
Category:Contests

Back In The USA
Alexander Mathias
From How the West Was Won: Berklee Alumni Careers Transformed in L.A. and Beyond, First Prize
Two of the most important decisions I have ever made in my music career were attending Berklee College of Music and moving to…

New Ideas In The Old West
Nikole Luebbe
From How the West Was Won: Berklee Alumni Careers Transformed in L.A. and Beyond, Second Prize
Los Angeles is truly the wild west of the music industry. Young Berklee grads are sent into the desert with their covered wagons…


There Are No Problems Only Challenges
Sergio Torres-Letelier
From How the West Was Won: Berklee Alumni Careers Transformed in L.A. and Beyond, Tied for Third
It has been one year, one month, and twenty days since, for the first time in my life, I set a foot…


Valley Boy
Micah Deterville
From How the West Was Won: Berklee Alumni Careers Transformed in L.A. and Beyond, Tied for Third
Once I graduated high school, I couldn’t get out of California fast enough. I grew up in a city called Woodland Hills, a…



How the West Was Won: Berklee Alumni Careers Transformed in L.A. and Beyond
The Berklee Center in Los Angeles and Berklee’s FUSION Magazine are happy to announce the four winners of our contest: How the West Was Won: Berklee Alumni Careers Transformed in L.A.
These personal accounts demonstrate how our alumni took what…


Composition Department & FUSION Poetry Contest Winner
As part of its third annual Words and Music Festival, The Berklee Composition Department and FUSION Magazine sponsored a Poetry Contest.
Poetry Contest, 2016
We are happy to announce the Winning poem: “Panic,” by Emily Teixeira. The poem will be…


Student Fiction Contest Winners: 3 Stories
1st Place, The Umbrellas: Emmanuel Choi
FUSION Magazine is proud to announce the winners of its 2016 Student Fiction Contest. First prize was awarded to “The Umbrellas,” by Emmanuel Choi, a stunning tale of protest and resilience in Hong Kong. Second prize was awarded to the psychologically harrowing “Skin Deep,” by Claire Marie Lim, and third prize was awarded to a quietly moving story of friendship, “Curiosity,” by Martín Puga.


Composition Department & FUSION Poetry Contest Winner
As part of its second annual Words and Music Festival, The Berklee Composition Department and FUSION Magazine sponsored a Poetry Contest.
Poetry Contest
We are happy to announce the Winning poem: “Harmony Halmoni” by Claire Marie Lim. The poem will…