Berklee Popular Music Institute

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In Episode 3 of BPMI Live, the hip-hop duo AWFBEAT and their student management team travel to Queens, NY for their performance at The Governors Ball Music Festival. Watch the next episode: •BPMILive|Part4:Inkcarceration&Faste... Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: Awfbeat “Better Than Me” Original Score: Lucas Rodriguez “Chaos” Theme Song: Kenny Beats “

Sending college students on tour to perform at the world’s largest and hottest music festivals creates high stakes, high tensions, and…high decibels. From Bottle Tree Pictures and the Berklee Popular Music Institute, the new documentary series “BPMI Live” follows an extraordinary group of students as they learn what it takes to manage real artists at the world’s most popular music festivals and prepare them for the biggest performances of their careers. BPMI Live premieres on September 26, 2024, only on Berklee YouTube. Watch BPMI Live: •BPMILive|Part1:FindingTheArtists Featured Trailer Music: Fifteen0eight “Sins” —------------------- About Berklee College of Music: Berklee is the preeminent institute of contemporary music and the performing arts, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs at its campuses in Boston, Massachusetts and Valencia, Spain, and through its award-winning distance learning program, Berklee Online. Dedicated to nurturing the creative and career potentia

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In Episode 6 of BPMI Live, BPMI tackles two festivals in one weekend, as one team travels to Atlanta for Ed Rox’s performance at Music Midtown, and another group jets to Louisville, Kentucky for Vivi Rincon’s festival debut at Bourbon and Beyond. Watch the next episode: •BPMILive|Part7:LouderThanLife Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: Ed Rox “Amor Pa’ M

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In Episode 7 of BPMI Live, the students jet back to Kentucky for the second week in a row, for JVK’s performance at Louder Than Life. Watch the series finale: •BPMILive|Part8:SoundonSound&Bosto... Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: JVK “My Own Man” JVK “Freak” JVK - "Bleach and Chlorine" Theme Song: Kenny Beats “Hold My Head” “HOLD MY HEAD” PERFORMED BY

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. BPMI Live is a captivating docuseries, which follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In this series premiere, BPMI students struggle to agree on which artist to book at Lollapalooza, after spending an entire semester scouting talent together. Watch the next episode: •BPMILive|Part2:TheShowcase Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: Ed Rox “De Marquesina” Theme Song: Kenny Beats “Hold My Head” “HOLD MY HEAD” PERFORMED BY KEN

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In Episode 2 of BPMI Live, students work to sell-out an iconic music venue and face major challenges along the way as they learn to produce and promote a multi-artist event. Watch the next episode: •BPMILive|Part3:TheGovernorsBall Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Theme Song: Kenny Beats “Hold My Head” “HOLD MY HEAD” PERFORMED BY KENNY BEATS, LICENSED COURTESY OF XL R

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In the BPMI Live series finale, Kieran Rhodes and his team grapple with the unfortunate reality that the show doesn’t always go on. Seven months later, an unexpected twist offers a happy ending. Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: Kieran Rhodes “What Got Into You” JVK “Body Double” Theme Song: Kenny Beats “Hold My Head” “HOLD MY HEAD” PERFORMED BY KENNY

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In Episode 4 of BPMI Live, students travel to Ohio for Clifford’s festival debut at Inkcarceration. Simultaneously, another group heads to Michigan, where Vivienne Artur takes the stage at Faster Horses for the festival’s 10th anniversary. Watch the next episode: •BPMILive|Part5:Lollapalooza Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: Clifford “Dark Descent” Cli

At Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, students learn what it takes to manage real artists at some of the world’s most popular music festivals. This captivating docuseries follows the ups and downs of the Berklee Popular Music Institute’s students, as they prepare emerging artists for the biggest performances of their careers. In Episode 5 of BPMI Live, Tyler Christian and their band take the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, and the founder of the institute explains how the magic all began. Watch the next episode: •BPMILive|Part6:MusicMidtown&Bourbo... Credits Series Produced by Bottle Tree Pictures Director: Alex Enman Producer: Dan Gruenpeter Cinematography: Dylan Law Executive Producer: Morgan Milardo Associate Producer: Morgan Luzzi Series Camera Operators: Alex Lopez, Jeremy Ramirez, Drew Ndengabaganizi Series Sound Mixers: Dan Holden, Mark Gardner, Nick Natale Featured Music: Tyler Christian “Get Your Way” Tyler Christian “Caught Up” Theme Song: Kenny Beats “Hold

BPMI Live is a one-year experiential education program that provides practical access to high levels of the music industry with a focus on the thriving concert festival circuit. Billboard highlighted BPMI Live in their annual list of the top music business schools throughout the world in 2022 and 2023. Throughout the year, students scout and develop Berklee artists, book and promote concerts at reputable off-campus venues, design and produce merchandise, write and distribute press releases, create stage plots and technical riders, advance festivals, build and implement social media strategies, and much more. The capstone of the curriculum includes opportunities for students to participate at prestigious festivals and industry conferences. Students are required to travel to festivals such as Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, and Bourbon & Beyond, where they take on the roles and responsibilities of artist managers, production managers, and tour managers. Students are positioned to work alon