The world’s largest independent contemporary music college, Berklee College of Music is using the Avid Everywhere system to enable real-time, high-definition collaborative workflows between its newly unveiled 16-story tower in Boston and its campus in Valencia.

An ultra-high speed internet connection links Berklee’s new ten-studio audio production complex in Boston, which is among the largest of its kind in the US, to its campus in Valencia, Spain, enabling real-time collaboration on an international level – allowing, for example, musicians in one campus to be recorded and mixed by students at the other.

‘One of our founding philosophies is that students need practical, professional skills for successful, sustainable music careers,’ says David Mash, Berklee College of Music Senior VP for Innovation, Strategy & Technology and chairman of the executive board of directors for the Avid Customer Association. ‘With Avid audio solutions, we can provide access to industry-standard tools that will enable them to excel in the professional world. The Avid Everywhere vision complements our commitment to giving students real-world experience with collaborative workflows on a global scale.’

For both campuses, Berklee has chosen audio systems equipped with the new Avid MediaCentral Platform, giving access to tools for music creation to distribution. These include Pro Tools software, Pro Tools HD systems with Avid analogue and digital HD interfaces, Sibelius music notation software and two System 5 digital audio mixing consoles. Berklee has also selected Pro Tools as its ‘official’ DAW on laptops distributed to every incoming student as part of its Berklee Bundle Licensing Program (BBLP).

‘Berklee plays a critical role in the industry by developing the music professionals of tomorrow,’ says Avid Senior VP and CMO, Jennifer Smith. ‘By embracing change, anticipating trends, advancing its curriculum, and adopting cutting-edge technology, Berklee sets a new standard for music education, and gives students hands-on experience with the same tools that audio professionals use to create award-winning music.’