Nestled in the courtyard of Fowler Museum, fourth-year ethnomusicology student Cameron Hovsepian strummed the strings of his guitar in an impromptu and unplugged music session. Read more...

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Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Cameron Hovsepian will perform his original acoustic music at Fowler Museum tonight. Hovsepian will be performing along with ethnomusicology alumnus Jake Jamieson, who will be playing percussion. Hovsepian has recently performed in Spring Sing in Pauley Pavillion, a larger, less intimate venue than that of tonight’s perfomance.

At 16, Jason Derulo started working as a professional songwriter. Now, at 21, he has one of the most widely-recognized names in pop music, due largely to the fact that he sings it at the beginning of two of his hit singles, "In My Head" and the Imogen Heap-sampling "Whatcha Say." Read more...

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R&B singer Jason Derulo is currently performing in his first headlining tour in the U.S. and will later tour Australia and the U.K.

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"Guta-guta-guta-guta-gu-ta-clap." It's the beat that means something is about to start. Read more...

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Anna Li Sze Yin, an international student specializing in finance, left, and the rest of the West African drum class meet at the John Wooden Center every Wednesday evening to practice with J. Fredrick Jones, a veteran dancer and drummer.

It was a lively first week for Ackerman Union this year, as various a cappella groups held auditions for talented singers who hoped to join different UCLA performance groups. Read more...

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The Bruin Harmony judges watch as fourth-year theater student Ben Goldsmith auditions to be a part the all-male a cappella group.

After years of Bruins travelling to Hollywood for the club experience, the club is finally coming to them. Read more...

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Stephen Corwin founded Uh Oh Disco during his freshman year and has watched it blossom into much more than the tiny record label it started as. (Photo courtesy of Houser M.D.)

There are some students who already know exactly what they want to do as they enter UCLA this fall, and no, they're not just pre-medical students. Instead, these are students majoring in music who plan on becoming professional full-time musicians. Read more...

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First-year student Kendall Fisher plans to study cello in addition to psychology during her time at UCLA. She has played the cello since the age of 4. (Photo courtesy of Diana Badong)

These days, most radio hits are done by solo artists striving to make a name for themselves. Read more...