
Berklees 2023 Alumni Grammy Nominees: See the Full List Nominees include the Berklee Indian Ensemble, Terri Lyne Carrington, Miguel Zen n, Molly Tuttle, Domi & JD Beck, Big Thief, Danilo P rez featuring the Global Messengers, and many more.
November 16, 2022
The Berklee Indian Ensemble received a Grammy nomination in the Best Global Music Album category for its debut album, Shuruaat, released in July.
Image by Mike Ritter
The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards this week, and Berklee alumni, who have won more than 300 Grammys to date, will again be well-represented at the event. Below is a list of Berklee alumni and faculty who received Grammy nominations or contributed to Grammy-nominated projects.
Please note the list is subject to change as we receive updated information. If you or someone you know from the Berklee community received a Grammy nomination, please complete this form.
Record of the Year
You and Me on the Rock, Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius
Jess Wolfe B.M. '07, backing vocals
Holly Laessig B.M. '07, backing vocals
Brandon Bell B.M. '12, engineer/mixer
The Heart Part 5, Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer '12, engineer/mixer
Emerson Mancini B.M. '08, mastering engineer
About Damn Time, Lizzo
Emerson Mancini B.M. '08, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer '12, engineer/mixer, songwriter
Emerson Mancini B.M. '08, mastering engineer
Tyler Mehlenbacher '14, songwriter
Troy Bourgeois B.M. '17, engineer
Andrew Boyd B.M. '16, engineer
In These Silent Days, Brandi Carlile
Jess Wolfe B.M. '07, backing vocals
Holly Laessig B.M. '07, backing vocals
Brandon Bell B.M. '12, engineer/mixer
Special, Lizzo
Amy Allen '15, songwriter
Benjamin Levin B.M. '11, songwriter
Emerson Mancini B.M. '08, mastering engineer
Harrys House, Harry Styles
Amy Allen '15, songwriter
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe), Mary J. Blige
Alissia Benveniste B.M. '14, songwriter
Chris Galland B.M. '07, engineer/mixer
Music of the Spheres, Coldplay
Denise Carite B.M. '10, songwriter
Paris Strother '08, producer, mixer, songwriter
30, Adele
Matt Dyson B.M. '05, engineer
Song of the Year
The Heart Part 5, Kendrick Lamar
Matt Schaeffer '12, songwriter
Best New Artist
Molly Tuttle A.D. '14
Domi & JD Beck
Domi Degalle B.M. '20
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Bam Bam, Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran
Cheche Alara B.M. '94, composer, producer, arranger
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Evergreen, Pentatonix
Matt Sallee B.M. '18, vocals
Matt Dyson B.M. '05, engineer
Best Alternative Music Performance
Certainty, Big Thief
Adrianne Lenker B.M. '12, guitar, vocals
Buck Meek B.M. '10, guitar, vocals
James Krivchenia B.M. '14, drums, vocals, percussion
Best Alternative Music Album
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, Big Thief
Adrianne Lenker B.M. '12, guitar, vocals
Buck Meek B.M. '10, guitar, vocals
James Krivchenia B.M. '14, drums, vocals, percussion
Best Global Music Album
Shuruaat, Berklee Indian Ensemble
Abhi Acharya B.M. '19, guitar
M.T. Aditya Srinivasan M.M. '16, tabla
Yoel Aharon Genin '17, guitar, buzouki
Joseph Alexander Karakatsanis B.M. '19, guitar
Laura Alexandra Crespo Morel B.M. '19, percussion
Carlotta Amato B.M. '18, voice
Yair Amster B.M. '19, drumset
Thomas Antonio Debelian B.M. '20, percussion
Anton Ariki Sten B.M. '17, guitar
Regina Averion B.M. '19, sound engineer
Viraj Bahri B.M. '22, voice
Ganesh Balasubramanian B.M. '22, voice
Sriram Balasubramanian B.M. '22, voice
Geet Barua B.M. '17, voice
Guy Bernfeld B.M. '17, bass, arrangement, production
Muheet Bharti B.M. '21, voice
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya '16, voice
Srishti Biyani B.M. '19, voice, bansuri
Celia Bolgatz B.M. '20, sound engineer
Caitlyn Bongiovi B.M. '18, sound engineer
James Bridges (staff), sound engineer
Calum Brockie '16, sound engineer
Maxime Cholley B.M. '17, drums
Amir Darabi B.M. '21, piano, arrangement
Rishabh Dev Sharma '20, guitar
Thara Dhishay Ramamurthy '16, voice
Ava Dudani '16, voice
Jake Furgason B.M. '16, sound engineer
Yogev Gabay B.M. '16, drumset, percussion, post production
Jett Galindo B.M. '12, mastering engineer (album)
Shradha Ganesh B.M. '21, voice, post production
Kaushlesh Garry Purohit B.M. '16, tabla, sound engineer
Nicole Gemmiti B.M. '19, sound engineer
Amira Gill B.M. '20, voice
Dhruv Goel B.M. '16, voice, composition
Bengisu Gokce B.M. '19, violin
Andr s Gonz lez-Cardona B.M. '19, sound engineer
Martin Guas B.M. '21, voice
Yazhi Guo B.M. '15, flute
Vasundhara Gupta B.M. '18, voice
Aleif Hamdan B.M. '15, guitar
Fryderyk Hoang Dong B.M. '21, keyboard
Yotam Ishay B.M. '19, keyboard, accordion
Harini Iyer B.M. '19, voice
Rohith Jayaraman B.M. '16, voice, percussion, arrangement
Blake Johnston B.M. '18, voice
Ian Kagey B.M. '07, sound engineer
Noa Kahn B.M. '22, drumset
Gayathri Karunakar Menon B.M. '21, voice
Simon Katz B.M. '14, sound engineer
Emanuel Keller B.M. '21, cello, production
Brendan Klippel '17, viola
Anoushka Kotak B.M. '21, voice
Apoorva Krishna M.M. '19, violin
Gayathri Krishnan B.M. '22, voice
Harshitha Krishnan B.M. '17, voice
Katyayani Krishnan B.M. '19, voice
Matt Larson B.M. '16, sound engineer
George Lernis B.M 05, M.M. 21, percussion
Ashwin Madhukar Shenoy B.M. '17, voice
Kabir Mahesh Hiranandani B.M. '19, voice
Tarik Mahrour B.M. '02, sound engineer
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