Thank you so much for letting me know about this! I have updated the post that the info is no longer on Snopes, which effectively redacts the original post. See new note at top of page. Thank you!

Hi Patricia,
I’ve taken physical in-person classes at University of Miami, Pacific Lutheran University and UCLA. The online classes I’ve taken have been with Berklee College of Music, Harvard and Colorado State University.

Just wanted to state again how fantastic my experience was with the Berklee classes online. My first online class with them was in 2010 where I eventually finished Professional Certification in Ableton Live. Later I completed my Bachelor’s degree with them around 2016 and then went on to complete my Master’s online with Colorado State University.

The first Berklee classes I did was when I lived in China working for Cirque du Soleil and the rest of my classes were also done while I was on tours.

I’ve worked in live performance and music production my entire life and the Berklee classes were awesome. Out of maybe 25 classes I did with them there were only about 2 where I thought “meh, that could have been put together better”. In my book those are excellent averages. The only reason I didn’t do my Masters at Berklee is because there was a one year gap between my Bachelor degree and the launch of their MBA masters with focus on the music business (I wanted to jump right in and complete my Masters degree).

It’s true that I saw many fellow students get very little out of the classes but that was because they didn’t put anything into it. Professors have told me that older students are “a little more hungry” to take the studies seriously because they are more determined and motivated. Any way – that’s my two cents.

Best wishes on your education journey!

This is really helpful! Thanks again from Sydney, Australia.

I beg you to share so I can reconnect with an old friend.

Hi Bradley,
That is a very important topic that should always be a top priority to address. This particular song, “Love Never Fails”, is from my musical “Pray the Gay Away” which addresses the topic of adolescent gay conversion therapy in the United States, which is still being practiced widely today. We are aligned in that both of our topics mentioned here are about the protection of our fellow humans and the protection of basic human rights.

I’m still here – and I still have great memories of working with Pete on his music…