Jess Wolfe

Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) is an established student-run record label at the Berklee College of Music, operated for musicians and by musicians, expanding careers and offering opportunities in all aspects of the music industry and developed specifically for students to receive experience in running a record company.With the guidance of faculty advisor Jeff Dorenfeld - former manager of the multiplatinum band Boston - students oversee all aspects of the label's management, creating and implementing plans for A&R, marketing, touring, graphic design, web development, and accounting. Heavy Rotation Records alumni have gone on to work at Interscope, Capitol, DreamWorks, BMG, and Universal record companies as well as in publishing and tour management. Currently, the label is featured on Apple's Mac on Campus and Microsoft's Mactopia websites. Heavy Rotation Records also recently signed a distribution deal with Rounder Records. Founded in 1970, Rounder recently celebrated its 33rd anniversary as America's premier independent label. Additionally, Rounder executives will be visiting Berklee to work closely with Heavy Rotation.