We’ve heard it before: the classic college kid-turned-musician story; from lecture halls to music halls. The story of Naveed Ahmed and his quest for that “big break” sounds something like that with a twist; Ahmed and his band are doing…
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a very good musician, but from years of watching other people be, at the very least, okay musicians, I’ve made some friends who are good enough to take those talents on the…
Lyvette De Jesus Cruz is only 19-years-old. She’s tall, has curly dark hair and wears glasses that sit perfectly on her face. She has a big smile that she wears often and is known throughout the Stony Brook University Music…
At 22 years old, Laurence Vesyoly graduated from college with a degree. On the small piece of paper it said he spent his four years at Stony Brook University studying music and engineering. He was one of dozens upon dozens…
Peter Jasko sifts through a crate of records inside of Stony Brook University’s tight-spaced vinyl library. A dusty record player in the corner of the room begins to spin a disc that is colored with a hallucinogenic blend of yellow,…
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a very good musician, but from years of watching other people be, at the very least, okay musicians, I’ve made some friends who are good enough to take those talents on the…
On the evening of Sunday, November 22nd, some of America’s brightest stars in music shined bright for all to see. The lovely host, Jennifer Lopez, performed an opening montage that included her own “Waiting For Tonight,” Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,”…
The James Bond movie franchise has made over $6 billion at the box office since the release of its first movie, Dr. No, in 1962. All the Ian Fleming novels, the spinoffs, the video games, and countless paraphernalia helped create…
The Stony Brook University music department is a globally known place that keeps on growing. Among its huge variety in different types of music learned and performed are the strings – including two different orchestras – which students are able…