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Composing and Performing
JustArts: How long have you been playing piano?Jared Redmond: I began taking piano lessons at age five.
A very long day and night
JustArts: How did you get involved with the 24-hour musical? Julie Stein: I am very involved in theater around Brandeis-I am the president of Tympanium Euphorium-and I had been a part of two 24-hour musicals before.
Jukebox trio releases a "sunny" album
Jukebox the Ghost's sophomore album, Everything Under the Sun, begins much like its first album-a few seconds of solo piano instruments followed by the rest of the three-piece band before the distinct voice of lead singer Ben Thornewill jumps into the first verse.
Sufjan Stevens' new EP is a "delight
Most albums require months of hype, anticipation and advertisements before they are released. Artists need to prepare fans to be ready to purchase their albums, drilling release date after release date into the minds of children, teenagers and adults alike.
From sneakers to silhouttes
JustArts: How did you become interested in pursuing a Fine Arts major at Brandeis?Ari Tretin: I was always interested in pursuing something along the lines of Fine Arts.
Grad brings a barrel of laughs to network TV
JustArts spoke to Brandeis grad and all-around funnyman Myq Kaplan '00 about his time at Brandeis, his growth as a comedian and his experience on Last Comic Standing this past summer, where he made it to the finals and placed fifth.JA: How did you get into comedy?MK: I was originally at Brandeis pursuing a career as a singer-songwriter, or I should call it a "career." But that's what I wanted to do-play guitar and write songs.
Posner takes flight in debut
It isn't easy being a 22-year-old music sensation. After putting out two widely successful mixtapes and a cornucopia of college tours on weekends while finishing a college degree, Mike Posner has had a lot on his hands the past few years.
Summer movies are full of stars
Oh, school year, you have come and gone again. At the end of every semester, I feel an emptiness that accompanies the calm after the storm we call "exams." Luckily, though, the longest break of the school year coincides with the most exciting movie months of the year.
A musical duo unlike any other
What do you get when you cross a pastor's daughter born in California, forbidden by her father from listening to anything other than gospel music, with a born-and-raised New Yorker who burst out onto the DJ scene at the ripe age of 16?
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent