Ustad Zakir Hussain - Berklee Honorary Doctorate Ceremony

In 2019, Berklee College of Music had the privilege of presenting Ustad Zakir Hussain with an Honorary Doctorate. The tribute concert “Zakir Hussain Meets Berklee” led by the Berklee Indian Ensemble, incorporated myriad musical elements from Zakir Ji’s life’s journey, varying in styles, instrumentation and presentation. For the Honorary Doctorate ceremony, besides a special montage of videos from Zakir Ji’s well wishers and admirers from the music industry, we were delighted to welcome his Shakti colleague and friend of 50 years, master guitarist, composer, and Berklee Honorary Doctorate recipient himself, John McLaughlin, as a surprise guest.

Special thanks to Berklee President, Roger H. Brown, Berklee Provost, Larry Simpson and the Office of the President. Gratitude to Dean Nitin Nohria and the staff of Harvard Business School who granted Berklee the use of the Klarman Hall for this momentous occasion.


Producer: Artistic Director, BIX, Annette Philip
Artist Relations: Senior Director, Global Engagement, Middle East & India, Clint Valladares
Assistant Manager, BIX: Rohith Jayaraman
Assistant, BIX: Lydia Renold
Global Development: Mirek Vana
BIX Interns: Alma Blum, Social Media & Marketing; Atman Sheth, Production; Hrushabh Talapadatur, Live Sound & Production; Prithvi Prajosh, Writing & Editorial

Recorded live at Klarman Hall, Harvard Business School
Front of House Engineer: Nick Schmalensee (Bergsten Music Inc.)
Monitor Engineer & RF Coordinator: Jeremy Jones (Sonic Audio)
Stage Manager: Ayumi Ueda
Graphic Design: Lydia Renold
Visual Design: Peter Zebbler Berdovsky, Leah McLeod, Autumn Ahn, & Devon Bryant (Zebbler Studios)
Video & Streaming Services: Damon Movitz (D2 Productions)
Video Editing: Mrityunjay Sathyanarayanan
Lighting Services: Andrew Boucher & Nate Jewett (High Output Inc.)
Multitrack Recording Producer: Stephen Webber
Multitrack Recording Engineer: Ian Kagey
Mixing Engineer: Stephen Webber
Mastering: Jonathan Wyner


About the Berklee Indian Ensemble: Founded in 2011 by faculty member Annette Philip, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is one of the largest and most diverse ensembles at Berklee. Apart from performing original compositions and arrangements, the Berklee Indian Ensemble tours internationally; presents a wide array of South Asian folk, classical, and contemporary music; and has collaborated with various world-renowned artists, garnering over 181 million views for their viral videos to date.

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