DEPARTMENTS
10 Night Vision Arooj Aftab explores the juxtaposition of grief and joy, dark and light, in her distinctive sound. BY JOHN MIRISOLA 16 Heat Wave Inside Miami’s sizzling, boundary-blurring Latin music scene. BY RICARDO HERRERA BANDRICH 22 It’s a Vibe Understanding the business and art of genre-bending in 2025. BY BRYAN PARYS 28 Time Travel As Berklee on the Road programs in Puerto Rico and Italy mark decades-long anniversaries, we journey into the past and step into the future. BY COLETTE GREENSTEIN AND JOHN MIRISOLA 34 Turning Passion into Plan A Professional Education Division Dean Lenora Helm Hammonds has seen the industry from all sides. Now she's bringing it all back to Berklee. BY MARK SMALL '75
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ALL THE BERKLEE NEWS THAT FITS
38 Pulse NEWS FROM OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY Alum Notes 40
ALUMNI PROFILES Jonathon Heyward 43 BY SARAH GODCHER MURPHY Mei Semones 44 BY BRYAN PARYS Final Cadence 47
48 Finale BY KELLY DAVIDSON
Every great thing that I had at Berklee, you all have now— and maybe even more.
On the cover: Arooj Aftab, photographed by Kelly Davidson. Opposite: Charlie Puth BM ’13 and Prince Charles Alexander at the BPC for Career Jam 2025. Photograph by Dave Green.
- CHARLIE PUTH BM ’13 (SEE PAGE 6)
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