Trebas Institute Blog

Justin Cohen

2009-12-09T16:13:00.000-05:00

Education: Trebas Institute

Program: Music Business Administration

Recent work: Marketing Services at Sony Music Entertainment

Current Jobs:

Marketing Services at Sony Music Entertainment UK
Manager of the band Mackenzie1st ( www.mackenzie1st.com )

Past Jobs:

Lifestyle Marketing Representative for Quebec at Sony Music Entertainment QC
Quality Assurance at Airborne Entertainment
Waiter at Java U
Customer Service at IKEA

Jerome "J Kruin"

2009-12-09T16:07:00.000-05:00

Education: Trebas Institute

Program: Film and Television production

Recent work: Echo Unlimited Remix project commercial

Past jobs: countless music videos including Juno award winning "Blessed "

Trebas Grad Jeremy Harding's Artist Sean Paul Continues to Smash the Charts!

2009-12-09T15:41:00.001-05:00

Source: Mariel Conception (Billboard)

The saying goes: If it isn't broken, don't fix it. That seems to be the strategy Jay Sean and his team employed by releasing "Do You Remember" as the second single off his "All or Nothing" album. Much like his recent Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Down," "Remember" finds Sean avowing his desire for love. "Just you and me tonight, everything will be OK/Baby let's take this time, let's make new memories," he sings over similar brusque violin strings and drums. Sean also goes into cyclical mode on the chorus, looping the title and the phrase "Let's bring it back" over and over as on "Down." There are some modifications to the formula, however, like the all-too-familiar ad-libs by Lil Jon. The rapper/producer guests alongside Sean Paul, who adds a pleasant reggae twist.

Trebas Grad Wins Three More Grammy Awards

2009-12-08T14:04:00.005-05:00

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Mike Piersante, Recording Engineer/Mixer, a graduate of Trebas Institute, won two of the most important "GRAMMY" Awards (February, 2009), "Record of the Year" and "Album of the Year". He also won a Grammy for recording B.B. King's latest album. Mike was the Engineer/Mixer for the track "Please Read The Letter" from the album "Raising Sand" performed by Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) and Alison Krauss. This unusual recording and combo of artists was produced by the legendary T. Bone Burnett.

The single track won the GRAMMY for Record of the Year. The second GRAMMY Award that the Trebas Audio Engineering graduate, Mike Piersante, won is for recording the album, "Raising Sand". This will not be Mike's first GRAMMY Award since, in 2001, he was honored with the GRAMMY Award for recording/mixing Alison Krauss & Union Station's motion picture soundtrack and album "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Mike works regularly with T. Bone Burnett at the latter's studio in Los Angeles. Mike has also done music recording and mixing for several other motion pictures including "Across The Universe", "Happy Feet" , "Cold Mountain", and “Walk The Line” for which he won the GRAMMY Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Motion Pictures, Television, or Other Related Media.

Jeremy Harding

2009-12-08T13:25:00.006-05:00

Mike Piersante is not the first Trebas graduate to win a GRAMMY. Jeremy Harding, artist manager/producer/songwriter/publisher/recording engineer, won the GRAMMY Award for his dancehall reggae recording artist, Sean Paul, a few years ago. Jeremy graduated from Trebas Institute in 1989 and had a GRAMMY winning hit “Who Am I” with his artist, Beenie Man. allseanpaul.com

Trebas Student Breaks Top 16 at MUCH

2009-12-02T11:35:00.002-05:00

If you haven’t been watching Much Music lately you should start today. Much Music has, once again, launched its search for new on-air hosts. There have been over 4000 would-be VJ’s vying to become the next Tim Deegan, Sarah Taylor, or Leah Miller.

From the original Open Call late last February, Much Music has narrowed the field to sixteen talented prospects who will continue to compete until one is the winner. This year’s top sixteen is a dynamic bunch of go-getters hungry for the opportunity to advance to the next level.

We at Trebas Institute are proud to support Lyric James in his quest to become VJ 2.0. Lyric’s career began as a model for “Ford For Kids” which was, at the time, the biggest modeling agency in North America. His spirit of adventure led him to study acting at one of Toronto's top performing arts schools. Upon graduation in 2007, Lyric continued to hone his skills as a well-rounded entertainer and has developed a keen eye for both sides of the camera. He portrays himself as an actor first, but also has an in-depth understanding of the art of Filmmaking. Behind the camera his talents include Film and Television Production as well as Post-Production. Lyric has just completed our Film Program here at Trebas Institute and we will be following his career with much excitement and anticipation.

Lyric has his sites set on the prize of becoming the next television personality with Much Music. Please cast your vote for this fresh new, dynamic individual.

Link to his Much Music Page CLICK HERE