About Us
Golden Records is Berkeley’s premier music production and industry club. We are a microcosm of the music industry with passionate students involved in everything from marketing, A&R, and media to hands-on music production, audio engineering and DJing. We offer a fulfilling professional, social, and creative environment for our members and the Berkeley community of music enthusiasts.
The Tunnel
GR’s flagship rave event - brings in around 200 students every semester all passionate about underground and unique music to listen to student DJ’s perform. Functions as our main source of revenue. Around ~$1.2K in profit per event.
Music Production Decal
A class run by experienced producers in GR with the goal of teaching aspiring music producers essential skills for their development. Interest form brought in ~100 signups, class taught over 14 weeks with all students submitting final projects. Taught from a math-oriented signal processing perspective - a technical look at music production.
Band Nights
This year we branched out into the production of live music. Our shows have a regular attendance of over 150, with most being charity events benefiting organizations such as the Luekiama and Lymphoma Society. We now have created spaces for local artists to show off not only their electronic music skills but their instrumental talents as well.
EMPIRE/She’s Write Camps:
Ongoing partnership with EMPIRE in SF to encourage female participation and success in the music industry. Brings 20-30 female-identifying students to the EMPIRE studio and allows for impactful networking opportunities and exposure to both the technical, business, and marketing sides of the music industry through workshops with professionals. Projected to grow significantly moving forward.
Beat Battles
Functioning as GR’s regular meetings, beat battles allow student producers to share music they have made around a particular theme set by the club biweekly. Beat battles are a creative space for self-expression and the best submissions are selected for release on compilation albums at the end of each year. ~20 submissions per battle.
Meet The Team
Raymi Boza
External President
Hi, I’m Raymi! I’m a junior studying political economy & I am super excited to be leading Golden Records this year. My passion for music spans several areas - I DJ, manage an artist & do a&r! Through Golden Records, I’ve also begun exploring music production. Looking forward to an exciting year ahead!
Chinmay
Internal President
Hey, I’m Chinmay, a junior studying chemistry. I produce all types of electronic music and play guitar. I love the underground music scene - voljum, Nettspend, midwest emo, and everything in between. Golden Records has helped me grow so much as a person and a producer, and I hope it can continue to shape music culture at Berkeley.
Ryan Kim
Mentorship Chair
Hi I’m Ryan, a second-year looking to major in business administration. I’ve been DJing for a year and absolutely love it. I was in the GR mentorship program last year and it has helped me gain a lot of experience!
Siddharth Gaswami
Events Chair
I'm a physics and math double major here at Berkeley, and an electronic musician. I don't stick to one genre at all, but a lot of my stuff would probably fall under experimental or ambient.
Ben Mason
General Manager
Whats up, my name is Ben. I am a 3rd year studying Data Science and Political Economy, and I absolutely love music. I play drums, guitar, and bass. I currently play drums for Persimmon and bass for Please Laugh. I am always looking for people to jam/chill with, so hmu on insta! @unrealbenmason
Morelia Cruz
Marketing Co-Chair
Hi, I'm Morelia, I’m a transfer student studying Applied Math and Computer Science. I love going to shows and exploring new music trends. Although I’m not a musician, I have a deep passion for music. I aspire to work behind the scenes in the music industry, and I’m excited to be leading Golden Records’ Marketing Team and contributing to its growth!
Ana Capela
Marketing Co-Chair
Hey I’m Ana, I’m a junior studying cognitive science and minoring in data science, design, and philosophy. I love a wide range of genres in music and have been learning to find my sound as a DJ and producer. GR is dear to my ❤️ for its community of passionate people in music and I’m excited to help spread the word about its space on campus!!
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