Mentor of the Month: Sterling
Sterling has a long history with BMS and plays drums and the guitar and hopes to continue her musical journey through collage.
In Sterling’s Words…
I decided to be a mentor because as a child I really looked up to the mentors, and I wanted to be someone that a child could look up to…
We are proud to kicks off a new monthly series that focuses on the mentors.
Sterling has a long history with BMS and plays drums and the guitar and hopes to continue her musical journey through collage. Music has been such an important part of Sterling’s life for so many years and she believes that music is a tool for connecting generations and hopes to become a music teacher in the future.
This semester Sterling is the assistant stage manager for Shrek Jr. The Musical, and she recalled that one of the students came up to her and asked, if she can be the assistant, to the assistant stage manager, to me because she thought I was such an inspiration…
Stay tuned for more about Sterling and this new series!
BMS Backstage: Mentor Program + Damon DeGraff
BMS Backstage
BMS Backstage is a new monthly series that takes our community behind the scenes and on a journey through BMS, the history, the community and by celebrating historical and contemporary aspects of music and the performing arts . Anika Rahman our new and brilliant marketing intern explores contemporary and historical subjects through the lens of the building, programming, events and our local and global community connections.
The Mentor Program hosted a workshop with music producer and manager Damon DeGraff on Monday, October 17th, 2022. Damon is the CEO and partner of dGi Management, a New York-based management and production company that represents some of the industry's most elusive DJs. On Monday, he led a workshop for the teens in our professional youth development program in which he shared his own personal journey with music and music production.
The Mentor Program at BMS enables high school students to prepare for a career in music. Mentors receive instruction from professional musicians and artists through private lessons and ensembles, while also learning to become community leaders by mentoring younger BMS students and performing at various events throughout Brooklyn and beyond. Throughout the workshop, these mentors performed both individually and collectively. Damon in turn provided feedback and techniques to improve these performances from his own professional experience.
It was an honor to have Damon at BMS to lead a workshop for our Mentor Program students. His industry experience and knowledge were extremely valuable, and our teens appreciated his feedback on their individual performances. We appreciate him taking the time to mentor our young people and assist them in their professional musical journeys. Thank you for your time and generosity, Damon!