose and others.

Presents a photograph of Lee Berk, president of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, with student and scholarship winner Leo Bianco, while Bianco is being presented an award by `Billboard' Editor in Chief Timothy White.

Presents photographs of musician Vincent Bourgeyx receiving the first Billboard Endowed Scholarship from Berklee College of Music president Eliot Berk, and of Berk presenting musicians Patti LaBelle and Pat Metheny with honorary doctorate degrees.

Presents a photograph of BMG Music vice president of marketing Terri Rossi with students at Boston, Massachusetts' Berklee College of Music following her lecture `Music and the Business: A Reality Check.'

Reports on the community involvement of the United States music industry as of October 7, 1995. Berklee College of Music's gala for scholarships; Sony Music Animal Relief Team's volunteer fundraising event; New York City hairstylists' `Curls for a Cause' for AmFar; Remarc Records' promotion of Jill Towers' album which contains Child Watch of North America's `Save the Children.'

Presents an excerpt from a commencement speech given by Sting in his awarding of an honorary doctorate of music by the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Childhood memories of music; Inspiration behind musical career; Public opinion of musicians; Religious significance of music craftsmanship.