The following contains a list of notable alumni of Berklee College of Music. Members of this list have attended Berklee for at least one full-time semester (not including honorary degrees or summer programs) and are notable in their respective field in the music industry. Some list members may have achieved notability in the entertainment industry unrelated to music, or may be notable for achievements not related to music or entertainment.
* Designates did not complete degree/diploma program. In parentheses is year of graduation.
141 alums have won 332 Grammy awards. [1]
Alum | Grad. year | Number of Academy Award nominations | Number of Academy Award wins |
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Melissa Ethridge [139] | 1980 | 1 | |
Quincy Jones [140] | 1980 | 7 | 1 |
Michael Semanick [141] | 1985 | 11 | 2 |
Howard Shore [142] | 1969 | 3 | |
Eugene Gearty [143] | 1982 | 1 |
On July 14, 2009, Berklee trombone principal Aubrey Logan won the prestigious Shure-Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in Switzerland
Chico Pinheiro entered the Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts) in 1996 on a scholarship, graduating in performance and arranging in 1998. He was given two awards: The professional Music Endowed Scholarship award and The William G. Leavitt Scholarship award.