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Famed Berklee Alums, Karmin, To Appear on Saturday Night Live Tonight [Videos]

After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2008, Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan took to YouTube, parodying Chris Brown’s hit “Look at Me Now” under the name Karmin. The video went viral, blowing up the blogosphere, and landed the duo on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Tonight, the two have been given the chance to perform on another show: Saturday Night Live, where they’ll be performing alongside Zoey Deschanel at 11:30 p.m.

Described by their alma mater as a “fresh-sounding combination of pop music and hip hop,” Karmin’s signed their own label with Epic Records and L.A. Reid, and has opened for Gym Class Heroes and Lady Gaga. They’ve also performed with big-name acts like Pitbull, LMFAO, Foster the People and Avril Lavigne.

The duo chatted with Rolling Stone earlier this week, talking about their upcoming nuptials and beginnings at Berklee. Six years ago, Noonan was studying jazz trombone and, at one point, was on stage with Herbie Hancock. Later, when the school had Noonan perform in a Stevie Wonder tribute concert, they called Heidemann to sing vocals. The two met on that stage, and everything blossomed from there.

MTV’s been keeping their eyes peeled on Heidemann, as well, suggesting that Busta Rhymes has been schooled by a girl, writing, “She’s supplied a mile-a-minute tongue-twister [...] that will have your eyes crossing in 10 seconds flat.” She’s certainly got skill, and I may or may not have a girl crush on her.

You can check out some of Karmin’s most popular covers below, as well as some of their latest originals. Be sure to keep them on your radar, because who knows what’s next? From YouTube stardom to SNL, their career’s already off to a superstar start.

Photo courtesy of Billboard

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