Blythe Spirit

To more deeply establish myself into the Berklee community and Boston at-large, I produced my first Berklee concert at Berk Hall, a genre-schizophrenic music extravaganza, featuring an eclectic collection of original works, from pop to jazz, and from EDM to novelty songs. I wrote, arranged, directed, and performed all original songs, supported by an international cast of colleagues from Berklee. Perhaps most notably, because of the original songs, I am now an official member of BMI. 

The concert was promoted around campus, online, via social media, and with posters, as evidenced below. It was well-attended — and fortunately, recorded as well. I mixed and edited the video below as the primary showcase number. It was an experience I will never forget!

I went on to produce more concerts like Blythe Spirit. It’s Me, Blythe! and They Call Me Blythe took place at Berk Hall, Blythe Schulte @ David Friend was a blast in the Fall of 2018, and finally, Blythe + The Boys Caf Show took me through January 2019, paving the way to graduation freedom in Spring 2019!

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BLYTHE SPIRIT POSTER

No concert is worth its weight without an original poster. In addition to placing it around campus, I also used it thoroughly and heavily online, featuring it on my performance page on Facebook and tweet-storming it like an unbridled president. 

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CASTING MY SPELL

The Blythe Spirit concert would not have been possible were it not for an amazing arsenal of combustible collaborators. We had a blast rehearsing the show a sinful number of times. But the results paid off when the applause rang forth. 

The cast of Blythe Spirit (from Left to Right): Daniel Chu, Min-gyeong Kim, Mira Cho, Taylor Fleming, Clémence Ducreux, Lochlan Boebel, Blythe Schulte, Luis McDougal, Juan Meija, Jenny Patraporn Thongplengsri, and Brianna Liddi.

The cast of Blythe Spirit (from Left to Right): Daniel Chu, Min-gyeong Kim, Mira Cho, Taylor Fleming, Clémence Ducreux, Lochlan Boebel, Blythe Schulte, Luis McDougal, Juan Meija, Jenny Patraporn Thongplengsri, and Brianna Liddi.

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SPIRIT UNLEASHED

This was the first time I performed original works in front of an audience. Indeed, once I got my head around the notion that I'd be releasing my soul to society, I went with it, let my guard down, and sang my heart out. Now, I am fearless about forging forward with more new music, new material, and new performances! I have just begun!

Composed & Performed by Blythe Schulte First Live Performance at Berk Hall, Boston, MA November 2, 2017 Daniel Chu, Piano Blythe Schulte, Vocals © 2017 Blythe Schulte (BMI)