Advisors

Tony Berardini
VP Project Manager, CBS Digital Radio, VP/Gen. Mgr., WBCN 104.1 FM Boston, 1978 – 2003
From the west coast, as a DJ at a small northern California rock station, Tony Berardini came to WBCN as DJ/Music Director, quickly moved to Program Director and then General Manager. He led WBCN through its most successful years, with a keen knack for hiring, fostering and retaining immense talent. He helped make WBCN a place everyone wanted to work.

Oedipus
Independent Entertainment Consultant, VP/Program Director, WBCN 104.1 FM, 1977 – 2004

Perhaps one of the most intuitive program directors to ever be at the helm of a station, the man known simply as Oedipus molded WBCN into the rock station by which all others were measured. He programmed based on instinct above all else, and his gut served him and the WBCN listener well. An early media supporter of punk music during his days at MIT’s WMBR which inspired The Late Riser’s Club Program, Oedipus led WBCN through it’s dominating Album Oriented Rock days and during the switch to Alternative Rock, often helping to launch some remarkable music careers along the way. When the Police were inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, they thanked him personally for their initial support in America.  Recently, Oedipus co-authored a musical and established his own philanthropic organization, the Oedipus Foundation, dedicated to artistic offense, environmental defense and the enhancement of life.

Adam 12
Born and raised in Boston Rock Academy’s own hometown of Wakefield, Adam 12 is a music junkie and social networking juggernaut.  His broadcasting career spans over a decade: from the late WBCN in Boston to stations in Albuquerque, Denver, and Salt Lake City, and most recently back where he started at WFNX. You can spot him and his family of 4 clad in black and white Chuck Taylors, trekking around Greenwood, Adam 12’s Wakefield ‘hood. 

C. Allen Bargfrede
Asst. Prof., Berklee College of Music, Entertainment & Corporate Attorney
Counsel to entertainment and technology companies,  Allen’s background includes over 10 years of experience practicing law, including time as counsel to Orbitz, BMC Software, and WebMD.   His experience includes drafting and negotiating multi-million dollar transactions involving software licensing, development, music publishing, and content distribution. Allen has also formed corporate entities and secured funding for new businesses, negotiated music licensing and recording agreements, and served as acting general counsel to several small startups.  His specialties include copyright law, business transactions, technology licensing, music recording, music publishing, content development and distribution, private placement memoranda.

Bill Bracken
Guitarist, Age Against the Machine
Longtime Boston-based musician Bill Bracken is currently topping the Billboard soundtrack charts with his Rage tribute band Age Against the Machine as part of the WWE’s Voices release. From winning the Battle of the Boston Bands in 1983 & 1984 to the hair bands, punk bands and rock operas that have come since, Bill has played empty rooms and overpacked clubs and loved it all. Career highs include partying with Mike and Sammy from Van Halen, teaching summer sessions at Berklee College of Music, and winning New England’s best guitarist in 1991.

Jeff Marshall
Digital Entertainment, Integrated Media and Branding Consultant
Jeff Marshall is a man to know within the Boston music scene and beyond. He founded and directed the operations of Monolyth Records, one of Boston’s most successful independent record labels, growing the company’s business to gross sales of over $1M annually. He oversaw and crafted many of Boston’s top live music venues as Director of Marketing and Live Music Operations for the Lyons Group, including the Paradise Rock Club. He has acted as a consultant to the Fenway Sports Group for their Celtics and Bruins post-game concert series organizing shows with such artists such as Godsmack, All American Rejects, Staind, Plain White T’s & Dropkick Murphy’s. Recently, he moved into the online media & entertainment space acting as the VP of Business Development and Content Programming for a German start up called Hobnox. He is currently consulting for Outlandos Music/Music Matters on an extensive new media and online brand development program from a major outdoor retailer and giving back to his community by doing Pro Bono work for the Taproot Foundation

Tracy Wallace-Serabian
Director of Sales, Lucky Strike Entertainment, Dharma Group, Boston
Tracy Wallace-Serabian is a strong and positive fixture in the Boston events and nightlife scene. For the past decade Tracy has held the roles of Director of Marketing and Sales at the Dharma Group in Boston overseeing corporate, private and nightlife events at local landmarks such as Jillian’s, Lucky Strike, Match Burgers & Martinis, and Gyspy Bar. Prior to that she held the role of New Business Marketing Manager at Holland Mark Martin Edmund Advertising and handled sales and events planning for nightclub moguls the Lyons Group. She has been featured several times in local publications such at Stuff@Night and the Improper Bostonian and continues to set the bar for event services and expectations.