High School Social Media

Upasak Mukherjee

Boston, MA Ph. No +1-857-***-**** ******.*****@*****.***/

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Artist Website- https://www.upasakmukherjee.net/

EDUCATION-

Berklee College Of Music-

• Bachelor’s

• GPA- 3.6

• Dean’s List- Spring ’21 and ’23 & Fall ‘23

• Film and Media Scoring Major, Music Technology Minor and Game and Interactive Media Scoring Minor Manipal College Of Dental Sciences-

• June 2012-May 2018 (Including compulsory post-graduation Internship) EXPERIENCE-

• Performance Experiences-

• Tabla

• 24 years of Indian Classical Music training of the Tabla under Grammy nominated Pt Subhen Chatterjee

• Collaborations and performances-

• Grammy winning artists- Silk Road Ensemble, Mike Block, John Paterno, Edward Perez, Claudio Ragazzi

• Grammy nominated artists- Patrice Rushen, Chrystylez Bacon, Berklee Indian Ensemble, Erika Ribeiro, etc

• Other Significant Collaborations- Vidushi Kala Ramnath Ji, Abeer Nehme, Jamey Haddad, Rob Lewis, etc

• Berklee Performance Center Features including 75th year celebration Singer Showcases, Orientation Performances, Budaya (featured in the 2022 Georgetown Literary Festival), Career Jam,, PAC NYC Opening Concert, Artist Showcse, Berklee Valencia, Gnaoua Music Festival 2024, etc.

• Agganis Arena Performance for Q Tip- around 7000 audience capacity

• Festivals and shows- Summer In The City, Boston, Boston Book Festival, Start Where We Are Festival

• Grooversity- Brazilian Marching Band- Harvard Hot chocolate Festival, River Fest, Brazil Independence Festival, Gillette Stadium, Boston Red Sox Pregame Show, Honk Fest, East Boston US Family Fest, Die De Los Muertos Parade, Harvard Hot Chili Contest, etc.

• Features-

• Magazines and Blogs including AnR Factory, ShoutOut LA, Rhythm Passport, Savaal Magazine, Voyage LA, Canvas Rebel, South Point High School Pointer Magazine, etc

• Featured in Berklee College of Music YouTube for original compositions as a featured artist in the Berklee Two Track Series

• Guitar

• Berklee Performance Center Show for International Folk Festival, 2022.

• Small Jazz Ensemble, Mixed Pop Ensemble

• Film Scoring Experience-

• Regularly compose for Films including personal projects

• Creator of own vlogs and shorter videos

• Collaborated as composer in multiple films

• Experience with orchestration, arrangement, score preparation, conducting, music editing, etc.

• Experience. In writing for orchestras and ensembles.

• Worked with multiple world music ensembles and helped in arrangements

• Internship experience in film scoring

• Films-

• Elijah-

• Indian and contemporary film music involving recording, performing and mixing live traditional musicians.

• Official Selection in 15+ Film Festivals including Phoenix Film Festival, South Asian Film Festival, Montreal, The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival, Durango Independent Film Festival, etc

• Nominated for Best Original Score Category for FSN Film Festival, 2024

• Auto 101-

• Percussive Music using Moroccan, Indian, Spanish, etc elements.

• Featured in Vermont Animation Festival, 2025

• Andhkaar-

• A dystopian narrative of Indian and world politics, expressed through dance and music.

• Heavy Djent and rock music mixed with Indian Classical elements

• Involved Performing, Recording, Mixing and mastering recorded instruments and Vocals

• Chasing Blu-

• Psychedelic synthesised music

• Dream Sequences

• Caption Magic-

• 50s Jazz, in the stye of commercials

• Radical Claws-

• Rock, Guitar heavy music, heavy on Mickey Mousing.

• Phantom Hood-

• Funk and Ambient Music for suspense

• Phool Khil Jaaye- Minimal Ambient music with Indian Elements- Screened in Coolidge Theatre

• Music Production Experience-

• Audio Editor for Mercor

• Music Technology Minor Completed at Berklee

• Regularly sound design, produce, engineer and mix for personal projects and films

• Engineered, Produced and Mixed single for Amanda Mena, the star of Voice and Golden Buzzer participant of America’s Got Talent

• Internship in Wisseloord Studios, Netherlands

• Game Scoring/ Sound Design Experience-

• Berklee courses in Unity and FMod.

• Sound design experience

• Worked on student games as a sound designer

• Projects involving composing for interactive media

• Leadership Roles-

• Berklee College Of Music Student Ambassador Fall ’22 to Present

• Represented College In various locations, including Interlochen Center For Arts, Michigan

• Assisted with Audition and Interview Procedures

• Represented college to prospective students and their parents.

• Orientation Leader and Campus Life Community Connector Fall ’23 to Present

• Lead freshmen into Berklee’s environment and served as initial guide and first point of contact

• Lead many team building activities and organised Ice-breakers to facilitate a sense of community among the new students.

• Involved in the organisation of several student activities such as sports, recreational activities, etc to promote well-being of the community

• Berklee College Of Music, Valencia Student Ambassador Fall ’23 to Present

• Assisted in promotion of the Berklee Valencia campus to perspective students

• Organised Student activities

• Berklee International Student Advisory Board Member Fall ’23 to Present

• Brought up important issues faced by international students in Berklee’s diverse community

• Worked with a team to address and solve those issues

• Spread awareness among the community through social media and personal interactions

• Berklee India Exchange, India Explore Series Ambassador Fall ’22 to Present

• Organised and initiated the first workshop with a visiting artist in collaboration with the Berklee India Exchange after COVID and opened up a new position where I currently work as a student employee

• Organised the first Intervals Interview Series visiting artist video featuring an external artist after COVID

• Regularly organise in-person workshops with visiting artists spreading awareness about Indian musical styles

• Social Media Ambassador. Spring ’23

• Represented Berklee Valencia Campus in a Social Media Take-Over.

• Documented and industry trip and interviewed several industry leaders

• Promoted my own Berklee Two Track Video through Berklee’s Instagram and helped in Berklee’s audience engagement strategies

• Berklee College Of Music, Valencia, Student Advisory Board Spring ‘23

• Helped in bridging gaps and strengthening connections and uniformity between the Boston and Valencia campus experiences

• Assisted in promotion of the Berklee Valencia campus to perspective students

• Built bridges between the staff and the student population by bringing up important issues and offering solutions

• Built bridges between the Masters and Undergraduate Students

• Student Academic Mentor Summer ’22

• Part of a team of students providing support to other Berklee students and guiding them towards academic success

• Took part in organising workshops to spread awareness about the educational systems in Berklee

• Abroad Insight Mentorship Programme

• Provided mentorship to a group of students in Berklee’s Valencia campus and helped in their smooth transition to the Boston Campus

• Student Clubs

• Film Scoring Network Club Fall ’22 to Present

• President

• Kicked off and served as the Director of the First Ever Film Festival in Berklee

• Previously, Board Member, Social Media Manager and Operations

• Incorporated hybrid modes of operation of club through both Zoom and in person meetings

• Incorporated Discord Channel for club

• Brought in several big names like Howard Shore, Lorne Balfe, John Roesche, etc for the club, organised workshops, etc

• World Music Scoring Association Club Fall ’23 to Present

• Co-founder and Vice President

• Building community and spreading awareness about many different musical styles that exist all over the world

• Spreading awareness about applying these these experiences to the world of Film and Media scoring

• South Asian Scholars’ Association, Valencia Spring ‘23

• Founder and President

• Organised workshops, community events and an end of semester performance opportunity showcasing South Asian Music and different world musical styles

• Only student run club in Berklee Valencia that rolls over into the following semesters, since usually the student turn-over time is short. Achieved through several connections and bridges built with the Berklee India Exchange, Boston, the Berklee Valencia staff, and the South Asian alumni community SKILLS-

• Instruments- Tabla, Percussion, Guitar, Basic Keyboards, Worked as Drum Tech

• Softwares- Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton, Dorico, Finale, Unity, FMod, Da Vinci Resolve

• Languages- English, Bengali, Hindi, and little Kannada, Sanskrit and Spanish

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