Category: Event Recaps

There’s a version of a music career that looks clean on paper: graduate, intern, get credits, win awards. And then there’s the version shared in the room: careers built over time, through repetition, relationships, and being available when opportunity shows up. According to Jim Scott and Paul Broucek, that path often begins in places most people don’t expect.

For most of the world, the GRAMMY Awards are a three-hour television event filled with acceptance speeches and high-gloss performances. But for our Alumni and Career Development team this year, the 2026 GRAMMYs weren't just watched, they were lived. Over the course of a transformative week in Downtown Los Angeles, we stepped past the velvet ropes and inside the engine room of music’s biggest night. What we found was an ecosystem buzzing with technology, culture, and a profound realization: the gap between "aspiring creative" and "industry professional" is smaller than it looks. Here is an inside look at a week that shifted our perspective from spectators to future participants.

Have you ever wondered how some of the most iconic rock albums of the last few decades were made? We sat down with legendary producer and engineer Joe Barresi to find out. In this exclusive interview, hosted by fellow industry veteran Tony Shepperd, Barresi pulls back the curtain on his creative process, sharing the stories and techniques behind his work with bands like Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, and Soundgarden.