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Abstract
Michael Schulz is a Brooklyn based songwriter, producer, and artist going by the name michael MARCEL michael. He draws from his background in live performance - particularly musical theatre, folk music, and storytelling - and mashes it with his more recent passion in electronic production to form his unique cohesive sound, which he has penned ‘poppy hyperfolk’. This unique cohesive sound is defined by thoughtful and intentional juxtaposition. It is minimal and heavy processing. It is vulnerability and hiding under the veneer of digital affectation. michael MARCEL michael uses this unique cohesive sound to craft this project which is the culmination of his experience at BerkleeNYC. The project took the shape of a five track extended play titled VERY MUCH, where he draws on experiences and blends them with fiction to create a world of his own in its tight, roughly 15 minute runtime. michael MARCEL michael sets out to focus on things felt so immensely that they must be written down in order to process, and he has created a soundscape entirely his own to accompany that.
Publication Date
7-1-2025
Campus
New York City Campus
Specialization
Songwriting and Production
Award
With Distinction
Recommended Citation
Schulz, Michael. “VERY MUCH: A Poppy Hyperfolk Extended Play.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2025. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-cmat/169.