Berklee Career Jam Concert: The Award Show

Berklee’s 2023 Career Jam culminated in the first-ever Career Jam Award Show. From writers to producers to business teams, this concert showcased the most recognized students in their growing industry expertise.

Set List
00:00 Opening featuring Dor Kaminka and Julian Carpenter
02:12 Distraction featuring Ethan Surman
04:45 O Tempo Cura featuring Vítor Rêgo
06:52 Miedo featuring Nina del Río
10:08 Korugly featuring Dana Zulpykhar
10:57 Daechwita featuring Yulia Maeda
13:11 Blame Me featuring Dakota Cohen
17:20 Medicine featuring Emme Cannon
21:47 Jesus Christ featuring Matilda Marigolds
27:41 Improvisation featuring Sheila Del Bosque
29:09 Despecha, Don't Go Yet, Tacones Rojos featuring Emanuel Lewis
34:45 Hues featuring Kaiya Nyasha
38:11 Broken Nation featuring Mae Ya Carter Ryan
43:28 In Humanity featuring Ionas Finser
45:50 Me and Your Mama featuring Car'dell
48:03 Mood 4 Eva featuring Tascha
50:39 This Is America featuring Kaiya Nyasha, Funder, Kuda
53:33 Credits

Career Jam award recipients and performers were selected by a panel of Berklee faculty, chairs, show producers, and the Career Jam talent relations ambassadors.

Awardees:
Dor Kaminka, Arranger
Julian Carpenter, Musical Director
Ethan Surman, New Artist
Vítor Rêgo, Producer
Nina del Río, Songwriter
Dana Zulpykhar, Composition
Yulia Maeda, Choreographer
Dakota Cohen, New Songwriter
Victoria Fox, Music Business
Yuna Lee, Scoring
Emme Cannon, New Artist
Matilda Marigolds, New Artist
Sheila del Bosque, Instrumental Award
Emanuel Lewis, Musical Director
Kaiya Nyasha, Producer
Hannah Kwon, Screen Scoring
Mae Ya Carter Ryan, New Songwriter
Ionas Finser, Composer
Car'dell, Vocal Performance
Natacha "Tascha" Jeunet, Vocal Performance

Band
Drums and Keys: Julian Carpenter
Drums: Emanuel Lewis
Keys: Nathan Zini, Larry Wingfield, Sergio De Miguel
Guitar: Azana Hightower, Mercedes Escobar, Jonah Cuddy, Adam Schwartz
Bass and Guitar: Maurice Allen
Bass: Stefan Dresler
Percussion: Rafael Heredia

Horn Section
Trumpet: Carlos Ramos
Trombone: Sophia Griswold

Background Vocalists
Caitlin Otto
Lex Selvanto
Khaleb Roberts
Phelin Feaster

Dancers
Angela Hamlin
Sophie Reynolds
Monica Gallego
Bella Crews
Nya Owusu
Aaron Graham
Aja Pruitt
Champ Be
Jayden Nelson
Kenneth Elem-Lunde
Lucas McDonald
Yulia Maeda

Choir
Soprano: Aliyah Khaylyn, Latrice Jordan, Adina Baptiste
Alto: Alexa Diaz, Sydney Lopes, Esther A
Tenor: Lourde Childs, Maurice Allen, Keeme Tajudeen

Song Credits:
"Distraction"
Written by Ethan Surman, Andie Mechanic, Grace Kuraska
Produced by: Andrew Brinkman, Ethan Surman, Andie Mechanic

“O Tempo Cura”
Written by: Vítor Rêgo, Paulo Arthur

“Miedo”
Written by: Nina del Río
Produced by: Andrés González-Cardona

“Korugly”
Written by: Dauletkerei
Arranged by: Dana Zulpykhar

“Daechwita”
Song by AGUST D
Programming by Andrés González-Cardona

“Blame Me”
Written by Dakota Cohen

“Medicine”
Written by Emme Cannon
Produced by Andrés González-Cardona

“Jesus Christ”
Written by Matilda Marigolds

“Hues”
Written by Kaiya Nyasha
In-studio vocal production by Andrés González-Cardona

“Broken Nation”
Written by Mae Ya Carter Ryan
Vocal arrangement by Aliyah Khaylyn

“In Humanity”
Composed, arranged by Ionas Finser

“Me and Your Mama”
Written by Childish Gambino
Vocal arrangement by Car’dell
Arranging/programming/musical direction by Emanuel Lewis, Julian Carpenter
Choreography by Hope Divine
Creative Direction by Diamond Pynk

“Mood 4 Eva”
Written by Beyoncé, JAY-Z, Childish Gambino, Oumou Sangaré
Programed by Andrés González-Cardona
Arranged and musical direction by Emanuel Lewis, Julian Carpenter

“Despecha”, “Don’t Go Yet”, “Tacones Rojos”
Written by Rosalia, Camila Cabello, Sebastian Yatra
Arranged by Sheila del Bosque, Emanuel Lewis

Show Opener
Written and arranged by Dor Kaminka

Career Jam Executive Producer: Stefanie Henning

Production Team
Executive and Creative Producer: Michael Borgida
Video and Creative Producer: Jeannie Greeley
Audio and Creative Producer: Andrés González-Cardona
Video and Creative Producer: Steffan Hacker
Movement Director: Sunny Walters
Stage and Lighting Design: Bryan Barancik
Animation, Visual Programming: Pamela Hersch. Jeannie Greeley, Michael Borgida, Steffan Hacker
Lighting Programmer: Zachariah Hendrix
Director of Photography, Steadicam: Kevin Greene
Jib Operator: Wally Argo
Jib Assistant: Tony Argo
Videographer: Jihae Kim, Sage Shriver-Blough, Peter Xiong
Slider Cameras: Jeannie Greeley, Steffan Hacker
Video Editor: Michael Borgida
Video Post, Co-Editor: Steffan Hacker
Mix Engineer: Andrés González-Cardona
Mastering Engineer: John Greenham
BPC Production Manager: Ryan Jones
Production Manager: Artur Wolynec Vienna
Stage Manager: Isabel Muste
Drum Tech: Justin Livingston
Guitar Tech: Adam Schwartz
Keyboard Tech: Juan Riera Gomez
Monitor: Ian Epstein
Recording: Ellen Cordisco
Monitoring: Tanisha Lokwani
Playback: Andrew Brinkman
Engineer for Mixing: Andrew Brinkman, Tanisha Lokwani, Ellen Cordisco, Justin Livingston