The Dreamers are ready to turn their hopes into a reality. On April 16, singer and radio DJ Connie Blue-Puché released the music video “Call Me A Dreamer” in collaboration with a team of immigrants who came to the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Carlos Bravo helped co-produce the music video “Call Me A Dreamer,” which highlights the experiences of immigrants brought to the United States as children. (Photo by Daanish Bhatti/Assistant Photo editor. Photo illustration by Jaelen Cruz/Daily Bruin)
girl in red is expanding the color palette of her music. After the viral success of her breakout single “i wanna be your girlfriend,” the Norwegian singer-songwriter, also known as Marie Ulven, has released her debut album, “if i could make it go quiet.” Co-produced by Matias Tellez, the record is an introduction to a new side of Ulven, laden with distortion and experimenting with genres like hyperpop and house that go beyond her past EPs, while foregrounding her distinct songwriting voice of blunt, biting lyrics. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of AWAL Recordings)
This post was updated May 2 at 10:44 p.m. New research is building a recipe for uniting the senses. As a new addition to the Herb Alpert School of Music, the Practice-Based Experimental Epistemology Research Lab explores the realm of creative practice through an experiential and experimental lens. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Rev up those speakers – original compositions by UCLA music students just dropped. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music hosted a livestream of the Spring Undergraduate Composers Concert on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Third-year music composition student Alex Barsom (left) and third-year music composition and music performance student Robby Good (right) debuted their pieces at UCLA’s Spring Undergraduate Composers Concert. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
Resonance is swapping the stage for the screen. But that hasn’t stopped the co-ed a cappella group from winning the West Semifinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, with a music video rather than a stage performance at the April 10 virtual event. Read more...
Photo: The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella might have moved online, but that hasn’t stopped Resonance from performing and practicing with the same vigor as it improves its music video for the ICCA finals. (Courtesy of Christina Perez)
This year’s Dance Marathon is one hour shorter than last year’s – but the experience is five days longer. Hosted by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, the annual event will be held virtually for a second time Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 18 at 5:55 p.m. The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical subgenres – with rap specifically being one of the most popular musical styles among today’s youth. Read more...
