Berklee's Two Track Series Embraces Music's Collaborative Spirit The popular YouTube series features students performing original music and sharing ideas around a central theme.
By
Colette Greenstein
June 26, 2023
Mercedes Escobar
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Berklee's Two Track music video series features some of the most talented artists from the Berklee community performing in a stripped-down recording session filmed in continuous camera shots with just a single microphone. Launched in September 2021, the performances, which have collected over 400,000 views to date, premiere every Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. ET on the college's YouTube channel.
Each installment of Two Track revolves around a monthly theme that the artist engages with, either through their choice of songs and/or through a short storytelling segment recorded as part of the session. The artists featured in May and June reflected on three different themes-purpose, origins, and renewal-in relation to their music, the lessons they've learned, and how they present themselves to the world.
Mercedes Escobar Guatemalan songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Mercedes Escobar sang her original songs Que Me Perdone Chavela (May Chavela Forgive Me) and Cheap Tequila State of Mind on May 24, supported by Juan Nieves (cuatro puertorrique o), Sebas Guerrero (bass), and Federico Aristizabal (drums). Growing up performing the blues in her native country wasn't easy, but Escobar believes that the songs tend to reflect the twin purpose of her life as a bilingual singer and songwriter who grew up listening to old traditional Latin music and American blues. Her vocals have often been compared to a mix between Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline, and Costa Rican-Mexican singer Chavela Vargas, creating a genre that blends the rawness of old blues and country with the cultural and sonic traditions of her Latin home culture.
Queralt Giralt Catalonian cellist, composer, and educator Queralt Giralt, performed the song P jaros with lyrics from the poem El Viaje Definitivo ( The Final Journey ) by the 1956 Nobel Prize-winning Spanish poet Juan Ram n Jim nez. Accompanied on June 7 by fellow Berklee students Bahar Badieitabar (oud), ngela Varo (violin), and Devon Gates (bass), she also sang Car cias de Sal ( Caresses of Salt ) which was originally released in 2010 by the quartet Las Migas. With a degree in music from the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC) in Barcelona, Spain, and currently studying at Berklee, Giralt aims to pursue a more creative approach to the cello, learning from world renown cellists Eugene Friesen, Naseem Alatrash, and Marta Roma 15, M.M. 16.
Ethan Surman On June 21, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Ethan Surman B.M. 23 opened his Two Track session with the upbeat R&B-tinged love song Low Key in Love. Backed by a three-piece band and two background singers, he performed a cover of Restore the Feeling by Daniel Caesar (feat. Sean Leon and Jacob Collier). Surmans musical style effortlessly weaves together elements of R&B, indie, and hip-hop, resulting in a captivating and eclectic sound. Influenced by the music of Tame Impala, Stevie Wonder, and the Beatles, the Toronto native and recent Berklee graduate pays homage to the deeply emotional works that have shaped his musical journey.
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