I bought this record in 2001 and I distinctly remember playing this for people and having them straight up say “this isn’t music”. I was frustrated because they clearly didn’t hear what I and a lot of other people heard, which was an absolute masterpiece of aggressive music and the first truly HI FI hardcore album. I teared up the first time I saw this video because this justified everything I felt (and feel) and so much more. Jane Doe is high art, period, and much like other great works of art, it just took 10+ years for people to understand it.

Never expected this kind of music being discussed in academia.

I love Kurt and Converge but this woman introducing him and Matt, is so well spoken. That was a perfect intro, I know she's an excellent teacher.

Asking Kurt to comment on the values/strengths of a formal education in music is kind of hilarious. She mentions they're all paying top-dollar to be there, and here you have Kurt who produced an album that's known outside of it's relatively niche sub-genre because it was so well received. He did everything the exact opposite way, and he was working a day job as a medical-engineer when he did it. He's sort of proof of concept for not studying music at college. And punk rock in general is like that, but was the origin of rock: Delta-Blues which was pioneered partially by men who might not have been able to read let-alone read music. It is a labor of love and passion that sometimes suffers from institution and orthodoxy. But Kurt's time spent watching Matthew Ellard(who I assume is trained academically) was invaluable to him I'm sure. But he got to watch a professional, and he had a frame of reference doing DIY himself to build upon. This makes me think of Tom DeLonge from Blink-182, and how he said when he went into the studio for their 3rd/4th records he felt a huge inadequacy, and it lit a fire in him to become more professional and hands-on with the music production. He then did Boxcar Racer, and I think blew it out of the water with that record.

It blows my mind that Converge is at Berklee doing this. I got lucky and bought this album the day it came out. That night when I listened to it, my whole perspective on life changed. I'm so happy for the guys that they can keep doing it.

I wasn’t prepared to watch this whole thing in one sitting, but once I started it i couldn’t shut it off

Its so cool that Susan Rogers loves Converge!

Love the introduction!! Happy to see how this band get recognized by public in a positive way!

Discovered this band at my Meshuggah concert I recently went to. Knew nothing about them at all. Now I’m doing research into who this band is. Gives me something new to discover! They kicked ass right before Meshuggah blew up the agora! I remember as my friend and I got out of the car, we were walking to the front to wait and we heard them playing through a song inside and my god they sounded insane! Definitely was a great concert!

I’m looking at a picture of him in the studio for a metal injection interview and he has the exact same shirt on lol, my man is def keeping overhead down.

Kurt is a wizard when in comes to Create sounds. My god Converge albums were just walls of chaos in the form of music notes.

Oh man I'm glad its back up who would take such a great video down?

I was watching a video on Prince and this producer came up that looked so familiar, and I couldn't place her until I remembered she was the professor interviewing Kurt Ballou in this video. That was kinda cool.

Played a gig in Paris with converge, a dream come through.

I revisit this video at least once a year. So well done. Kurt is a master at composition and production and I love the professor’s enthusiasm. Wish I could’ve had this at my school.

Holy shit this is so glorious, Kurt, Matt & Dr. Rogers are incredible minds

Seriously, how great is she?! If that's your prof it just can be great. And loving Prince and Heavy Music... Everything's right.

56:16 - 56:25 is the part y'all are here for

Can you imagine Kurt sitting in the control room in 2000 and being told that he'd be on a Berklee panel talking about Jane Doe in 2024

1:04:00 All the music that really has staying power with me and i end up really loving is stuff i wasn't super in love with into on first time hearing, and then it grows on me.

He is very well spoken.

This is so interesting!!

I cannot believe hardcore has come this far. This is a milestone. 🤘🏽

i don’t think kurt mentioned how ben reinvigorated the band

I fucking love this

I didn't realize Fedor Emelianenko taught at Berkeley. Makes sense

Who's the teacher!? She knows her trade alright, lovely character!

Cream always rises to the top.

They should do this for Sleep's Dopesmoker

Anyone else want Susan to be their Mum? 😢

Bought Jane Doe at Best Buy 20yrs ago

💕😷😷

This is exactly what makes punk rock so compelling wait what.

Is the rest of the video available somewhere?

As i'm watching this video it has 666 likes. Haha.

Kurt Baloo, like Baloo from Jungle Book?

Just me or are there subliminal flashes cut in to this?

I love Converge. But Fugazi is the model.

Uhhh yeah..the influence they skirt around is Botch. The band they patently COPIED!!!

Best band ever.

Guess Im in minority in thinking Jane Doe was start of their downfall. They peaked with the poacher diaries I think, there wasn't really anywhere to go after that....

Did she just say “true that” ? Lol