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Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, and Beck are Grammy nominees for 2015 Album of the Year. Berklee alumni worked with these nominees as engineers, producers, and mixing engineers, and for the fourth consecutive year received nominations in the top three categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. http://bit.ly/1CxjuRP

The alumni who contributed for Album of the Year are:

Beyoncé (Beyoncé) - Tony Maserati ‘86, engineer/mixer
Morning Phase (Beck) - David Greenbaum ‘05, engineer/mixer
Girl (Pharrell Williams) - Stephanie McNally ‘10, engineer
X (Ed Sheeran) – Jeff Bhasker ’99, producer

Berklee student Juan Carreno arranged and produced the following songs and recorded them with his peers:

Morning Phase (Beck)
“Morning”(Beck Hansen)
“Heart is a drum” (Beck Hansen)
“Goodbye ” (Beck Hansen)

Beyoncé (Beyoncé)
“Pretty Hurts” (Joshua Comena, Sia Fuller, Beyoncé Knowles)
“Drunk In love” (Beyoncé Knowles, Noel Fischer/Shawn Carter, Andre, Eric Proctor, Rasool Diaz, Boots, Brian Soko, Timothy Mosley, Jerome Harmon)
“7/11” (Beyoncé Knowles, Detail)
“Flawless” (Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash, Chauncey Hollis, Boots, S.Carter)

X (Ed Sheeran)
“Thinking out loud” (Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge)
“Don’t” (Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin)
“Sing” (Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams)
“Afire Love” (Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Foy Vance)

Girl (Pharrell Williams)
“Happy” (Pharrell Williams)
“Brand New” (Pharrell Williams)
“Come Get it Bae” (Pharrell Williams)
“Marilyn Monroe” (Pharrell Williams, Ann-Marie Calhoun)

Juan Carreno: musical director, arranger, guitar, music producer, conductor

Christine Smit: voice
Nigel Tay: voice
Gabriela Francesca: voice
Jscott Martin: voice
Tickwanya Jones: voice

Jakob Rabitsch: keyboards
Nikko Ielasi: keyboards
Elin Sandberg: bass
Johannes Gritschacher: drums, drum triggers
Nêgah Santos: percussion, electronic triggers

Paul Sanchez: trumpet
Noah Conrad: trumpet
Brett White: alto sax
Ryan Linvill: tenor sax
Joel Gardella: baritone sax

Sarah Hubbard: violin, concertmaster
Tim Reynolds: violin
Kelly Jozwiak: violin
Jason Lee: violin
Stefano Melilo: violin

Kathleen Parks: viola
Max Wolpert: viola

Joilyn Martin: cello
Adrian Zemor: cello

Recorded at Q Division Studios and The Record Company
Simon Katz: recording engineer, mixing engineer, mastering engineer
Pietro Milanesi: second engineer
Matthew Larson: assistant engineer
James Bridges: assistant engineer
Emily Sherman: assistant engineer

Teo Karakolev: videographer, editor, set design
Kevin Greene: videographer
Marc Malanca: light design
Eric Panchev: production assistant
Silva Panchev: fabric modifications #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic